How I designed the world’s fastest drone! | Guinness Record Holder
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- My Son and I set out break the Guinness World Record for the worlds fastest quadcopter drone. This is the story of the design process.
Here is Luke’s video • How I Built the NEW Wo...
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Kudos to @billster7100 @quadmovr and @dutchdronegods • World's Fastest Camera... who were inspiration and @quadstardrones for doing the spadework to get the rules and verification process established with Guinness.
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Video timestamps:
0:00 intro
0:40 lets get the Guinness Record
1:27 frame size
2:34 electronic speed controller placement
4:16 fiery test flights
4:59 back to the pencil
5:41 twin batteries
6:06 wind tunnel made easy
6:13 final ESC placement
6:35 battery wobble
6:48 filament heat testing
7:10 centred thrust axis
7:23 vents
7:51 body joints
8:18 canopy
8:29 3D printing
8:52 streamline shaping
9:37 camera
10:03 Guinnes Witnesses
10:18 little n big brother fly together
10:51 lid clip
11:11 lid comes loose
11:38 tail LED light
12:57 best speed runs
14:07 new world record
14:20 peregreen 3 - Наука та технологія
So you decided to take on Red Bull and crush them, what a badass the both of you are!
It's a totally different system. This drone can not stay flying as long as red bulls drone.
@@grampafpvthe speed record has nothing to do with flight time
Redbulls drone was never about getting a top speed world record? 2 different drones for 2 different purposes
@TinyBearTim read the comment I replied to.. keep up bro..🙅♂️
@@grampafpv I think it can fly 7km at 350phh so it could in theory track the red bull car although the camera probably isn’t as good
The very idea of 9000W motor/battery power in a product that small is just absurd. Amazing work!
Its absolutely insane. I built fast drones myself but never Had anything over 4500W
What a beautiful video - Incredible engineering, clear explanations, and a father son project. Doesn't get much better than that! Great work both of you, a well deserved record.
Thank you very much!
... love your channel 👌
Think i found my new favorite channel. Having in depth technical description and great prodcution is rare nowadays, great to see the design process, would never have thought to test aerodynamics out of a window haha. Keep making videos this good, and analysis this engaging.
Wow, thanks! 🤩 more good stuff to come
@@Mike-Bell what is that 3d software? great video !
@@kay834 I use Blender. Open source and free
@@Mike-Bell My mind is bent at just how skillful you are with Blender, that alone is award worthy.
@@sUASNews thanks 🤩
I feel almost vindicated seeing someone else do their rapid drone prototyping in Blender, and especially your line that; "Success is achieving both excellence in performance, and esthetics" is something I've cought a lot of heat over from the pure CAD guys.
Amazing work all-round!
The left handed guy who uses a shorty pencil is the guy you should worry about.
😂
😂 😂
Congrats to you and your son on breaking the record!
Thanks!! 😃
The fastest father/son duo on UA-cam! And in the world! Congrats! Love your work.
Thanks! 😃
I had a very uncomforable laugh at 12 hp in a 10" frame.
The US Department of Defense is going to be giving this video a good number of views i think
Ukraine is here first 😏
That was my first thought, The military application is very obvious.
Small drones are practically undetectable and inescapable at much more conservative speeds anyway. Being cheap, easy, high range and having resilience to jamming would be more important than 500kph+ speed.
@@ehjones Against stationary targets, yes. However, this high velocity drone could also be effective against helicopters and some planes.
@@2MeterLP no, because you forgot the payload.
From someone who can barely make a paper aeroplane, this is fascinating. Watching the design evolve to optimise the aerodynamics, airflow, and centre of gravity is amazing. It must have been so rewarding seeing it achieve such crazy speeds 😄
Glad you enjoyed it! 😃
This is AMAZING! Congrats on the accomplishment… a good thing that you documented everything, which is a great thing to do in engineering. Great job once again!
Thank you so much!! 😃
You are the luckiest father alive. What a blessing to work together with the son.
And a son! Living their best live moments:)
i’m confused? just 24k views and 61.2k subscribers? for this level of production? truly underrated!!!
Thanks I value the concern 😊 and your comment.
It more case of with youtube getting 3.7mill new videos uploaded each day that it really takes a lot to stand out above all that noise. But after a couple of years doing this I think this video is going to give me the catapult boost I have been waiting for. The subscribe rate on this video and type of story has gone nuts and is super high which is fantastic recognition for my efforts.
Totally agree!!!
As an FPV pilot for many years, this gave me chills. Inspired!
congratulations To you and your Son
Thanks ☺️ always nice to get a comment from you
Fantastic video, thanks for documenting your work!
This is an amazing video, thanks very much for creating it. Comgratulations to you both from KZN
I loved your previous video's but this is something else. Love it, you are amazing.
Glad you like them!
Thank you for sharing your family project. Great video. I hope it inspires more father/son projects.
More to come!
Incredible. The headaches and cost of prototyping and manufacturing on a cnc machine twenty years ago vs. the options of today has mind blowing potential.
That is so true. The power and capabilities of software and tools available today to anyone with drive and initiative is staggering.
Wow. Amazing entineering and really well presented. Congratulations and thank you for sharing.
Thank you very much!
The amp draw and ability of those batteries to discharge that fast is insane.
Sure is. Next version 200c batteries straight from the factory.
This has absolutely blown me away in terms of how effective your designing and surfacing was of v2 without doing aero computation.
Eagerly awaiting v3!
Great stuff, Mike. Excellent
no one tells you the drawbacks of being an engineer.
i have zero interest in drones or drone technology and yet....
air squid go brrrrrrrrrr!
Air squid yay!!!😂😂😂
Awesome father and son collaboration 🇿🇦🇿🇦
Beautiful explanation, thanks for taking the time.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome design, execution and performance, Mike
Your Bambu printer may be able to print STEP files, which will behave like very fine mesh STL files, although that depends on the slicer.
Great to see South Africans setting records. Netjies gedaan.
Dankie. Flippin lekker om SA bietjie te showcase. Blender doesnt work with STEP files unfortunately but it is perfect for the animation I make and it makes fantastic drone designs too.
Yup, Bambu Studio does support STEP. That's my go-to format when working with designs that have tight tolerances. Plus they're much easier for others to reverse-engineer.
@@Mike-BellYeah, Blender works exclusively with meshes. STEP is for CAD.
What CAD program do you use in addition to Blender? Great work and dankie for sharing.@@pseudotasuki
@@cs9260 Autodesk Fusion.
Wonderful design, explanation and experience. So well deserved.
Thank you very much!
Amazing work Mike and good video. You need to do more works like this. Keep it up❤
This is so neat to see the wonderful engineering behind this. You guys are so cool. 😊
Thank you 🤗
Learning breakdowns from you is awesome, please keep making more!
We will!
absolutely amazing. loved the use of Blender, this has so much in it... look forward to seeing more!
Thanks a ton!
Great film, and great teamwork and perseverance... Well done on the record!
Thank you very much!
10/10 Stunning achievement for both of you , and being able to keep it "in the family" and have FUN together as well as keep on learning , innovating and supporting is Mega Brilliant, Well Done
Thank you! Will do!
Good job! Very cool project!!
I asked you a question on Quora. Please read. Sorry, I sent a message. I did not find any of your other contacts.
Awesome video! I particularly enjoy the animations. Well done Luke and Mike - dream team 💪
Thanks so much!
What a tremendous accomplishment, Mike and Luke! Congratulations to you both on this amazing feat! You’ve created a thing of beauty, and I can’t wait to see the next iteration. Although I am not a trained engineer, I was able to follow your clear descriptions and appreciate the problems and how you were solving them. Simply remarkable. I am so happy for you both!
Thanks Maud. I always look forward and enjoy your comments and loyalty.
In general, the idea of such a device is not new,🤷♂️ it was already there, but you guys have brought the project to a really working fast state!👍 Thanks !
nobody said this was a new idea
Amazing job…keep it up
This is fantastic. Please do more breakdowns of future Peregrine development processes!
Certainly will be making more …
great to hear it. The need to distribute the PDB/motor controllers is something I've never seen on a hobbyist drone before.
Also, you guys have the same heat gun as me, and good to see your solid Blender skills!
Awesome work and i love the visuals
Im glad you enjoyed it ⏩
Beautiful engineering 👍🏼
Beautiful! Congratulations
Thank you so much 😀
Great video and many congratulations on this incredible achievement
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you for sharing this detailed and impressive video. It gives such a beautiful insight into the whole project & engineering that went into it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Incredible work, you guys pulled off something really impressive here! Im very excited to see your next iteration
Us too!
Truly phenomenal! Bravo to you and your son, very inspiring video, beautiful work, and completely bonkers! Just WOW!!!
Thank you very much!
Mike and Luke, I'm sitting here in Joburg and so proud that you guys from my hometown have achieved this incredible milestone. Great videos from you both and have already shared the links with other drone enthusiasts. Also must add that I love the fact that you designed the drone with Blender. 👍👍👍. When I saw Blender I figured you'd move over to FreeCad but I was wrong.
Hi Jerome thanks for sharing the video. We are both ex Joburg. Blender has proven excellent for this project and is a must for animations. Blender is awesome. What is your filed/software used?
such a humble choice of title! I mean you can never know if there isn't a faster drone on another planet
😂
This is incredible Mike well done
I just built my first vertical frame and it flew away on me, it might be because my props are so close together as you were saying. Fascinating to hear more construction detail and the problems you had with your escs. also how you made your camera/nosecone and airshaper fascinating thanks a lot!
Truly amazing video! Tanks for that!
Glad you liked it!
Amazing video, this was a joy to watch!
So glad! and your comment is a joy to see 😊
I wonder if drag could be reduced by placing the props on long thin shafts angled inward to the central body. That way, the motors would be in the central body. You wouldn't have the drag of the pods, and the "wings" would be replaced with thin shafts.
Since each shaft is along its line of thrust, there's no need for the cantilever strength of the "wings".
Besides your world record and your engineering skills … your storytelling is marvellous! Thank you for sharing your design process.
Wow thanks 😀
great job guys!
My university drone team may be attempting this record next fall. Been doing some research, and I want to commend your component selection! It's been really hard finding any configuration that performs higher in thrust simulations.
Luke and I will follow your progress if you post the outcome online
Nice hardware engineer style "stop that insolence right now mofo!!!" attitude when he put out that fire.
Well done! Well done! Absolute mind blown!
Nothing better than a father and son venture 🎉
Proud of your team!
Great explanation. Love the iterative design approach.
Great to hear!
Excellent video! The animations were awesome and that definitely covered everything I would have liked to pick your brain about. It's always nice to hear about others design philosophy. Also I just have to mention some funny coincidences. I'm currently getting my mechatronics degree too, nice job Luke! The other one is that I had originally named my speed record project the peregrine falcon back in 2019. What are the chances?
absolutely incredible engineering
Congratulations!
Incredible achievement!!!
wow, really amazing engineering.
Your video is so much better, nice explaination. Insane skills
Glad you think so!
Love your work. So cool 😎
Thank you very much!
Here before this blows up. What am amazing feat of engineering, so glad to be here!
Maybe tow steered composites and custom aerostructurally optimized geometry of frame and motors for v4? In my experience, ADFLOW is a lot faster and more accurate than airshaper and it can do shape optimization
Nice one lads!
What in the world? I somehow stumbled upon the coolest and best-presented UA-cam channel I have seen in years.
Well done!
Wow, thanks!
This is just incredible on an engineering scale and on many other levels.
Needs to take advantage of the Area Rule. (See differences in body shape between F-102 and F-106 jets). Spinners on the props will help reduce drag inducing turbulence, and could be landing gear. Potential to move those speed controllers in to the printed sections of the arms, to reduce cable mass.
Area rule to be investigated in next version. 500 kmh is already into some incompressibility territory so we suspect there are gains to be made with area rule. Interestingly the weight is only a burden to take off and manoeuvring. At high speed cruise the angle of attack is only about 1 to 2 degrees and induced drag from body lift is tiny.
But yes wiring is heavy and around 8 to 10% of weight so needs optimising.
@@Mike-Bell I think there's mention in there of tip speed getting close to supersonic,... It'd require custom molds, and a gearbox on each motor, but having each motor drive a pair of contra-rotating props, with the trailing prop having a steeper pitch angle to further accelerate the air, might add a decent amount of thrust.
I wonder what cool smooth videos you could get!
Great job! 👍
Thanks!
Recently joined the SA fpv community, half-way through UCT mechatronics, I guess what's left is Guinness Record to match Luke hahaha. Amazing video💯😂
Amazing!
Thanks!
very, very cool!
how are you doing the control mixing? i.e. converting from torque commands to motor thrusts?
if by any chance you have a mixer that outputs something like 95% of max thrust + some small differential consisting of roll/pitch/yaw components -- there is something better! using a QP solver you can find the thrust commands giving max forward thrust while still satisfying torque inputs. for such small problems the solution can be found in fractions of a millisecond, even on tiny processors. If you haven't yet done so this might get you another couple kph! get in touch if you wanna know more, i have done something extremely similar at work :)
its simply the mixer in betaflight. there will always be a small loss of power as the pid controller with airmode enabled can only be active and stabilize the quad if it dials back from full throttle on at least one of the motors. this is why its most efficient to make the quad as aerodynamic as possible at the angle of attack its going to fly at and a good tune. since the drone doesnt fly completely straight forward but very slightly tilted up any drag on the body will push the body up and the pid controller will cut power to the bottom motors to compensate.
Thank you for such a well spoken and informative video. I am not the sharpest crayon in the pack but I was able to follow along well. Congratulations on your world record!
Amazing project
Well done guys, this is awesome to have local guys pushing the limits like this, very inspiring! Did you ever consider running CFD on the model, and do you think that would have helped the design direction?
Thanks Mike. Up till this point the level of technology is such that big gains have been possible through iterative exploration. But from here on the gains will become smaller and harder to achieve and require more sophisticated optimisations and we are running wind tunnel simulations for further speed improvements. And we have product manufacturers who are interested in supplying us with optimised components to go faster.
If you have CFD skills I would be interested to know how you would approach this.
Very well done!
Thanks Rowan 🤙🏻
😮 that is amazing
Can ye bois add color codes for the different measures. Ideally also reserve green/yellow/red if any value diverges from normal operation 10%/20%/30% or something better, that you know of.
What an amazing achievement, Red bull must be in tears!
Wow that was Awsome and inspiring
So glad to hear that! There will be more to come
Congratulations on building such a beautiful machine!
Would be interesting to explore how durable your design/build is with the goal of characterizing operational lifespan and maintenance/repair costs. I'd expect optimizing these would present a entirely new set of engineering challenges.
Of course, understandably, you and your son might instead prefer to focus efforts on just going faster.
Absolut hervorragend👍👍👍😀. Meinen Glückwunsch.
Superb !!!
I am agog at this accomplishment. What tools did you use to create the animations for the video, Blender as well? What video editor are you using?
Thanks. Yes I use Blender for the design and animations and Da Vinci Resolve for the video editing. Chucked out Premiere a year ago and so glad I switched.
I find it interesting the designs of some of the fastest planes resemble a birds form, and the worlds fastest drone's body resembles a fish. In the future I've always imagined advanced spacecraft closely resembling bugs 🤔
Love the observation. Maybe future versions will have fish names.
picked that resembles of a fish as well
I was hoping that he'll mention how he purposely chose the fish design and flew with it
Pun intended 😊
Amazing !!
Thanks!!
congrats pops
Thanks 😄
Very nice 👍
cong dr, im watching in turkey. nice project
As the owner of a 3D printing service, I must ask why you haven't considered industrial 3D printing? bambulab its just a toy
The TPU part would be incredibly smoother, the transparent canopy printed in suitable resin would be clearer, more durable, and perhaps even more cost-effective. The internal structure if printed in metal would be smaller, stronger,potentially even lighter and more aesthetically pleasing. Considering production costs, the only downside would be the main body, but for such a project, anyone would be interested in sponsorship. We're talking about €400 for 3d prrinted parts for a world record... If I weren't on the other side of the world, I would apply for sponsorship myself.😅 good luck forr this amazing project!
I hear what you are saying but the 3d parts kept evolving and being improved so printing ourselves was perfect. No sooner the part is sent to print service it has changes.
Amazing video, Mike. So insightful!
Glad you think so!