Due to space constraint in the fuselage of the sky surfer, we are left with no choice but to mount the pixhawk onto the canopy of the sky surfer.

Pixhawk Mount 1.0

Initially we attempt to mount the pixhawk on to the existing foam canopy provided

Pixhawk on Foam Canopy

However, there are more electronic component that have to be attached onto plane along with the pixhawk, for e.g, safety switch, buzzer, GPS module, telemetry etc.

Therefore, there is a need for us to redesign the canopy to accommodate these various electronics.

Pixhawk Mount 2.0

We did not have the CAD model of the canopy of the sky surfer, hence we have to manually measure the current canopy and model it out on Autodesk Inventor. This new design consist of a platform to mount the GPS module, a hole for the safety switch, Micro Usb connection and a cut out to allow auxiliary connectors to be connected.

Pixhawk Mount 1.0

Subsequently, we realised that having the pixhawk expose during flight, the air pressure in the cavity maybe affect the barometer reading in the pixhawk, hence we have to find a solution to cover up the canopy.

Pixhawk Mount 3.0

In this new design, we offset backing by another 10 degrees for a better fit. Next we added a 3 mounting holes for the FPV, and a few cut outs for wirings.

(my Autodesk Inventor decide to die on me, so i had to use fusion 360 for speed prototyping)

Design Improvisation

Printing in Process….

Ready to Takeoff