Design and fabrication of a 3D-printed drone-integrated winching system

IF 2 Q3 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

HardwareX Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI:10.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00642

William Crowe, Benicio Costales, Kyle Luthy

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Abstract

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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HardwareX Engineering-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

CiteScore

4.10

自引率

18.20%

发文量

124

审稿时长

24 weeks

期刊介绍： HardwareX is an open access journal established to promote free and open source designing, building and customizing of scientific infrastructure (hardware). HardwareX aims to recognize researchers for the time and effort in developing scientific infrastructure while providing end-users with sufficient information to replicate and validate the advances presented. HardwareX is open to input from all scientific, technological and medical disciplines. Scientific infrastructure will be interpreted in the broadest sense. Including hardware modifications to existing infrastructure, sensors and tools that perform measurements and other functions outside of the traditional lab setting (such as wearables, air/water quality sensors, and low cost alternatives to existing tools), and the creation of wholly new tools for either standard or novel laboratory tasks. Authors are encouraged to submit hardware developments that address all aspects of science, not only the final measurement, for example, enhancements in sample preparation and handling, user safety, and quality control. The use of distributed digital manufacturing strategies (e.g. 3-D printing) is encouraged. All designs must be submitted under an open hardware license.