dirtmayor@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoWhat is a 'toroidal propeller' and could it change the future of drones? An expert explainstheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squarenetwren@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoCurious. Could you 3d print a propeller or does it demand some sort of higher quality manufacturing process? For a DIY drone project slapping some toroidal propellers just to test it out seems doable.
minus-squareGoldenSpamfish@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIt’s been done a lot, but its kinda pointless as any noise improvements from the shape are obliterated by the bad surface finish.
Curious. Could you 3d print a propeller or does it demand some sort of higher quality manufacturing process? For a DIY drone project slapping some toroidal propellers just to test it out seems doable.
It’s been done a lot, but its kinda pointless as any noise improvements from the shape are obliterated by the bad surface finish.