Design and fabrication of a 3D-printed drone-integrated winching system
Existing multi-rotor drone-based winching platforms can be expensive, complex, proprietary, and heavy. Here, an inexpensive, simple, effective, and lightweight drone winching platform named the CLARK-3 is described. This winching platform is suitable for payloads of up to 3 kg in its existing config...
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| description | Existing multi-rotor drone-based winching platforms can be expensive, complex, proprietary, and heavy. Here, an inexpensive, simple, effective, and lightweight drone winching platform named the CLARK-3 is described. This winching platform is suitable for payloads of up to 3 kg in its existing configuration and relies heavily on readily available standard parts and 3D printed components while being compatible with a variety of drone controllers. The CLARK-3 in its existing configuration weighs 0.8 kg, can hold up to 27 m of 130 N monofilament, and has a low power consumption at maximum load (∼16 W). Considerations were made during the design of the CLARK-3 to ensure field serviceability by reducing part count and simplifying disassembly. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8309e6aedf3645dfa1bee5b86f670e1c2025-08-20T02:35:36ZengElsevierHardwareX2468-06722025-06-0122e0064210.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00642Design and fabrication of a 3D-printed drone-integrated winching systemWilliam Crowe0Benicio Costales1Kyle Luthy2Wake Forest University, 1834 Wake Forest Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, United StatesWake Forest University, 1834 Wake Forest Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, United StatesCorresponding author.; Wake Forest University, 1834 Wake Forest Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, United StatesExisting multi-rotor drone-based winching platforms can be expensive, complex, proprietary, and heavy. Here, an inexpensive, simple, effective, and lightweight drone winching platform named the CLARK-3 is described. This winching platform is suitable for payloads of up to 3 kg in its existing configuration and relies heavily on readily available standard parts and 3D printed components while being compatible with a variety of drone controllers. The CLARK-3 in its existing configuration weighs 0.8 kg, can hold up to 27 m of 130 N monofilament, and has a low power consumption at maximum load (∼16 W). Considerations were made during the design of the CLARK-3 to ensure field serviceability by reducing part count and simplifying disassembly.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067225000203WinchDroneRemoteAerialEnvironmental Sampling |
| spellingShingle | William Crowe Benicio Costales Kyle Luthy Design and fabrication of a 3D-printed drone-integrated winching system HardwareX Winch Drone Remote Aerial Environmental Sampling |
| title | Design and fabrication of a 3D-printed drone-integrated winching system |
| title_full | Design and fabrication of a 3D-printed drone-integrated winching system |
| title_fullStr | Design and fabrication of a 3D-printed drone-integrated winching system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and fabrication of a 3D-printed drone-integrated winching system |
| title_short | Design and fabrication of a 3D-printed drone-integrated winching system |
| title_sort | design and fabrication of a 3d printed drone integrated winching system |
| topic | Winch Drone Remote Aerial Environmental Sampling |
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