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Rino Orlando commented on Marco Robustini's group ArduCopter Italian Group
"Dimenticavo.... altra possibile causa della salita del quadri inserendo Alt-Hold e Loiter puo' essere un sotto o sovra dimensionamento dell'avionica per la parte motori-eliche. I due comandi indicati hanno una banda che va dal 40% al 60%…"
37 seconds ago
Michael Naumov replied to u4eake's discussion APM 2.5 with NEO-6M ublox gps (not 3DR LEA-6)
"Meiser, Please try this one. Also make sure you are compiling AC-3.0rc2. I have external GPS lED as well and it works the same way with modified file."
5 minutes ago
Richard Boyhan replied to James Small's discussion sonar in 'misson planner'? Sonar wiki says it's used in loiter and alt-hold. What about flying to a waypoint?
"How high are you flying your mission? Sonar only works under 20 feet or 7 meters."
7 minutes ago
Michael Naumov replied to u4eake's discussion APM 2.5 with NEO-6M ublox gps (not 3DR LEA-6)
"Hello Rodovan, Here is attached file I'm using to stop AC firmware(AC-3.0rc2) to overwrite uBlox settings. In this modified file you will find disabled parts of the code marked with "NM" sign. Here are exectly parts of code trying to…"
7 minutes ago
Jacob Densmore replied to Carl Campbell's discussion RTF Quad Drone $400 and ARF Helicopters
"Sent s friend request so we could talk about details. "
8 minutes ago
Tony replied to Tony's discussion Alt-Hold climbing, but can't find the sweet "P" spot
"James, I will check THR_MID to see if this helps. I have been troubleshooting this issue for a while, the hex hovers solid at  40%-50% throttle, it just takes off (up) when I switch modes. I've tried exceeding them, as you saw in the log…"
9 minutes ago
Etienne replied to Ashley Belbin's discussion APM 2.5 in the group South African DIY Drones User Group
"Sure. Details sent to your phone."
14 minutes ago
R. D. Starwalt replied to Jean Cyr's discussion Newbiee question
"Tom means to use JP1 and that really depends on what your power scheme requires. What you are describing is not a typical RC RX and yes, the APM wants individual PWM inputs. See THIS page in the Wiki. I use a Spektrum DX6i. 6 Channels is…"
15 minutes ago
Tony replied to Tony's discussion Alt-Hold climbing, but can't find the sweet "P" spot
"Hey Bruno,   How does "telem delay" tie into altitude-hold? Thanks,   Tony"
20 minutes ago
Alexey Kozin replied to Alexey Kozin's discussion how to use camera shutter automaticaly? in the group ArduCopter User Group
"Thank you! i start new issue https://github.com/diydrones/ardupilot/issues/295 with detail describing"
32 minutes ago
Richard replied to Richard's discussion Using Flying wings for aerial mapping
"Andy, I think Phil summed it up pretty, well, but to add to the response, If you can use hs81mg's or hs82mg's in the X5 I dont think you'll have any issues. I made a mistake and put these cheap turnigy servos into my second x5,…"
36 minutes ago
Richard replied to Richard's discussion Using Flying wings for aerial mapping
"Hi Dwgsparky, glad your getting on with 2.73, fingers crossed there will be no drama when I do my first flights. I think 15m radius waypoints seems reasonable with the x5, as long as it has enough time to turn.  Fitting a camera into the X5…"
39 minutes ago
Søren Kuula replied to Magnus Wake's discussion Bit of a melt down on my arducopter. Anythoughts
"It looks like the negative connection between ESCs and battery was missing. Instead the current went from the ESCs to the APM through the thin control cables, and then via BEC to battery minus. Regards , Soren"
40 minutes ago
Tom replied to Eric Martin's discussion Newbie - possibilities of Drones/Planes ?
"Wow, your questions are kind of hard to answer... I don't think that current flight speed/ payload/ airframe capabilities will allow you to get this kind of speed, however I have not looked into that aspect personally. But I guess with…"
41 minutes ago
Nick Young left a comment for David Anders
"Hi David, Thanks for getting in touch. Me being a newbe on the subject, can you get the ball rolling? I have a load of questions and am somewhat shooting in the dark right now."
48 minutes ago
NIKHIL replied to Seth's discussion another Android GCS
"Hi , where can i get the source code of the Android GCS , I would like to make a few changes and develop it if possible can i have the link of the source code ,if not can you mail it to nikhil.naraparaju@gmail.com"
55 minutes ago

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RTF Quad Drone $400 and ARF Helicopters

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another Android GCS

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initial setup

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Welcome to DIY Drones!


This is the home for everything about amateur Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Use the tabs and drop-down menus above to navigate the site. (About us/Site rules)

This community created the Arduino-based ArduPilot, the world's first universal autopilot (planes, multicopters of all sorts and ground rovers). The APM 2.5 autopilot hardware runs a variety of powerful free UAV software systems, including:

  • ArduPlane, a pro-level UAV system for planes of all types.
  • ArduCopter, a fully-autonomous multicopter and heli UAV system.

I'm new to all this--where do I start?                    Are amateur UAVs legal? (yes)

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ROS, APM and the Kinect

Posted by David Gitz on May 20, 2013 at 10:00pm 2 Comments

For a University Robotics class I completed a project that integrates ROS (Fuerte), an APM and a Kinect Sensor.

For some reason all the text that I had written was lost when I posted this.  I didn't really say anything besides what I didn't already say here:  …

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How to program Expo on the Throttle channel for Open9x

Posted by Bill Bonney on May 20, 2013 at 9:00pm 1 Comment

A member the other day asked how to program expo on the throttle channel to help with hover in stabilize mode. So I made this short video on how to do it.

How to Improve Throttle Response by adding Expo to your RC Transmitter Control from Bill Bonney on Vimeo.

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DIY Drones News - Weekly #1 - Venturing Forward

Posted by Joshua Johnson on May 20, 2013 at 6:00pm 2 Comments

Venturing Forward: The Sky’s Not the Limit for UAV Enthusiasts
By: Kevin Solar of DIYDrones.com (DIY Drones News Journalist)
 

We live in a uniquely dynamic age influenced heavily by technological advances surging in every direction. It’s a time…

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DroneDeploy: browser-based drone control & fleet management

Posted by John Wiseman on May 20, 2013 at 5:03pm 1 Comment

From TechCrunch:

DroneDeploy is a web-based drone control and management platform. (Let that…

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Hero 3 with interchangeable lens mount

Posted by Joshua Ott on May 20, 2013 at 5:00pm 17 Comments

My dream has come true: a GoPro with interchangeable mounts.

Thanks to Radiant Images and View Factor Studios, this now…

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Thirty Days (#14): 12-rotor demo at Maker Faire 2013

Posted by Joshua Ott on May 20, 2013 at 2:30pm 14 Comments

Joe and Justin give the Maker Faire 2013 crowd a demo of their new heavy-lift 12-rotor creation -- including an example of flying with only six motors operational. The downwash from this monster could be used for clearing leaves off the lawn or removing snow from the driveway, in addition to keeping a large camera aloft.

Techpod + APM 2.5 test flight

Posted by wayne garris on May 20, 2013 at 1:47pm 7 Comments

Hey everyone,

 Got a little free time to get out to the field and do some flying yesterday. got a chance to engage the APM and see what it would do.

I was able to try out stabilize and RTH modes. both worked pretty well. Had problems with the OSD and after the first flight, I was getting glitches from the right aileron servo. I could not track…

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The sound of MAVLink

Posted by Stefan Landström on May 20, 2013 at 1:00pm 3 Comments

 

The video below shows an Arduino Nano connected to an AD9835 breakout board, filmed by an 808 #16 mini-camera. It's cropped to remove my chaotic desktop if anyone notices that the resolution doesn't match the default for the 808 #16 cam.

(You might want to lower your audio settings before…

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Interesting way to view a quad....

Posted by Adam AKAV8R on May 20, 2013 at 12:33pm 1 Comment

Through the eyes of a CCTV security system-

 
 
 

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UAV news from sUAS News

Ar.Drone 2.0 joins the Royal Air Force

Ar.Drone 2.0 joins the Royal Air Force

Parrot is supporting the RAF Rally Championship for 2013 with a Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Quadcopter. As serving members of the Royal Air Force the team know a thing or two about aviation, aircraft and drones and they think the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Quadcopter is a magnificent flying machine and perfect for capturing the unique action from the RAF Rally Championship. This started recently when the RAF Rally Team has its pre-season training camp in Rorbacksnas, Sweden. They spent 5 days driving rally cars at full speed around a purposely designed ice stage — the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 was used in the sub-zero conditions to capture unique footage from angles that other cameras just don’t allow. Bookmark It Hide Sites

QuadH2o

QuadH2o

The QuadH2o is a new design in Quadcopter, offering professionals the ability to safely capture aerial and video photography whilst flying over water with peace of mind knowing that the system is safe in the event of a flyaway or power failure. It’s lightweight, streamlined hull enables 10+ minute flight times and great maneuverability, whilst its water resistant, strong and well thought out design delivers a professional ‘over water’ quadcopter suitable for FPV flight and capturing Video/Photography. http://www.quadh2o.com/ Bookmark It Hide Sites

Drones & Agriculture: Unmanned Aircraft May Revolutionize Farming, Experts Say

Drones & Agriculture: Unmanned Aircraft May Revolutionize Farming, Experts Say

By: Tia Ghose, LiveScience Staff Writer SAN MATEO, Calif. — The word “drone” tends to conjure up images of planes that kill terrorists or of creepy surveillance tools. But tiny drone airplanes made of foam may be more useful in rural environments, one researcher says. There, the fliers could revolutionize agriculture, reducing the need for pesticides and improving crop production. Because drones can fly cheaply at a low altitude, they can get highly detailed images of cropland, said Chris Anderson, the CEO of 3D Robotics and former editor-in-chief of Wired, here on Saturday (May 18) at this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area, a two-day celebration of DIY science, technology and engineering. Drone-captured close-ups of fields could help farmers tailor their pesticide treatment and identify subtle differences in soil productivity. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/20/drones-agriculture-unmanned-aircraft-farming_n_3308164.html Bookmark It Hide Sites

Drone aircraft help Grand Forks police fight crime

Drone aircraft help Grand Forks police fight crime

by Dan Gunderson, Minnesota Public Radio GRAND FORKS, N.D. — In the locker room at the University of North Dakota football stadium, a handful of people wait for an early morning rain shower to pass so they can test a small four-rotor helicopter on the football field. As the clouds pass, the crew of university researchers and police snap together the 3-foot-long, 5-pound helicopter in an unmanned aircraft training exercise designed to show how small drones can help fight crime. It’s flown by controls on a tablet-like device that also shows a live video feed from the drone’s on-board camera. Small drones could save police time and money, but privacy advocates worry they might also make it easy for police to spy on people. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/16/technoogy/drones-police-tool?goback=%2Enmp_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1%2Egde_115534_member_241711045 Bookmark It Hide Sites

X47 B Touch and Go

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

UAV news from Flight Global

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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