Jan HusakPortfolio 2026
Project Volans / Vehicle / #15

Faust payload release

A small hook under Faust that holds an item and drops it at the target on command.

Part of
Project Volans
Area
Vehicle
Status
Planned
In the loop
Act
01 / What it does

The project

  • A servo-driven release mechanism, printed and light.
  • Driven through ArduPilot's gripper function and triggered as a mission action.
  • Payload limits taken from the digital twin (#9).
02 / Why

What it gives Volans

It turns "fly there and come back" into "fly there, deliver, come back".

03 / Plan

Steps and targets

  1. 01Mechanism CADPlanned
  2. 02Bench test of releasePlanned
  3. 03Gripper setup in ArduPilotPlanned
  4. 04Drop at a target from a typed commandPlanned

Success looks like

  • Reliable release on command
  • Fly, drop and return in one mission

Planned project. This page will be updated with results once the work is done.