Types of Drone Frames: Monocopter to Octocopter

There are so many types of drones that are available in the market and each of them serves a different purpose so we cannot define any set criteria for their classification. As you already know that drones have different number of propellers. The majority of review film commercial drones (or multi-copters) in the market today are quadcopters, which means they contain four motors. On the other hand, Quadcopters aren’t the only type of drone, and not all drones have four motors. The number of motors and the design of the frame has a significant impact on the characteristics of a drone. These have an impact on stability, flight time, speed, and almost every other aspect of a drone. In this article, we are going to discuss all types of drones on the basis of the number of propellers.

Monocopters
Monocopters are the type of drone which has only one motor and using a single motor, we can move our drone in upward and downward directions only. Monocopters are ruled out by this basic concept since an airflow difference cannot be created to direct the drone. The drone will lift off and fly, but yaw, rudder, and roll motions are not possible for monocopter. Increasing the number of motors also helps to stabilize the drone. If additional motors, more wings are added, and the angle between the arms is lowered, this results in more airflow. Higher motors lift more weight capacity, which means you can carry more gear with your drone.

Bicopters
Bicopters typically have two fixed-pitch propellers, one clockwise (CW) and the other counterclockwise (CCW). Control is achieved by varying the speed of each rotor independently and it is possible to generate a desired total thrust. Place the center of thrust both laterally and longitudinally, and create a desired total torque, or turning force, by altering the speed of each rotor.