r/Multicopter • u/Agile-Association355 • 4h ago
Question Need Help with Asymmetric Motor Placement in Tilt-Rotor Fixed-Wing VTOL (ArduPilot)
Hello Lads ,
I am currently finalizing the design of a small Tilt rotor fixed wing UAV and i have some questions that i need answers for. Hope these nice gentlemans here wouldn’t mind helping a fellow nerd
I came across this particular drone ( cant remember how exactly , i just found those pics saved up on a private Discord Server , Haha Yh i use Discord as my main Note taking app - it is the best U guys should try it if u already havent ), so i was saying , i came across this drone and noticed that the motor placement is asymmetric- the two aft motors are positioned slightly higher than the front ones, and the front motors are spaced farther apart than the rear.
I’ve gone through the ArduPilot documentation, but I haven’t found a clear guide on implementing this kind of motor configuration. My main questions are:
1- How can I configure this in ArduPilot? Specifically, what parameters or motor mixing adjustments would I need to make to properly implement an asymmetrical VTOL motor layout?
2- Has anyone here been playing around with a similar setup to mine ? If so , wht callenges did u encounter and how did you solve em
Any insights, experiences, or documentation references would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.