"Lots of good info about these conversions and the kickstarter Gary Mortimer mentioned at the Public Lab sites: http://publiclab.org and http://publiclaboratory.org and the site for the NIR…"
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CyberCrash replied to ligbert's discussion Live Feed"It's cheaper than 200$, way cheaper.
Get this 5,8Ghz setup:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__15295__5_8g_200mw_FPV_Wireless_AV_Tx_Rx_Set.html
57$
Camera for…"
mikel-ange Adelson replied to Jonathan McClanahan's discussion Telemetry over IP with Arduplane? in the group Telemetry over cellular IP"id go with a wifi to serial converter instead but its not my project"
WileyESurveyor left a comment for Todd Hill"Todd: Thanx for the Response !!!! What I am attempting to do is Create a Skywalker X8 Based Aerial Mapping Drone that will be on a Par with or Exceed the Capabilities of the
EBEE System. As you had Noted, and I agree, the EBEE at the $12,500.00…"
ModeratorGary Mortimer commented on Drone Savant's blog post (Acro Mode Anyone?) Today in 1927, Lt. James H. Doolittle performed the first known successful outside loop.
"I don't know, but I do know the Schnieder Trophy was run by the right country! In the back of my head it has always been the ultimate UA race. Around the Isle of Wight it would be cool.
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Drone Savant commented on Drone Savant's blog post (Acro Mode Anyone?) Today in 1927, Lt. James H. Doolittle performed the first known successful outside loop."After a quick YouTube search, we have Marco on deck so far.
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thomas Butler commented on Jack Crossfire's blog post 3 axis brushless gimbal"Very nice info. Thanks for sharing. That was a lot of work winding the motors. I'd rather spend $50 and get a production wound motor off the shelf and another $100 for the gimabl from RCTimer (or whomever); time is money.
What…"
estebanflyer replied to John Leach's discussion Mission Planner 1.2.38+ on Ubuntu Linux with mono"I installed John Leach's package and showed an error at start up. the program opens, but doesn't show COM4 (it stays on AUTO)
Also tried with Wine and seemed to work better. it started up with no errors, but still doesn't show…"
Henrietta Williams posted a discussionNeed someone who can teach me to use DJI Phantom. London based. Happy to pay!
Hi everyoneI've just bought a DJI Phantom and am finding it super difficult to use. Initial problems with the battery + it seems impossible to calibrate. I'd really like some help from someone with more experience. I'm based in London and would be happy to pay someone to help me for a couple of hours. Please email me directly at henri@henriettawilliams.comThanks!HenriSee More
Aniket Tatipamula posted a discussionDji Naza IMU
Has any one ever opened Naza to check what is inside. What IMU are they using . Is it their proprietary or they are using invensense/AD ?See More
Dennis Spanogle replied to Shyam Balasubramanian's discussion Mission Planner source code" See my recent post with lots of details. It references the correct location for the source code also
http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/requirements-to-compile-mission-planner"
Matt Gieselman replied to Craig Elder's discussion APM Copter 2.9.1.b has been released"When I upgraded to rc3 I did a reset, compassmot and accel calibration now ARMING_CHECK is preventing my hexa from arming?
With ARMING_CHECK set to 0 it will arm and appears to fly okay.
The docs say the following are checked "receiver,…"
Dennis Spanogle replied to Dennis Spanogle's discussion Requirements to compile Mission Planner and Progress with VS 2012 (see details)"5/25/2013This is the process used to download and build Mission Planner as of 5/25/2013. Please note that the process may or may not work in the future as the project is continually being updated and the developer(s) may not have had time…"
Marque Cornblatt commented on Marque Cornblatt's blog post Battle Drone Crash Test & DIY Walkthrough"Bulletproof is an intentionally vague criteria. This design absolutely shrugs off low-power impacts. Things like paintball and airsoft have zero effect on it. Even pellet guns are harmless 99% of the time. But multi-rotors…"
mhsob replied to Frank Thingelstad's discussion Alt_hold and loiter acting crazy"In the "APM Copter 2.9.1.b has been released" thread on page 298 there is a post that says:
"One of the problems with 2.9.1b (and all previous versions) is that the alt hold and loiter controllers I term runs up between the moment…"
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(Acro Mode Anyone?) Today in 1927, Lt. James H. Doolittle performed the first known successful outside loop.
Posted by Drone Savant on May 25, 2013 at 6:28am 2 Comments 2 Likes
How to connect 3DR GPS uBlox to Raspberry Pi
Posted by Rogelio Nunez on May 25, 2013 at 5:45am 1 Comment 2 Likes
Here is my connection (You can check GPIO pinout here):
I used theFTDI GPS adapter cable, solder pads can be used also, just have…
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First test of targeting system.
Posted by vis.asta on May 24, 2013 at 3:30pm 8 Comments 11 Likes
First test of targeting system. All calculations are done in the air.
Camera provides two streams. Highly compressed (rigth window) and detailed (left).
3 axis BL gimbal. In low light conditions and excessive vibration.
test at…
Thirty Days (#18): NIR camera conversion
Posted by Joshua Ott on May 24, 2013 at 3:30pm 11 Comments 3 Likes
John modified a point-and-shoot camera to capture near infrared images. This is half the puzzle in building NDVI images for analyzing crop health.
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Understanding Fly-By-Wire B Mode Altitude Behaviour
Posted by Bill Bonney on May 24, 2013 at 2:44pm 2 Comments 1 Like
A couple months ago I was testing ArduPlane and some of the different modes. I was not getting on very well in FBW-B* mode. If you look at the image below. You will see the purple track. I was loosing altitude and I couldn't understand why. You can see just before the path goes red, I'd lost a lot of…
Continue My two birds...ready for flight now
Posted by Euan Ramsay on May 24, 2013 at 1:30pm 4 Comments 2 Likes
Nicknamed "Laurel and Hardy", for reasons that should be obvious.
Everything calibrated...time to get the PID's done! Well..once it stops raining and snowing here in Switzerland. :-(
Some build annoyances, which I'll go into in an additional post.
Laurels bits…
ContinueB go Beyond Quadcopter/Car convertable
Posted by Joshua Ott on May 24, 2013 at 1:00pm 9 Comments 10 Likes
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2017062404/b-go-beyond
Thanks to Ramon for pointing this project out.
mapping with condor drone and apm 2.5
Posted by jim C. on May 24, 2013 at 8:30am 9 Comments 4 Likes
Because the latter one of condor drone tests went very well in the navigation, I decided to mount the camera aboard the condor photography for mapping and the results appear promising.
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Posted by Chris Anderson on May 23, 2013 at 10:27pm 3 Comments 3 Likes
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CU-Boulder organizing effort to establish unmanned aircraft test site in Colorado
Jim Scott, CU-Boulder media relations A state application organized by the University of Colorado Boulder has been submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration for the development of one of six unmanned aircraft systems test sites slated to be established across the United States. Submitted this month, the seventh and final volume of the Colorado application is one of 50 proposals from 37 states for designated Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or UAS, test sites. UAS come in various sizes ranging from hobby airplanes to aircraft with wingspans as wide as commercial jets. While they can be used for tasks ranging from forest fire support and search and rescue missions to oil and gas exploration and military operations, a growing number of science efforts are being undertaken using UAS, said CU-Boulder aerospace engineering sciences Associate Professor Eric Frew. CU-Boulder has one of the most comprehensive UAS science programs in the nation, said Frew, who directs CU’s Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles, or RECUV. CU-Boulder’s UAS projects have included monitoring seal populations in the Arctic and charting sea ice changes near Greenland to intercepting storm cells associated with tornadoes in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska and measuring gaping holes in Antarctic sea ice known as [...]
Infragram: the Infrared Photography Project
A simple, cheap infrared camera which can measure plant health — for geek gardeners, farmers, and open source DIY scientists. What could farmers, gardeners, students or environmental activists do with an infrared camera that costs as little as $35?What is Infragram? Infragram is a simple, affordable near-infrared camera produced by the Public Laboratory community in a series of collaborative experiments over the last few years. We originally developed this technology to monitor wetlands damages in the wake of the BP oil spill, but its simplicity of use and easy-to-modify open-source hardware & software makes it a useful tool for home gardeners, hikers, makers, farmers, amateur scientists, teachers, artists, and anyone curious about the secret lives of plants. What can you do with Infragram? Take pictures to examine plant health in backyard gardens, farms, parks, andnearby wetlands Check on the health of your crops, especially from a balloon or a kite Monitor your household plants Teach students about plant growth and photosynthesis Create exciting science fair projects Generate verifiable, open environmental data Check progress of environmental restoration projects Document unhealthy areas of your local ecology Pretend you have super-veg-powers Near-infrared photography has been a key tool for planning at the industrial and governmental level: it is used on airplanes and satellites by vineyards, [...]
Google acquires kite-power generator
Well I did’nt see this coming. Using lots of UA tech Google invests in yet more cutting edge stuff (ed) Google has acquired a US company that generates power using turbines mounted on tethered kites or wings. Makani Power will become part of Google X – the secretive research and development arm of the search giant. The deal comes as Makani carries out the first fully autonomous flights of robot kites bearing its power-generating propellers. Google has not said how much it paid to acquire Makani, but it has invested $15m (£9.9m) in the company before now. In a statement posted to its website, Makani said the deal would “provide Makani with the resources to accelerate our work to make wind energy cost competitive with fossil fuels”. Rather than use fixed turbines to generate power, Makani has been experimenting with “flying wings” adorned with several smaller turbines that act as propellers as the craft takes off. Makani claims that mounting the turbines on a wing is more efficient as large numbers can be built with fewer materials than traditional tower-based turbines. In addition, the robot wings can land to avoid damage if wind speeds are too high or during bad [...]
Unmanned aircraft can protect crops from locusts
by Gabino Martinez Serrano The world population is growing at a rapid pace. Today we are almost seven billion people and it is estimated that the figure will exceed 10 billion in 15 years. The world’s need for food will double, but the world’s arable land remains the same. Experts say that to increase performance, it is important to plant each crop where it can best develop, increase the yield potential of plant varieties and to reduce adversity posed by pests which have become a real problem. Failure to protect crops from pests would reduce harvests to just over half. Locusts are unique because they undergo a phase change. This means that under certain circumstances related to climate and population density, their behaviour changes and they move, eat and behave as a group, forming gigantic clouds and can travel great distances devouring crops in their path. These pests can affect 20 per cent of the surface of the earth, spreading through Africa, the Near East, and Southwest Asia. More than 65 countries may be at risk of swarms, invasion and reproduction. The last powerful plague occurred in 1988-89, threatening as many as 43 countries, one fifth of the world as [...]
ESCC to use donated unmanned aerial vehicles for science
Ted Shockley MELFA — Launching unmanned aerial vehicles from the Eastern Shore could be a financial plus for the area, and Eastern Shore Community College is positioning itself for an associated educational and training partnership. A link between the two was seen recently when an Aerosonde aerial vehicle donated to the college was unveiled in front of a gathering of staff members and industry experts. “We have something tangible, real, that the students can see,” said College President Linda Thomas-Glover of the unmanned airplane, which from wing to wing was bigger than a typical dining-room table. The particular model was used for years out of Wallops to gather weather data and has flown into hurricanes, said Jon Borcik, a program manager for AAI Corp., which oversees the Aerosonde program. He called it a “coming home mission” for the plane, a fitting place for an aircraft based at Wallops to continue its service. The plane will be used to stimulate an interest in science and also be studied by various college classes. The donation was arraigned by Peter Bale, board chairman for the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International and a former program manager for Aerosonde North America at Wallops. At a [...]
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Maritime Heron UAV supports European airspace trial
Europe has advanced a project to prove the feasibility of using satellite communications to enable UAS operations in non-segregated airspace ...Brazilian navy begins UAS evaluation
The Brazilian navy has begun to evaluate two Israeli-made unmanned air systems for maritime surveillance missions ...Indian air force to launch micro UAS evaluation
The Indian air force is to evaluate several micro unmanned air systems from around 10 companies in early May ...VIDEO: Eurocopter demonstrates unmanned EC145
Eurocopter has unveiled an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV), based on its EC145 light twin, which has been in development since September 2011.Israeli F-16 downs another Hezbollah UAV
An Israeli air force Lockheed Martin F-16 has shot down an unmanned air vehicle launched from Lebanon by Hezbollah militants ...
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