"This is absolutely not what lilvinz would recommend, but here's how i did it:
I just had to cut back the 5th and 6th header pins, which you can (barely) see in the photo. Note, wire lengths cannot be very long for flashing to work. It…"
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Magnus Wake posted a discussionBit of a melt down on my arducopter. Anythoughts
Glad I did enough bench testing for this not to have happened in the air!Cables going from outputs to ESC Hobbywing Quattro 25Ax4and cable powering Ardu board melting down when the motors are powered up.Any thoughts on this?…See More
Wiki NinjaGary McCray commented on Jared Reabow's blog post 3 axis Camera Gimble connections.
"Hi Robert, OK maybe not typically, but by far the highest percentage.
And a lot of the ones with pan also have an ability to see or preview what they are filming, because it is very difficult to know where the camera is pointing from the ground if…"
Paul Feely commented on Thomas J Coyle III's blog post Community -based Telerobotic Explorer"Better link : http://www.arxterra.com/"
DeveloperR_Lefebvre commented on Jared Reabow's blog post 3 axis Camera Gimble connections.
"I don't think the word "typically" is the right description for panning the whole copter. There are lots of 3-axis servo gimbals in existence. Only the simpler setups don't have a discrete pan control."
DeveloperOlivier ADLER commented on OG's blog post Hybrid Penta Copter
"This one is a derivative of what we discussed in the forum two years ago.
http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/tubine-quad?commentId=705844%3AComment%3A410275
@Gary: a generator would be quite heavy. Should have about 500W to 1 Kw power to feed the…"
Claudio de Paula Donate replied to Claudio de Paula Donate's discussion First quadcopter, first flights, first tweaks. Need some guidence"Tom, I just did a test flight logging my RAW data. My z-axis values look quite good, I think.
From 6053 samples, 43% are within -10 (from -10.00 to -10.99), 48% are within -9 (from -9.00 to -9.99), 3% are within -8 (from -8.00 to…"
DeveloperJohn Arne Birkeland replied to Antoine Rennuit's discussion MCU vs RTOS
"Autopilots can be complex beasts, and their nature has many tasks running in parallel. So once you get past the initial learning curve of a RTOS, it is actually much more efficient and easier to make a autopilot with."
Wiki NinjaGary McCray commented on Jared Reabow's blog post 3 axis Camera Gimble connections.
"And as Joshua said, typically on a copter panning is done by yawing the copter.
Because it is much easier to maintain orientation from the ground to where the copter is pointing than it is separately to where the camera is pointing.
Of course with…"
Martin posted a discussionMission Planner drops connection
Hi,I am having a bit of trouble with APM 2.5 and MP 1.2.51 (I upgraded from 1.2.50 this afternoon). Yesterday I took my new APM 2.5 out of the box and loaded Arduplane 2.73 firmware. Everything worked great. I could connect and disconnect without any problems.Today I decided to change some settings, but could not because the connection between APM and MP was dropped right after downloading the parameters. Also, the "Connect" button changes from connect-->disconnect-->connect and no live…See More
Jim Johnston replied to Jim Johnston's discussion Swash Travel Bottom Value"Got it to work now, thanks.
Anyone know how to make APM 2.5 work with a Castle ESC set for fixed RPM (governor)? I have the ESC plugged into channel 8 output with the throttle channel of the spektrum receiver (Ch 1) plugged into Input #8.…"
Wiki NinjaGary McCray commented on Jared Reabow's blog post 3 axis Camera Gimble connections.
"Hi Guys,
The camera wiki(s) are not up to date and don't reflect what is actually currently working and what is not.
I will try to update the new wiki to at least contain all the information currently in the old wiki, but some of these issues…"
Gerd Lobmeyer replied to Gerd Lobmeyer's discussion Now let's start the party: Skya 450 V2 with ArduFlyer 2.5 + u-Blox CN-06"So, after some hours of testing I am little bit frustrated. I checked the transmitter many times to be sure that there are no setting which are indifferent to the APM. I think the arming is not the problem, although I don't find the trick to…"
3D RoboticsJoshua Ott commented on Jared Reabow's blog post 3 axis Camera Gimble connections.
"The plane wiki has some more info on pan axis control. Typically with a copter panning is done by yawing the craft.
https://code.google.com/p/ardupilot-mega/wiki/Tracking"
Travis Perry replied to Travis Perry's discussion APM2.5 connects but wont upload new fw PLS HELP"Thanks for the suggestion Pieter, I followed the directions on one of these pages. It gave me a bunch of errors but every thing still works as before so i guess it worked. Not really sure if it updated or even how to check what version i…"
Søren Kuula replied to Eric Martin's discussion Newbie - possibilities of Drones/Planes ?"Hi, I had a plane that could carry a GoPro 50 km total so that is possible.
You should fly with some kind of telemetry. Home built drones are not super reliable, and with a telemetry or at least with a tracker, you can locate it when it doesn't…"
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Bit of a melt down on my arducopter. Anythoughts
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First quadcopter, first flights, first tweaks. Need some guidence
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MCU vs RTOS
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Mission Planner drops connection
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Now let's start the party: Skya 450 V2 with ArduFlyer 2.5 + u-Blox CN-06
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Newbie - possibilities of Drones/Planes ?
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Hexacopter Thermal FPV Research Project
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Soanr MB 1240
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Arducopter Hexa C Lipo Batteries
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Camera Gimbal (tilt/Pan) + camera shutter
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where is gone optical flow sensor from the store?
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cooperative drone
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Community -based Telerobotic Explorer
Posted by Thomas J Coyle III on May 20, 2013 at 5:30am 3 Comments 1 Like
Robot Magazine July/August 2013
Arxterra envisions Telerobotic Parks that can be explored from your living room, using your browser and the computing power that already exists in modern smartphones. High bandwidth wireless internet and rugged rovers "will intrigue and…
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Hybrid Penta Copter
Posted by OG on May 19, 2013 at 6:15am 14 Comments 4 Likes
This is a very interesting Hindered multi copter. I was thinking of this same concept using a weed waker motor on a large quad & kk board. But the guys in south Asia have beaten me to it. well it a nice job in any…
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3 axis Camera Gimble connections.
Posted by Jared Reabow on May 19, 2013 at 12:30am 18 Comments 6 Likes
NEW APM 2.5 Pin out and Wire Diagram And Camera Gimble explanation
Hey guys i recently got the APM 2.5, when looking at the pins, I saw A0 - A11 Pins werent being used and i did not know what they were for so i was googling and found a PDF that stated
A0- Sonar/ Ultrasonic A1- Voltage Sensor – Attopilot
A2-Current Sensor – Attopilot
A3- Optical Flow…
Mapping Mission Ride Along
Posted by Matt Gunn on May 18, 2013 at 10:00pm 23 Comments 4 Likes
Here's my 1st mapping test flight with a Skyhunter twin-boom pusher. Im running Arduplane 2.73. Mapping camera is a Canon s95 running an intervalometer script via chdk. Its suspended from a single axis gimbal that keeps the camera pointing down regardless of aircraft bank angle. Video shot from a GoPro 3 Black Edition.
It took 120 photos during the 10 minute…
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Mechanical Hands From A MakerBot: The Magic Of Robohand (From Makerbot blog news)
Posted by Roberto Navoni on May 18, 2013 at 2:37pm 10 Comments 7 Likes
When Richard Van As, a master carpenter in Johannesburg, South Africa, decided to make a set of mechanical fingers, it wasn’t just for fun. He’d lost four of the fingers on his right hand in an unfortunate work accident. For a tradesman like Rich, having a disabled hand is a big professional…
US House Crime/Homeland Security subcommittee hearing on domestic use of drones
Posted by Kyle Derkacz on May 18, 2013 at 2:30am 1 Comment 1 Like
...left with a cliffhanger: are you allowed to shoot down a drone if it's over your "airspace" (very end of the…
ContinueThirty Days (#13): Y6 in-flight motor failure tests
Posted by Joshua Ott on May 17, 2013 at 6:00pm 15 Comments 4 Likes
Testing out how the new Y6 responds to an in-flight motor failure. Not bad!
VR GIMBAL ( Board Control and IMU ): We are ready for developer.
Posted by Roberto Navoni on May 17, 2013 at 4:30pm 19 Comments 16 Likes
FPV Flying with 3DR Quad and NAZA
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We went and filmed the repair works of the stranded Costa Concordia.
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X47 B Touch and Go
An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator conducts a touch and go landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), marking the first time any unmanned aircraft has completed a touch and go landing at sea. George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. Next stop, the full stop landing amazing. Last Fridays touch and go comes one week after the first catapult launch from an aircraft carrier and was the first touch and go by a UA at sea. Bookmark It Hide Sites
The sUAS News Podcast Celebrates – Dies Natalis
May 9th 2013 marked the one-year anniversary of the sUAS News Podcast Series. We celebrated the occasion (and 200,000+ downloads) by airing a special “Really Big Show”, or episode #48 recapping the highlights and ground covered from the past year’s 47 information packed episodes. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/suasnews/2013/05/08/the-really-big-show The entire sUAS News team takes pride in the popularity of the show and all of the positive feedback. The numbers imply that folks from outside of the UA Kumbaya campfire circle are tuning in to hear about the technology applications and end-user aspirations. The Podcast Series was introduced as an additional content vehicle (manned). sUAS News believes in giving the public what the public wants, and multi-platform information distribution appears to suit this busy and technologically diverse audience. The ethos was to do more than just produce some Cavett-esque interview program, we wanted to try and build a groundbreaking experience. Part of that goal manifested itself by bringing the audience into the field for applications and conceptual firsts. Some, of those live locations are places that most people have only read about or imagined going to in person, and no, I’m not just talking about Vegas. We were all there together as hosts, participants [...]
Unmanned aerial vehicles spur demand for advanced foams
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly in the spotlight in trouble spots throughout the world, but they are also finding increased use in civilian applications. In parallel, suppliers of advanced thermoplastics such as Sabic are addressing demands for aerospace grade materials that meet a number of stringent operational requirements. The UAV market has potential not only for military purposes, but also for civil aviation applications, including First Responder support, wildfire mapping, weather monitoring and telecommunications. It is predicted that, if the opening of the National Airspace to civil UAVs occurs in 2015 as planned, the market potential for UAVs between 2015 and 2017 will be around $13.6 billion according to the AUVSI Economic Report 2013. The U.S. military UAV market is similarly expect to expand in the coming years: a report conducted byMarket Research Media states that the U.S. military UAV market is projected to grow at a 12% compound annual growth rate, reaching $18.7 billion in 2018. The report finds that the U.S. military UAV market will generate $86.5 billion revenues over the period 2013-2018. With this market growth, there is an increasing need for advanced materials that will allow the range of UAVs to be extended and their air time to be [...]
Does Navy drone spell end of the Super Hornet?
By Tim Logan Something happened on the deck of an aircraft carrier off the coast of Virginia on Tuesday that could eventually ripple all the way back to one of the biggest factories in the St. Louis area. The X-47B took off. It was a “watershed event,” said the Navy’s head of aviation, the first-ever launch of an unmanned combat drone at sea. While the Northrop Grumman-built X-47B hasn’t yet stuck a carrier landing — one of the hardest feats in all of aviation — Navy officials think that’ll happen this summer, and they hope that by the end of the decade drones will be a big part of their air combat fleet. All of which raises some big questions about the future of the plane that makes up much of the Navy’s air combat fleet today: The F/A-18 Super Hornet. http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/does-navy-drone-spell-end-of-the-super-hornet/article_93958ff4-3776-5132-aedf-db363c1ee8fa.html Bookmark It Hide Sites
Germany Scuttles UAV Program, According To Reports
Agence France Press is reporting that Germany has cancelled a planned ‘Euro Hawk’ UAV programme because it believes European authorities will not certify them to fly in civilian airspace. More from AFP: Germany had “no hope” of seeing the unmanned aircraft, part of a programme that would have cost more than one billion euros ($1.3 billion), approved for use, said the source speaking on condition of anonymity. The European Aviation Safety Agency has said it would only certify the drones to fly over unpopulated areas because of a lack of an anti-collision system to protect airliners, according to German press reports. “The equipment is not ready for approval without immense expenditure,” the source added. Bookmark It Hide Sites
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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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