QUADCOPTER MODEL BRUSHLESS MOTOR, PROPELLER, ESC AND LI-PO BATTERY SELECTION PROCEDURES WITH NUMERICAL, EMPIRICAL AND SOFTWARE ANALYSIS

A Quadcopter frame size has been estimated during the initial phase of the project. The customer requirement leads to initial concept development along with the estimated weight of the Quadcopter. The frame size should assure that the propellers will not overlap with central frame and the estimated frame dimension will be in more safe ranges after the selection of actual propeller. Initially we estimated the thrust-to-weight ratio after the initial Quadcopter requirement with a maximum allowable weight of the Quadcopter as 2Kg. The Quadcopter will carry a load of 1.5 Kg to be lifted by each propeller which is a basic input for motor selection. The availability of components in the market, price and budget are main factors for the procured components. Motor-Propeller-ESC-Battery selections require analysis in reverse Engineering. The recommended procedures followed in the selection procedures are clearly defines and analyzed in the manuscript. The main selection factors in our project are cost, reliability, functionality and availability. All the components selected are finally listed with their basic specification after some mathematical, numerical and logical analyses.