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Design and Theroy

A project log for DIY Box Goggles for Cheap FPV

Nobody likes stupid VR. FPV is da shits.

actualdragonActualDragon 03/11/2018 at 19:392 Comments

There are quite a few guides online showing how to use google cardboard as fpv goggles. My only problem with that idea is how flimsy cardboard is. It would not last many trips into the "wild". 

Now, a good design I considered was the smart vr from dodocase. I can guarantee it would not be hard to make, especially if i don't need to have it fold up. It would be nice, but it's unnecessary. The only problem is the light leakage, but i'm sure i could figure something out.

A diversity receiver is not, in fact, politically correct. It takes the input from two antennas, and decides which is giving it the better signal, and uses that antenna. The one I'm making is thanks to RcModelReviews on youtube, and costs $1.29-ish. I don't seem to be able to post the video, so i'll just link it. Here it is. Instead of dead buggin' it, (so named because all the debugging you'll have to do will kill you) i'm protoboarding it and making a case out of an altoids tin, so it's a bit cleaner.

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Ted Yapo wrote 03/11/2018 at 22:22 point

I wonder if you'll get some nuisance switching when the RSSI signals are roughly equal just due to noise, and if a simple RC lowpass filter on the inputs would improve things.

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ActualDragon wrote 03/12/2018 at 01:06 point

Thanks for the tip, will look into it!

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