I've found a way to create a tether for the DJI Tello drone. It allows the drone to fly without the need for swapping and recharging batteries. The tether is not super long, but it is long enough for close proximity applications.
The drone's SDK still thinks that there is a battery, even when tethered. Now I am trying to figure out how to bypass the SDK to stop the drone from "Losing battery percentage". The tether provides the current and voltage needed for everything. Takeoff, hover, camera and sensors, movement, etc.
The next step includes finding out how to "trick" the Tello into staying at 100% battery, as it should, since it is tethered to a constant power source that does not lose charge over time.
The drone's SDK still thinks that there is a battery, even when tethered. Now I am trying to figure out how to bypass the SDK to stop the drone from "Losing battery percentage". The tether provides the current and voltage needed for everything. Takeoff, hover, camera and sensors, movement, etc.
The next step includes finding out how to "trick" the Tello into staying at 100% battery, as it should, since it is tethered to a constant power source that does not lose charge over time.
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