Enterprise - Parrot Sequoia mount for Phantom 4 Pro UAV

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The Enterprise makes it possible to use the Phantom 4 Pro UAV as a platform for the Parrot Sequoia multispectral sensor. It is named after the Star Trek vessel USS Enterprise, since the first prototypes of the mount strongly resembled the well-known starship. After refining the design, the resemblance was not as clear. But the name stuck, as its purpose, to enable spatial ecologists and others to "boldly go where no one (okay, not no one, but fairly few...) has gone before", is very much in the spirit of its namesake. The mount consists of several 3D-printed parts that should be complemented with two pairs of rubber shock absorbers and a carbon fiber tube/rod (for the sun-sensor antenna), as well as a set of bolts and some cable ties. You will also need a part from one of the sunshine-sensor mounts that comes with the Sequoia (the plate from the one that you can adjust the angle on). If you do not have this part, it should be easy enough to print one that fits the antenna top part of the Enterprise and the Sequoia sunshine sensor. It would also be possible to print a substitute for the carbon fiber rod, but as the weight is a concern carbon fiber is likely the better choice. Dimensions for the carbon fiber and bolts can be found in the Post-printing section. Note that the Phantom 4 Pro was not really intended to carry payloads. Use the UAV this way at your own peril! With that said, the mount has been tested and did work for me throughout the field work that I designed it for. I compiled some recommendations for use in a separate section below. However, I assume no responsibility for any damage that may be caused while using the mount or by following the recommendations. They should only be considered food for thought. Great care should be taken and absolutely no guarantees are made. I designed this in August 2018 as part of my master thesis project in Landscape Ecology at the department of Physical Geography at Stockholm University. My supervisor and one more person at the institution gave helpful input on the design. TECHNIDRONES Parrot Sequoia support was used as a basis for the Sequoia support plate to make it fit the camera.