"Itzik,
If you already have the mission planner installed you can just go to the Help Screen and click "Check for Updates". If you don't have it installed then you can get it here.
Yes, the…"
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Vince Hogg replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use"OK Oliver, its not possible to separate the components further as its an enclosed H frame. Anyway I never saw any loiter orbits with 2.9.1 so it must be settings.
In Marcos initial post he suggests manual compass calibration and DEC setting. Is…"
DeveloperMark Colwell commented on Adam AKAV8R's blog post DJI has officially released the H3-2D Gimbal for $699!
"We need new models for Sony NEX series, for remote sensing applications that can pay the bills. "
Hugues commented on Wesley Versfeld's blog post Tarot T810 build log"that's great. I love the look and simplicity of this tarot T shape landing gear. The issue I have is that i have a bottom plate like you and no horizontal carbon tube to clamp it on.
I coud simply use your bottom half clamp (the one with the…"
palo sestak replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use"By descriptions it promises a lot over versions till 2.9. Will going to test it in the evening.
But what I understood from Randys writing when I touched some param it will stay untouched by loading new firmware. I have touched some and want to start…"
DeveloperRandy replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use
"Waladi,
Thanks for finding this. I've recreated it and I believe it's a mission planner bug. Issue raised in the MissionPlanner issues list here."
LTMNO replied to Anderl's discussion er9x Frsky firmware, What is displayed?"Just curious, did you ever get this to work?
I am have desperately tried to get the same solution going.. with no luck.
The ioBoard firmware is just jumping the telemetry inputs everywhere...
The GPS data doesn't come in....
Do you have…"
Ludovico Antonio commented on Brian Boomgaard's blog post SolarSight, The University of Michigan SolarDrones UAV"Hi Brian! I`m extremely happy to see someone else on here interested in the matter of solar planes! I made a working one too (but not nearly as cool as yours) with my best friend two years ago, (this is the post on diy…"
LTMNO commented on Jani Hirvinen's blog post jDrones News: jD-IOBoard v1.0"Great work on the updates and the IO Splitter.
Any news on the update for FrySky?
I have exhausted all resources and am desperately waiting to utilize the IO Board with the APM for FrySky Telemetry.
Thanks."
DeveloperOlivier ADLER replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use
"Vince, not sure about that assumption but perhaps your battery magnetic field is changing during flight, specially if some cells are not matched.
In this case the only solution is to put the APM at a greater distance from the battery.
Check as…"
Vince Hogg replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use"My next question.
What changes on a long flight to offset the compass again?
Have got a nice steady loiter after takeoff but after a 10min FPV flight the circles begin again and the heading line is off. Compass learn is off.
"
JM replied to Gábor Zoltán's discussion Adding extra functions to MinimOSD"Hi Miguel,
Thanks again for the input! GND was connected to the BLK pin. Its a strange issue for sure, the communication is working on some level, because the osd starts when its receiving the hearthbeats, and also shows when there is no HB, even…"
"Scratch building is a pure joy to me but it is not for everyone.
You are a bit early in the development process of my document. That document will be offered on the DroneSpeak website (probably a free download) in the near future.
I am also…"
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How to succeed without really trying
Posted by Glenn Anderson on June 19, 2013 at 6:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes
My quad is flying better than it should. I almost feel guilty.
I slapped together a frame in a few hours. I use cheap props mounted on long shafts with cheap collets. The motors are not precisely aligned to the frame. The props are not balanced perfectly. Motor centers form a rectangle not a square. APM is strapped to the frame. I never bothered to calibrate compassmot. CG is not in the center of the…
Continue Printing (tiny) batteries
Posted by CrashingDutchman on June 19, 2013 at 4:33am 0 Comments 2 Likes
Novel application of 3D printing could enable the development of miniaturized medical implants, compact electronics, tiny robots, and more. It will probably take a while before this will be used for the hobby markt, but I though the story is nice enough to blog about it.
Continue3D printing can now be used to print lithium-ion microbatteries the…
Getting started with Matrix Pilot is now cheaper
Posted by Nick Arsov on June 18, 2013 at 11:30pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
Hi Everyone,
AUAV3 is now at a reduced price of $94.95 for a limited time.
There are several dedicated developers and most of the cool new features are at least in a beta form. We would like to see more users trying these boards and features. Also recently, 2 AUAV3's flew…
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Boeing's hydrogen-powered UAV takes first flight (last year)
Posted by Chris Anderson on June 18, 2013 at 8:00pm 6 Comments 2 Likes
Designed for a duration of four days at 65,000 feet. The first flight was just 28 minutes and it sustained damage on landing, but otherwise the mission was a success. ]UPDATE: This was a year ago, sorry for missing that. It's taken several flight since then]
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DIY Samsung Trigger for APM
Posted by Jeff Taylor on June 18, 2013 at 5:06pm 2 Comments 7 Likes
In this post I’ll describe how to make your own cable to trigger the Samsung mirrorless cameras NX20, NX210 and NX1000. We’ll be using an ArduPilot Mega 2.5 to do the triggering but you can use any Arduino or even a soldered push button.
What you’ll need:
- Any 2 or 3 wire cable – I use a 30cm Futaba servo extender which I cut the female end off…
DJI has officially released the H3-2D Gimbal for $699!
Posted by Adam AKAV8R on June 18, 2013 at 3:00pm 14 Comments 1 Like
Well the price has finally been released for the new DJI Phantom gimbal @ $699.00 and comes complete as shown below. The nice features are the ability to charge the GoPro while flying and the ability to output video to your video Tx all contained inside the arms of the gimbal. Full details …
ContinueParrot releases GPS module for AR.Drone 2.0
Posted by Chris Anderson on June 18, 2013 at 1:20pm 6 Comments 3 Likes
Man whose RC drone was shot down over Turkey protest returns to the skies
Posted by Matthew Schroyer on June 18, 2013 at 7:44am 3 Comments 7 Likes
Many of you might be aware of the situation in Turkey, where protests have been going on for longer than two weeks. Some of you on DIYDrones might also be aware that a man was flying a small RC drone above these protests, that is, until his aircraft was shot down by riot police.
I originally wrote about this on sUASNews,…
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PX4FLOW Position Hold Beta and Source Code Release
Posted by PX4 on June 18, 2013 at 7:30am 3 Comments 6 Likes
Our new video shows position hold (the position can be moved on the fly, so its actually full position control) using the PX4FMU autopilot plus …
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Visiting Paris airshow for the first time the Piaggio Hammerhead is certainly the most dashing UA entrant. Based on its existing manned platform the Hammerhead is a fast high performance machine as one might expect from the Italians. The Piaggio…
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While Pix4D’s currentDesktop software Pix4uav isthe perfectsolution to convertUAV imagery into geo‐referenced 2Dmosaics and 3Dmodels, Pix4D’s goal isto keep on innovating and developing technology that can push the limits of 3Dmodeling even further. The current version of Pix4uav is used…
Bill Seeks to Restrict Drones
JIM PROVANCE SOURCE: THE BLADE, TOLEDO, OHIO June 18–COLUMBUS — If unmanned drones are going to hover over Ohioans’ heads, state law has to catch up with them, a lawmaker argues. State Rep. Rex Damschroder, the Fremont Republican and pilot, has…
UAS demonstrates potential of unmanned aircraft for wildfire use
Mark Engebretson Owners of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, based in Oklahoma City, were at Possum Kingdom Lake Saturday demonstrating unmanned aircraft that can be used over wildfires. Held at the Possum Kingdom East Volunteer Fire Department, representatives from the Brazos River…
NASA Tests Radio for Unmanned Aircraft Operations
NASA’s communications experts have begun flight testing a prototype radio as part of the agency’s contributions toward fully integrating civil and commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS). This particular radio is one of the first…
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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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