"I think the hexa frame is included for the price. I like this folding frame :) , I could not see any 600 Euros mentioned in the web , not that I understand German any way. :O"
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AdminThomas J Coyle III replied to John Moore's discussion John's Crawler Drone Build Thread in the group ArduRover User Group
"@John,
There is no orientation for the GPS other than mounting it so that the antennal is on the top side of the board and the electronics are on the bottom. You might want to mount a metal ground plane underneath the GPS. I used some thin aluminum…"
AdminThomas J Coyle III replied to Joe Larson's discussion DIY Drones in WI
"@Joe,Take a look here: http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blog/show?id=705844%3ABlogPost%3A281923
Regards,
TCIII"
Stefan Gofferje replied to Kevin Hester's discussion Andropilot - discussion for Android ground controller users/developers"I just ran BitDefender ClueFull on my tablet. That's an anti-spyware software.
It categorizes AndroPilot as "moderate privacy risk" and says that Andropilot uploads the device ID to data.flurry.com which is a tracking service which…"
AdminThomas J Coyle III replied to Michel Detourbe's discussion I2C connector on APM 2.5
"@Michel,
Try this link to the Arduplane Wiki: https://code.google.com/p/ardupilot-mega/wiki/MagAPM2
Regards,
TCIII"
Joe Larson posted a discussionDIY Drones in WI
Greetings does anyone know if there DIY Drones group in NW Wisconsin?Thank You, Joe Larson See More
Matt Gunn commented on Matt Gunn's blog post Mapping Mission Ride Along"For anyone interested, this is the gimbal that Im using in the plane. Its a single-axis unit designed by Gaui for their 330x quad. At $59, including the metal gear servo, I think its a decent price vs the time involved to make one from…"
Allen Martin replied to Rafael Córdoba's discussion Problems taking off in the group ArduCopter User Group"https://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_Tweaks
My copter oscillates slowly (larger movements) when stabilized: Lower your gain in Stabilize Control P.
Might be it."
leopoldo ojea replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.73 released"Brenden,
I could set up RTL mode as soon as I got a failsafe in the APM 2.5 with no problem. ( as soon as I turn off the TX APM move to mode 6 so I have chosen RTL in mode 6)
But we could not do it in a APM 2.0, during a failsafe…"
Rafael Córdoba added a discussion to the group ArduCopter User Group
Problems taking off
Hi guys! Our quad is already build and programmed (I think so), and when we tried to take of for the first time, we noticed that it not stable, as you can see in this video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2lzR1kuW0sWhat can I do to repairing this problem?Thanks a lot!See More
Joakim Skjefstad replied to Eduardo Romero's discussion Can you downgrade 3dr radio firmware from 1.6 SIK to 1.5?"Yes, it is possible, however it is not always necessary. In any case, I suggest you upgrade the air radio instead of downgrading the ground radio.To downgrade, you have to use the radio development tools:https://github.com/tridge/SiKThe 3DR Radio is…"
WileyESurveyor replied to David Hummer's discussion X8 Skywalker UAV and FPV platform"David : Did U Sell your Spare?
Please let me know.
Thanx
Wiley :-)
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John Moore replied to John Moore's discussion John's Crawler Drone Build Thread in the group ArduRover User Group"@Mike & @TC,
Does the GPS chip have an orientation which it needs to be installed by? In short, is it like the APM which has a front?
John"
Markus Horeld posted a videoOn Apache Trail
Short FPV flight near stunning Apache Trail, Arizona. Sorry for flying that cautious but this was the first time I flew over a completely inaccessible terrai...
Pierre Dutoit commented on Daniel's group Swiss Drone Group"you will find informations about this www.modellflug.ch see Information in french, german or italian"
steve F11music.com replied to Tommy Larsen's discussion CH6 PID tuning in the group ArduPlane User Group"I would like this also. I'm flying a scratch built plane now and need some advice on tuning. It flies stable mode good but gets kicked about by the wind too much which I hope to correct in tuning."
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The NEW KAMKOP 3 Axis Gimbal
Posted by Peter Koppendorfer on May 22, 2013 at 7:00am 2 Comments 2 Likes
Hello,
This is the NEW KAMKOP 3 Axis BL Gimbal !
First test VIDEO
It is made for NEX 5-7 / GH2-3 Cam Systems
I have used the Alex Mos boards ( 2x ) and RC-Timer motors.
The wight is 1600g incl. Accu and GH2
The kit will cost 600 Euro / exept Motors and controller and…
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VR Copter X6+ VR Direct Drive Gimbal is coming ... the first fly ...
Posted by Roberto Navoni on May 22, 2013 at 3:25am 0 Comments 2 Likes
Dear Friends,
our Flight Teams beta tester star to test a VR Copter Fly Cam configuration. This is the hexa copter used by our beta tester for doing this video :
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Hex demostrated in San Francisco
Posted by Hex Air Robot on May 22, 2013 at 1:30am 1 Comment 5 Likes
The demo day was held at Autodesk.
At HAXLR8R’s demo day, ten hot hardware startups presented their products after completing a 15-week…
Data Bus mbed baseboards: Tindie Fundraiser
Posted by Bot Thoughts on May 21, 2013 at 2:30pm 0 Comments 4 Likes
Data Bus mbed baseboards are now available on Tindie as a fundraiser! I figured maybe some folks wanted to experiment with their own algorithms and want a head start on their 2014 AVC ground vehicle entry.…
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Thirty Days (#15): Maker Faire Bay Area 2013
Posted by Joshua Ott on May 21, 2013 at 1:00pm 0 Comments 8 Likes
The Ardupilot controlled transducer boat part 2
Posted by Burkhard rieck on May 21, 2013 at 12:00pm 7 Comments 6 Likes
As I already mentioned on the first page, mygoal was to construct a boat that could drive for at least 4 hours without charging while I could catch some fish :-). To reach that goal, my boat should weigh around 4 kg and the capacity of the batteries should be quite high. After a lot of searching in the internet, I…
The Ardupilot controlled transducer boat part 1
Posted by Burkhard rieck on May 21, 2013 at 12:00pm 1 Comment 5 Likes
In this blog I would like to share my experiences with my new project, an autonomous transducer boat, controlled by an Ardupilot.
After a long time of reading blogs, searching parts online and planning, I started my project. My plans are to…
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APM 2.5 from hobbyking
Posted by Hooks on May 21, 2013 at 11:33am 51 Comments 0 Likes
Hmmm Now hobbyking is selling:
ArduPilot Mega V2.5 Flight Controller USB/GYRO/ACC/MAG/BARO
72 USD for the hobbyking APM 2.5…
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Some developments on 2.4GHz video link and 868MHz datalink antenna systems:
Measuring the 2.4GHz Antenna SWR
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Russia to test drones to monitor wildlife and track poachers
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Officials say they’ll test unmanned aerial vehicles at a nature reserve on Russia’s Pacific coast this summer to monitor wildlife and crack down on poachers. “UAVs are silent and can fly at a very low altitude to produce high-resolution imagery and detect poachers, their boats and vehicles,” Alexandra Filatkina, deputy director for development at the Kronotsky nature reserve on the Kamchatka Peninsula, told RIA Novosti Friday. Images from the drones will not only spot trails left by poachers’ vehicles but can also spot illegal logging sites and waste dumps, she said. Officials said the drones will greatly reduce the cost of aerial monitoring animals like brown bears, reindeer and snow sheep. Last year, the South Kamchatka Federal Reserve spent more than $32,000 on monitoring brown bears alone, officials said. The drones, which weigh about 5 pounds and have a range of 40 miles, will be equipped with inexpensive cameras capable of taking a photograph every two seconds, Filatkina said. The test at Kronosky will determine whether they can be used in other wildlife sanctuaries across Russia, she said. http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/05/17/Russia-to-test-drones-to-monitor-wildlife-and-track-poachers/UPI-44531368820052/ Bookmark It Hide Sites
DreamHammer Announces First Commercially Available Software that can control any Drone or Robot
SANTA MONICA, Calif – DreamHammer announced the beta launch of its drone control software. Called Ballista®, the software is an intelligent control platform that for the first time integrates unrelated unmanned drones and robots from different manufacturers into one system. Ballista is poised to become the industry standard for drone and robot control software for the multi-billion dollar global unmanned systems industry. “Ballista® is designed to the highest military and safety critical standards but goes beyond military applications to work with all unmanned drones and robots. It is commercial off-the-shelf software, when applied to different industries — for example,transportation, logistics, agriculture, law enforcement, etc. — can be used to link multiple drones into one master system, all controlled by one person,” said Nelson Paez, CEO of DreamHammer. “A drone could be as simple as a farm tractor or as complicated as an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle or a satellite. It can be anything with a computer interface that is leveraging intelligence, technology and diversified control. ”DreamHammer, which had revenues of $6 million in 2012, has been licensing thesoftware and providing support to defense, intelligence, and homeland securitycustomers as well as their industrial base of manufacturers and integrators inadvance of the general [...]
Rocky Mountain AUVSI “Unmanned Aerial Systems – 2013 Annual Symposium”
Date: May 30th, 2013 Proposed Agenda (subject to change) 7:30 – 8:30: Registration 8:30 – 8:45: Opening Remarks 8:45 – 9:30: Keynote Speaker 9:30 – 10:30: Break/Expo 10:30 – 11:15: Presentation 11:15 – 12:00p: Presentation 12:00 – 1:30: Lunch/Expo 1:30 – 5:00 Presentation 5:00 – 7:00: Networking/Expo Where: Wings Over The Rockies Air & Space Museum 7711 East Academy Boulevard Denver, CO 80230 Register now for the Rocky Mountain AUVSI 2013 Annual Symposium. Join us and do some networking! Includes Lunch! There are a limited amount registrations available so please sign up ASAP. Please follow the link below (pay via PayPal). Admission: $65- AUVSI Member $95 – Non-Member $145 – Non-Member (includes AUVSI Membership) Sponsorships: $2,000 – Platinum Corporate (Includes short presentation, primary venue sponsor, name on main banner and advertising. Includes 3 emplyee registrations.) $1,000 – Diamond Corporate (Sponsorships available for: 1) Registration (Lanyards) 2) Beverages (coffee, juice, water) all day. 3) Lunch 4) Networking event. All the above includes a booth 2 emplyee registrations and printed advertisement recognition.) $395 – Gold Exhibitor Participant (Includes 2 emplyee admissions, booths space and attendace to all daily activities) http://www.auvsi.org/Rocky_Mountain_Chapter_of_AUVSI/Home/ Bookmark It Hide Sites
Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Environmental Monitoring
By Rodolfo Quevenco, IAEA Division of Public Information It’s a sight you don’t often see at the headquarters of the IAEA in Vienna. With a whirr of its 6 rotors and a puff of dust, a remote-controlled vehicle takes off and hovers above the heads of Agency officials and staff, and then flies along a pre-determined path. The cylindrical, clover-shaped aerial vehicle with a mounted camera on board is one of the latest breed of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) – commonly known as “drones” – available today. The demonstration was held as part of a consultancy meeting on the parameters for using UAVs for rapid environmental monitoring held at IAEA headquarters from 14 to 17 May 2013. The consultancy meeting was organized by the IAEA’s Physics Section within the framework of the IAEA Action Plan on Nuclear Safety. One of the aims of theAction Plan is to ensure the ongoing protection of people and the environment from ionizing radiation by facilitating the use of available expertise and techniques for environmental monitoring. The meeting was attended by environmental mapping and UAV experts from Germany, Japan, Switzerland and the USA to review and evaluate the current state of detector technology and methods, particularly in [...]
OSU Students Design Storm-Penetrating Drones
STILLWATER, Oklahoma - Engineering students at Oklahoma State University have designed storm-penetrating unmanned aircraft. School officials say the drones are designed to fly into thunderstorms, including the super cells that spawn tornadoes and obtain meteorological data vital for weather forecasting. “Oklahoma, along with many regions in the U.S., has to deal with severe weather year-round, but the often violent thunderstorms witnessed in the springtime are particularly worrisome,” said Jamey Jacob, a mechanical and aerospace engineering professor who supervised the project. “Better prediction methods can save lives, but this also requires more data about how storms form.” The aircraft were designed by students in the school’s MAE department. The drones will collect information about weather systems that can be used for both immediate forecasts of the storm’s path and strength and for predictive models. Three teams of students, the Barnstormers, the Flying Honey Badgers and the Stormtroopers designed an aircraft with corresponding onboard sensors, ground control, launch and recovery systems that could be deployed from a catapult or unimproved surface, such as a dirt road. The drones are controlled by a pilot on the ground and relay data back to a ground crew. Bookmark It Hide Sites
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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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