Quadcopters: An Inside Look @MITES333

ES.333 | Quadcopters: An Inside Look @MITES333 | Uploaded May 2014 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
Produced by David Mayo; created May, 2014

When I first tried to build my own quadcopter I found it difficult to learn about what exactly is going on inside the "black box" that is the flight control board or brain of the quadcopter. I created this video in order to explain the underlying concepts behind how quadcopters work and also provide a general introduction to quadcopters. Through this video I hope to inspire viewers to learn more about the control theory concepts that are fundamental to how a wide variety of robotics function.

This video was produced for the course ES.333/CMS.333, "Production of Educational Videos", at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is intended for both quadcopter enthusiasts and the general public.

Special thanks to Graham Ramsay, Dave Custer, Andy Barry, and Marshall Wentworth for their assistance in the production of this video.

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