PRODUCT PROFILE
GoPro
Case for
Drone
made with
Cheetah™ Filament
THE RED PORTION SHOWS THE CASE PRINTED FROM CHEETAH FILAMENT
Protecting a GoPro Camera
During Drone Crashes
Chuck Durham’s drone,
Flynoceros Orion, frequently takes
flights as high as 150 feet and as
fast as 70 miles per hour. To
capture the view from the sky,
there is a GoPro camera mounted
on top of the drone.
The problem was that frequent
rough landings or crashes had
broken several cameras.
Using a FlashForge Dreamer
printer, Chuck printed a case out
of Cheetah filament. The design
also allowed the case to mount to
the drone. With 100% fill, the case
had enough substance to
withstand impact, but the flexibility
in the material still allowed for
impact absorption.
Even when crashing, the GoPro
camera was not damaged as it had
been before using the new 3Dprinted mounts.
(from video taken by camera)
60 mm/sec
Print speed for flexible material that allowed for a
quick part print, while still providing accurate results.
Cheetah™ 3D Printing Filament
from NinjaTek contains impact
strength of 9.1 ft.lbf/in2, the
highest of any widely available
filament on the market.
Previously, Chuck had printed the
case from ABS material, but they
offered little to no protection when
he flow his drone.
FAST FACTS
2 walls/100% fill
Wall thickness and fill rate that provided both
sturdiness and shock absorption.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
The CAD drawing shows the case/mount
design, which was customized to the camera.
“Cheetah filament created a quick, durable
mount for protecting my equipment” –Chuck Durham
NinjaTek, a division of Fenner Drives
311 W. Stiegel St, Manheim, PA 17545
+1-717-664-8254
[email protected]
www.ninjatek.com