How to Repair your AR Drone Parrot http://www.repairyourparrotdrone.com Everything you need for a Parrot AR. Drone repair Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:32:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Welcome Parrot AR. Drone Mechanic http://repairyourparrotdrone.com/parrot-ar-drone-repairs/ http://repairyourparrotdrone.com/parrot-ar-drone-repairs/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:59:05 +0000 ar drone parrot mechanic http://repairyourparrotdrone.com/?p=103 If you are one of the many fans and owner of the AR. Drone Parrot, then odds are you are here because you’ve had a mishap. Check out these repair guides and get back in the air soon.

]]> http://repairyourparrotdrone.com/parrot-ar-drone-repairs/feed/ 0 How to Repair the Hull of your AR. Drone Parrot http://www.repairyourparrotdrone.com/how-to-repair-the-hull-of-your-ar-drone-parrot/ http://www.repairyourparrotdrone.com/how-to-repair-the-hull-of-your-ar-drone-parrot/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:45:22 +0000 ar drone parrot mechanic http://repairyourparrotdrone.com/?p=97 Most repairs can be done with double sided tape. If you really trash your hull, or just want a different color, check these out.

What You’ll Need to Complete This Repair:

Parrot AR.Drone Adhesive Kit

Parrot AR.Drone Adhesive Kit Rating:
List Price: $5.99
Sale Price: $5.99
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Parrot AR.Drone Adhesive Kit Description

The double sided tape is a cunning way to help you repair the broken parts of the EPP (Expanded Polypropylene) elements of the drone (body set, indoor or outdoor hull) if you damage them.

Details

  • Double sided tape
  • Cunning way to help you repair the broken parts of the EPP (Expanded Polypropylene)
  • Quick fix if you break something

New AR. Drone Parrot Hull

Parrot AR.Drone Indoor Hull with Stickers (Orange/Yellow)

Parrot AR.Drone Indoor Hull with Stickers (Orange/Yellow) Rating:
List Price: $44.99
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Parrot AR.Drone Indoor Hull with Stickers (Orange/Yellow) Description

Enjoy flying indoors with this shaped hull. It is made of EPP (expanded polypropylene), which combines both lightness and solidity. The indoor hull attaches to the body of the AR.Drone using two magnets--one on the hull and one on the body of the quadricopter. The indoor hull prevents piloting mistakes, allowing you to touch walls or fly through doors safely. If the AR.Drone happens to bang against a wall, the resiliency of the EPP material will make it bounce back. The AR.Drone frontal camera automatically detects the color of other AR.Drone hulls during multiplayer gaming, thanks to stickers that are included in this kit.

Details

  • Made of expanded polypropylene (EPP), which combines lightness, solidity, and resiliency
  • Protects from indoor piloting mistakes
  • Included stickers help the AR.Drone frontal camera differentiate other hulls during multiplayer gaming

Parrot AR.Drone Outdoor Hull (Orange/Blue)

Parrot AR.Drone Outdoor Hull (Orange/Blue) Rating:
List Price: $19.99
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Parrot AR.Drone Outdoor Hull (Orange/Blue) Description

Enjoy flying outdoors with this shaped hull. It is made of EPP (Expanded Polypropylene), which combines both lightness and solidity. The outdoor Hull is attached to the body of the AR.Drone, using two magnets, one on the hull and one on the body of the AR.Drone. With the lightness of outdoor hull, the AR.Drone experiences less wind resistance. The piloting becomes more dynamic. The AR.Drone frontal camera detects automatically the color of the other AR.Drone hulls, which makes multiplayer gaming possible.

Details

No features available.

Parrot AR.Drone Outdoor Hull (Orange/Yellow)

Parrot AR.Drone Outdoor Hull (Orange/Yellow) Rating:
List Price: $19.99
Sale Price: $19.99
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Parrot AR.Drone Outdoor Hull (Orange/Yellow) Description

Enjoy flying outdoors with this shaped hull. It is made of EPP (Expanded Polypropylene), which combines both lightness and solidity. The outdoor Hull is attached to the body of the AR.Drone, using two magnets, one on the hull and one on the body of the AR.Drone. With the lightness of outdoor hull, the AR.Drone experiences less wind resistance. The piloting becomes more dynamic. The AR.Drone frontal camera detects automatically the color of the other AR.Drone hulls, which makes multiplayer gaming possible.

Details

  • Made of EPP (Expanded Polypropylene) which combines both lightness and solidity
  • Makes multiplayer gami

Parrot AR.Drone Outdoor Hull (Orange/Green)

Parrot AR.Drone Outdoor Hull (Orange/Green) Rating:
List Price: $19.99
Sale Price: $19.99
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Parrot AR.Drone Outdoor Hull (Orange/Green) Description

Enjoy flying outdoors with this shaped hull. It is made of EPP (Expanded Polypropylene), which combines both lightness and solidity. The outdoor Hull is attached to the body of the AR.Drone, using two magnets, one on the hull and one on the body of the AR.Drone. With the lightness of outdoor hull, the AR.Drone experiences less wind resistance. The piloting becomes more dynamic. The AR.Drone frontal camera detects automatically the color of the other AR.Drone hulls, which makes multiplayer gaming possible.

Details

No features available.

]]> http://www.repairyourparrotdrone.com/how-to-repair-the-hull-of-your-ar-drone-parrot/feed/ 448 How to Replace the AR. Drone Parrot Central Cross http://www.repairyourparrotdrone.com/how-to-replace-the-ar-drone-parrot-central-cross/ http://www.repairyourparrotdrone.com/how-to-replace-the-ar-drone-parrot-central-cross/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:34:10 +0000 ar drone parrot mechanic http://repairyourparrotdrone.com/?p=92 The longest repair as your basically taking everything out and putting it back. .You’ll need to open the main body, remove Parrot AR.Drone Mother Board Set and  AR. Drone navigation board to replace central cross.

What You’ll Need to Complete This Repair:

Parrot AR.Drone Central Cross Piece

Parrot AR.Drone Central Cross Piece Rating:
List Price: $24.99
Sale Price: $24.99
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Parrot AR.Drone Central Cross Piece Description

The central cross is the central structure of the AR.Drone. It is made of PA 66 high grade plastic with 4 crossed fiber carbon tubes inserted and 4 PA 66 motor mount. This part has been designed to be light and strong. The engine mount allows easy removal and reassembly of the motors. The motor mount incorporates two self-lubricating bronze plain bearings. The central cross has an arrow mark showing how it must be inserted into the body set. The central cross includes two wire beams. One to bring the battery power to the engines, and a another one composed of a 5V supply to control every motor. They are terminated by a connector for each motor controller.

Details

  • Light and strong
  • The engine mount allows easy removal and reassembly of the motors

Parrot AR.Drone Mounting Tools

Parrot AR.Drone Mounting Tools Rating:
List Price: $12.99
Sale Price: Too low to display.
Availability: unspecified

Parrot AR.Drone Mounting Tools Description

The AR.Drone has been designed to be easy to maintain. Every part can be replaced when damaged, and the included tool kit enables you to assemble and disassemble every part of your AR. Drone if necessary. The tool kit includes a Phillips™ screwdriver to remove and reassemble the motors and the Torx™ screwdriver for the main board and the navigation board. Also provided is a special circlip tool used to easily insert and remove the circlips that hold the propellers and gears onto the shafts.

Details

  • You may want to purchase the Parrot AR Drone Repair Tools in order to make sure that your chopper is in pristine condition at all times.
  • You will find that they have a Phillips screw driver designed in a thin fit to slide into the deeper recesses of the drone.

How to

Step 1 : Remove the motherboard and nav board
Step 2 : Remove the central cross fixings
Step 3 : Carefully bend the body to remove the damaged central cross
Step 4 : Look for the FRONT indication on the central cross and mount it
Final Step : Replace the nav board and motherboard

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What You May Need to Complete This Repair:

Parrot AR.Drone Replacement Navigation Board

Parrot AR.Drone Replacement Navigation Board Rating:
List Price: $59.99
Sale Price: $45.75
Availability: unspecified

Parrot AR.Drone Replacement Navigation Board Description

The navigation board includes the sensors and a 40 MIPS microcontroller with a fast 12 bits ADC converter. The navigation board has one ultrasonic transceiver and one ultrasonic receiver to measure the height of the drone up to 6 meters / 20 feet. The altimeter provides a measure at a 25 Hz rate. A 3 axis digital MEMS accelerometer positioned at the center of gravity of the AR.Drone. The accelerometer is used in a +/- 2g range and digitalized by an on-chip 10 bit ADC. Data are sent to the microcontroller. A two axis MEMS gyroscope and a precision piezoelectric gyroscope for the yaw measurement and heading control. Both sensors measure up to 500 °/s. These are analog sensors digitalize by the 12bits ADC of the microcontroller. These sensors compose the inertial measurement unit. The fusion of these data allows computing the Euler angles of the AR.Drone. Euler angles are used for stabilization. The navigation board software may be updated when you update the AR.Drone software. This kit includes 1 navigation board and 4 screws.

Details

No features available.

Parrot AR.Drone Replacement Mother Board Set

Parrot AR.Drone Replacement Mother Board Set Rating:
List Price: $99.99
Sale Price: $99.99
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Parrot AR.Drone Replacement Mother Board Set Description

The main board includes the Parrot P6 central CPU of the AR.Drone. The P6 chip has been specially designed for the AR.Drone. It includes a 468 MIPS ARM926EJ Risc CPU and a video accelerator. The main board runs Linux along with AR.Drone software. The main board includes 256 Mb 200 MHz 32 Bits MDDR RAM and 32Mb of NAND Flash. It includes a Wi-Fi chipset from Atheros and an USB Port for direct flashing and future extensions. The Atmel P6MU chip is a power management chipset for the P6 chipset. The main board includes also the 60 FPS vertical camera. The video resolution is QCIF (176*144pixels) which, combined with the accelerometers, provides the AR.Drone horizontal velocity. The Parrot software performs: - Stabilizing and auto piloting of the AR.Drone. - Video compression (from VGA to QVGA and compressed with a MJPEG video codec for the frontal camera, QCIF and MJPEG for the vertical one) and streaming. - Managing the Wi-Fi communication with the external controllers over its own Ad-hoc network. The AR.Drone main board software is fully upgradable. This kit includes 1 navigation board and 4 screws.

Details

No features available.

Parrot AR.Drone Mounting Tools

Parrot AR.Drone Mounting Tools Rating:
List Price: $12.99
Sale Price: Too low to display.
Availability: unspecified

Parrot AR.Drone Mounting Tools Description

The AR.Drone has been designed to be easy to maintain. Every part can be replaced when damaged, and the included tool kit enables you to assemble and disassemble every part of your AR. Drone if necessary. The tool kit includes a Phillips™ screwdriver to remove and reassemble the motors and the Torx™ screwdriver for the main board and the navigation board. Also provided is a special circlip tool used to easily insert and remove the circlips that hold the propellers and gears onto the shafts.

Details

  • You may want to purchase the Parrot AR Drone Repair Tools in order to make sure that your chopper is in pristine condition at all times.
  • You will find that they have a Phillips screw driver designed in a thin fit to slide into the deeper recesses of the drone.

How to

Step 1 : Remove the motherboard cover screws
Step 2 : Remove the motherboard cover
Step 3 : Remove the motherboard screws
Step 4 : Unplug the motherboard battery cable
Step 5 : Unplug the 2 motherboard data cables
Step 6 : Mount the new motherboard
Step 7 : Replug the 2 motherboard data cables
Step 8 : Fix the new motherboard screws
Step 9 : Replug the motherboard battery cable
Step 10 : Replace the motherboard cover
Final Step : Fix the motherboard cover screws

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What You’ll Need to Complete This Repair:

Parrot AR.Drone Replacement Mother Board Set

Parrot AR.Drone Replacement Mother Board Set Rating:
List Price: $99.99
Sale Price: $99.99
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Parrot AR.Drone Replacement Mother Board Set Description

The main board includes the Parrot P6 central CPU of the AR.Drone. The P6 chip has been specially designed for the AR.Drone. It includes a 468 MIPS ARM926EJ Risc CPU and a video accelerator. The main board runs Linux along with AR.Drone software. The main board includes 256 Mb 200 MHz 32 Bits MDDR RAM and 32Mb of NAND Flash. It includes a Wi-Fi chipset from Atheros and an USB Port for direct flashing and future extensions. The Atmel P6MU chip is a power management chipset for the P6 chipset. The main board includes also the 60 FPS vertical camera. The video resolution is QCIF (176*144pixels) which, combined with the accelerometers, provides the AR.Drone horizontal velocity. The Parrot software performs: - Stabilizing and auto piloting of the AR.Drone. - Video compression (from VGA to QVGA and compressed with a MJPEG video codec for the frontal camera, QCIF and MJPEG for the vertical one) and streaming. - Managing the Wi-Fi communication with the external controllers over its own Ad-hoc network. The AR.Drone main board software is fully upgradable. This kit includes 1 navigation board and 4 screws.

Details

No features available.

Parrot AR.Drone Mounting Tools

Parrot AR.Drone Mounting Tools Rating:
List Price: $12.99
Sale Price: Too low to display.
Availability: unspecified

Parrot AR.Drone Mounting Tools Description

The AR.Drone has been designed to be easy to maintain. Every part can be replaced when damaged, and the included tool kit enables you to assemble and disassemble every part of your AR. Drone if necessary. The tool kit includes a Phillips™ screwdriver to remove and reassemble the motors and the Torx™ screwdriver for the main board and the navigation board. Also provided is a special circlip tool used to easily insert and remove the circlips that hold the propellers and gears onto the shafts.

Details

  • You may want to purchase the Parrot AR Drone Repair Tools in order to make sure that your chopper is in pristine condition at all times.
  • You will find that they have a Phillips screw driver designed in a thin fit to slide into the deeper recesses of the drone.

How to

Step 1 : Remove the motherboard cover screws
Step 2 : Remove the motherboard cover
Step 3 : Remove the motherboard screws
Step 4 : Unplug the motherboard battery cable
Step 5 : Unplug the 2 motherboard data cables
Step 6 : Mount the new motherboard
Step 7 : Replug the 2 motherboard data cables
Step 8 : Fix the new motherboard screws
Step 9 : Replug the motherboard battery cable
Step 10 : Replace the motherboard cover
Final Step : Fix the motherboard cover screws

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What You’ll Need to Complete This Repair:

Motor (For AR.Drone)

Motor (For AR.Drone) Rating:
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Sale Price: $44.99
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Motor (For AR.Drone) Description

The brushless motors have been specially designed for the AR.Drone to guarantee high performance and a long lifetime. The motor has a power of 15 Watts and completes 28,000 revolutions per minute (RPM) when hovering. It corresponds to 3,300 RPM on the propeller. The motors' ranges begin at 10,350 RPM and go up to 41,400 RPM. The motor is attached to its electronic controller which has been specially designed for the AR.Drone. An 8 bit low power microcontroller and a 10 bit ADC control the speed of the motor. This kit includes one motor with its controller card, 3 short metal screws and 3 long metal screws. The longer metallic screws (plastic type) secure the motor's electronic controller on the central cross and the shorter screws (metallic type) secure the motor itself on the central cross.

Details

No features available.

Parrot AR.Drone Mounting Tools

Parrot AR.Drone Mounting Tools Rating:
List Price: $12.99
Sale Price: Too low to display.
Availability: unspecified

Parrot AR.Drone Mounting Tools Description

The AR.Drone has been designed to be easy to maintain. Every part can be replaced when damaged, and the included tool kit enables you to assemble and disassemble every part of your AR. Drone if necessary. The tool kit includes a Phillips™ screwdriver to remove and reassemble the motors and the Torx™ screwdriver for the main board and the navigation board. Also provided is a special circlip tool used to easily insert and remove the circlips that hold the propellers and gears onto the shafts.

Details

  • You may want to purchase the Parrot AR Drone Repair Tools in order to make sure that your chopper is in pristine condition at all times.
  • You will find that they have a Phillips screw driver designed in a thin fit to slide into the deeper recesses of the drone.

How to

Step 1 : Remove the propeller, shaft & gear
Step 2 : Remove the damaged motor screws
Step 3 : Remove the damaged motor
Step 4 : Mount the new motor
Step 5 : Fix the new motor screws
Final step : Fix the propeller, shaft & gear

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What You’ll Need to Complete This Repair:

Parrot AR.Drone Replacement Propellers

Parrot AR.Drone Replacement Propellers Rating:
List Price: $6.99
Sale Price: $6.99
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Parrot AR.Drone Replacement Propellers Description

These propellers have been specially designed for the AR.Drone by a team who won the French Army micro drone contest. They are made to optimize power consumption and thrust. Propellers are marked either “C” (for “clockwise”) or “A” (for anticlockwise). The propellers should be mounted as follow: motor 1: "C" motor2: "A" motor 3: "C" motor4: "A". This kit includes 4 propellers (2 “C” and 2 “A”), and 8 circlips. For an easy mounting, a special circlip tool is available in the “mounting tools kit” to easily insert and remove the circlips which hold the propellers and the gear on the shaft.

Details

  • Replacement propellers are sold in packs of four
  • They are durable

Parrot AR.Drone Replacement Gear with Shaft Set

Parrot AR.Drone Replacement Gear with Shaft Set Rating:
List Price: $9.99
Sale Price: $46.80
Availability: unspecified

Parrot AR.Drone Replacement Gear with Shaft Set Description

The gears and their shafts link the motors to the propellers. This kit includes 4 gears (high resistance plastic), 4 stainless steel shafts and 8 circlips. For an easy mounting, a special circlip tool is available in the “mounting tools kit” to easily insert and remove the circlips which hold the propellers and the gear on the shaft.

Details

  • Includes 4 gears (high resistance plastic
  • 4 stainless steel shafts and 8 circlips
  • For an easy mounting, a special circlip tool is available in the "mounting tools kit"

Parrot AR.Drone Mounting Tools

Parrot AR.Drone Mounting Tools Rating:
List Price: $12.99
Sale Price: Too low to display.
Availability: unspecified

Parrot AR.Drone Mounting Tools Description

The AR.Drone has been designed to be easy to maintain. Every part can be replaced when damaged, and the included tool kit enables you to assemble and disassemble every part of your AR. Drone if necessary. The tool kit includes a Phillips™ screwdriver to remove and reassemble the motors and the Torx™ screwdriver for the main board and the navigation board. Also provided is a special circlip tool used to easily insert and remove the circlips that hold the propellers and gears onto the shafts.

Details

  • You may want to purchase the Parrot AR Drone Repair Tools in order to make sure that your chopper is in pristine condition at all times.
  • You will find that they have a Phillips screw driver designed in a thin fit to slide into the deeper recesses of the drone.

How to

Step 1 : Remove the propeller circlip
Step 2 : Remove the damaged propeller
Step 3 : Remove the damaged gear
Step 4 : Remove the damaged shaft
Step 5 : Mount the new shaft
Step 6 : Mount the new gear
Step 7 : Mount the new propeller
Step 8 : Fix the propeller using a new circlipFinal Step : Test by manually spinning the new propeller
Note : To guarantee optimal flying conditions and ensure the AR.Drone stability, we recommend you change all propellers at the same time.

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