Failsafe parachute ideas...

[thewineguy]

Has anyone tried any parachute mounts to save the drone if a fallout happens? Was thinking about how I could "fallsafe" the drone and create a universal chute that you could activate with the remote.

 

[Murray Martz]

Has anyone tried any parachute mounts to save the drone if a fallout happens? Was thinking about how I could "fallsafe" the drone and create a universal chute that you could activate with the remote.

Iguess it would depend on the drone and radio. My Typhoon H uses the ST16, but there are no open channels so I need to use a second radio to do it. I am going to use a cheap radio and servo to pop open the lid for the chute. Making it in a large plastic pill bottle to hold the chute with a high tension spring to propel it out and above the drone.

 

[thewineguy]

Iguess it would depend on the drone and radio. My Typhoon H uses the ST16, but there are no open channels so I need to use a second radio to do it. I am going to use a cheap radio and servo to pop open the lid for the chute. Making it in a large plastic pill bottle to hold the chute with a high tension spring to propel it out and above the drone.

Sounds interesting.. upload pics once you have it done please... I have a friend that is an electrical engineer and I have him working on a chute system

 

[Steve Carr]

Most chutes will deploy a few seconds after impact.

 

[Eagle's Eye Video]

Most chutes will deploy a few seconds after impact.

or how many times the lines would just get tangled in the arms/props creating a falling pig in a blanket...
6 motors and the ability to maintain control with 5 is your redundancy, not a chute. I'd have to see a lot of
video documentation of successful deployments from users, to even consider it.

 

[gwhuntoon]

The Hubsan X4 Pro has one which I think was debuted at the 2015 CES. It has to be armed and when the drone hits a 90° pitch it deploys automatically. I'm sure this chute is much too small for the Q500 or H though.

Amazon.com: Hubsan H109S-27 Parachute Recovery System X4 Pro: Toys & Games

 

[gwhuntoon]

Here's another one for DJI and other larger drones
MarsParachutes.com

 

[skrubol]

or how many times the lines would just get tangled in the arms/props creating a falling pig in a blanket...
6 motors and the ability to maintain control with 5 is your redundancy, not a chute. I'd have to see a lot of
video documentation of successful deployments from users, to even consider it.

Q500's only have 4 motors..

 

[Eagle's Eye Video]

Q500's only have 4 motors..

Yes I understand that, and that was one of the reasons that I chose to go with the Typhoon H... I guess was I was saying was,
if the possibility of failure can be minimized by going with a hex design, I would (and did) opt for that, before trying a chute system,
unless there was sufficient previously documented success with such a system.

 

[skrubol]

Yes I understand that, and that was one of the reasons that I chose to go with the Typhoon H... I guess was I was saying was,
if the possibility of failure can be minimized by going with a hex design, I would (and did) opt for that, before trying a chute system,
unless there was sufficient previously documented success with such a system.

There I'll agree with you. Adding redundancy is easier than adding a relatively complicated layer of safeguard (that could cause as many problems as it solves.)

 

[Cessnadriver]

From a pilot's perspective...
A twin engine airplane doubles your chances of an engine failure.