Dronecoria Seed Shutter

We designed a 3D printed seed-release system, that can be screwed to any PVC water bottle like a tap, for use plastic bottles as a seed containers.

Bottles can be used as a low weight - low cost, recipient of Nendo Dango seed balls, as a payload for drones. The release mechanism is in the neck of the bottle, the servo motor controls the opened diameter, allowing the automatic open and control, of the rate of sowing of the seeds failing out of the bottle. 

This are the materials that you will need:

A plastic bottle with big bottleneck.

• The 3D printed mechanism.
• A ziptie.
• Five M3x16mm Screws and Nuts,
• A screwdriver.
• A servo.

For aerial vehicles we recommend digital servos, because the digital circuit filters the noise, reducing battery consumption, extending flight time, and not producing any electronic noise that can affect the flightcontroller. 

We recommend the EMAX ES09MD servo, have a good quality/price balance, and includes metallic gears.

The assembly is very simple:

1. Just place the ring over the screw piece.
2. Screw one by one each of the screws, attaching the small pieces to the main body, placing the nuts at the end.
3. Place the servo in his place, fixing it with the zip tie. Is recommended to use also the screw that comes with the servo, to fix it more firmly.
4. Fit the gear to the axis of the servo. 

Feel free to check the vídeo, to see the assembling process in detail !

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