Odonata

Build journal

32 sessions and 92 h of work, written down right after each session. Oldest first, so you can read it like a story.

AprMayMonWedFriSun
Time worked per day

Research & parts

6 h 8 min across 2 sessions

  1. 1Find out the basics and plan the fundamental22 April 2026, 3 h 53 min, 2 images
  2. 2Finished searching the main parts!23 April 2026, 2 h 15 min, 2 images

First sketches

1 h 15 min across 1 session

  1. 3Drawing the first design of the drone!25 April 2026, 1 h 15 min, 4 images

CAD design

31 h 57 min across 11 sessions

  1. 4CAD the motor base and arm!26 April 2026, 2 h 7 min, 8 images
  2. 5Finished the Motor-Arm CAD design!26 April 2026, 1 h 26 min, 7 images
  3. 6Designing the base of the drone!!30 April 2026, 2 h 17 min, 10 images
  4. 7Finishing the arm holders and a TON of problems!1 May 2026, 4 h 4 min, 29 images
  5. 8Adding the combiner for the wall part and designing the small wall on the platform1 May 2026, 2 h 43 min, 21 images
  6. 9Designing the connection to the walls and designing them!!!2 May 2026, 2 h 49 min, 15 images
  7. 10Finished the Main CAD design on the drone!!!2 May 2026, 2 h 42 min, 22 images
  8. 11Building the camera and servo mechanism4 May 2026, 7 h 6 min, 49 images
  9. 12Fixing some issues with the servo motor and FINALLY finishing it!6 May 2026, 2 h 39 min, 13 images
  10. 13Added the ToF-Sensors to the CAD Model and optimized it!7 May 2026, 2 h 21 min, 16 images
  11. 14Finishing the Drone CAD: adding the prop guards!8 May 2026, 1 h 43 min, 20 images

PCB design

30 h 50 min across 12 sessions

  1. 15Starting the PCB!!!10 May 2026, 2 h 47 min, 8 images
  2. 16Designed the MP1584 Buck Converter for the Raspberry Pi!11 May 2026, 3 h 5 min, 10 images
  3. 17Finished the Schematics of the PCB: charging mode etc!12 May 2026, 2 h 27 min, 11 images
  4. 18Finished the schematics for my drone PCB!13 May 2026, 1 h 11 min, 9 images
  5. 19Fixing schematics problems/errors and placing the components on the PCB!14 May 2026, 5 h 12 min, 23 images
  6. 20Fixed last issue with schematics and started the routing!15 May 2026, 3 h 7 min, 17 images
  7. 21Fixing last issues in the drone schematics!17 May 2026, 3 h 56 min, 18 images
  8. 22Fixing the routing and starting again with it!18 May 2026, 1 h 18 min, 7 images
  9. 23Finished the battery percentage and started the sensor I2C connection!19 May 2026, 1 h 2 min, 18 images
  10. 24Routing the 3.3V power supply and starting the 12.6V to 5V buck converter!20 May 2026, 2 h 18 min, 12 images
  11. 25FINISHED THE PCB!!!!21 May 2026, 2 h 18 min, 19 images
  12. 26Finding name and finishing the PCB!23 May 2026, 2 h 9 min, 17 images

Landing station

5 h 59 min across 1 session

  1. 27Fixing PCB, CAD and lastly starting and finishing the Landing station!25 May 2026, 5 h 59 min, 46 images

Firmware & cockpit

11 h 28 min across 4 sessions

  1. 28Starting coding and making Takoff!!!26 May 2026, 2 h 27 min, 1 image
  2. 29Coding the Apriltag tracking, servo and the battery status27 May 2026, 2 h 58 min, 2 images
  3. 30Finishing the drone code and starting with the server!28 May 2026, 4 h 53 min, 4 images
  4. 31Finishing the Firmware!28 May 2026, 1 h 10 min, 2 images

Documentation

4 h 23 min across 1 session

  1. 32Starting with the CAD organisation and making the render29 May 2026, 4 h 23 min, 14 images