FPV Drone · TSA Drone Challenge

Team project for the TSA drone challenge: parts research, assembly and soldering on a SpeedyBee F405 stack, Betaflight configuration, and hours of indoor obstacle flight. Documented wiring, frame sketches, and a robotic claw for payload tasks.

Constraint: Competition flight through obstacles with a reliable build, clear documentation, and a payload mechanism.
Built: Cinewhoop frame with Caddx camera, TX800 VTX, FlySky receiver, and servo claw; hand-drawn wiring and dimension sheets for the portfolio.
Happened: Iterated after regionals with a new airframe, rebuilt practice courses, and tuned PIDs and modes in Betaflight before nationals prep.

Build

Top-down view of a carbon fiber quadcopter frame with ESC stack and motors wired — Stack assembled

Soldering motor wires to a SpeedyBee F405 flight controller on the frame — Soldering the stack

Translucent ducted cinewhoop frame with camera and VTX antenna on a workbench — Duct frame

Black robotic servo claw with serrated grippers on a wooden table — Servo claw for payload tasks

Drawings

Hand-drawn top view of a ducted FPV drone with dimensions, scale 3:4 — Top view, 3:4 scale

Hand-drawn front and side views of a robotic claw at 1:1 scale — Robotic claw, 1:1

Flight

FPV cinewhoop drone hovering over a backyard lawn — First outdoor flight