"Andy
Your concern on the minimal aileron movement is common. But watch this video and half way thru Chris speaks to this characteristic on wing aircraft:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YSSLDGDjW_U
Phil"
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DroidDrones.com replied to james lambert's discussion Drone use in Agriculture :)"There was an article on this subject today on yahoo
http://news.yahoo.com/could-drones-revolutionize-agriculture-153311769.html"
Assistant AdminJoshua Johnson commented on David Gitz's blog post ROS, APM and the Kinect
"Thanks for sharing this! I love messing around with my Kinect and testing code but man you are a pure genius!!! Please keep us updated on your progress and if your code is opensource. "
David Gitz posted a blog postROS, APM and the Kinect
For a University Robotics class I completed a project that integrates ROS (Fuerte), an APM and a Kinect Sensor.…See More
AdminJohn C. commented on wayne garris's blog post Techpod + APM 2.5 test flight
"Finally got a chance to lay up the wings today. Fuse tomorrow.
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Alpo Hassinen commented on Alpo Hassinen's blog post TaigaCam, ROBUST plane for aerial photography"Wing length is 150 cm. It can not be much longer, there will be twisting of flutter problems.Wing chord is 25 cm. Wing material is 30g/l EPP."
Johar Palacita commented on Johar Palacita's photo
2013-05-18 23.16.32
"The arms can from DJI, body are based from TBS Discovery but I get the design from Max Levine at http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/arducopter-tbs-discovery-style ;. And make the body from PCB's upper plate and lower plate."
Zach Zmithrovitch posted a discussionAltitude Not reading, new apm 2.5
ok guys, first time with apm but I am having a blast so far.anyways, havent made the maiden flight yet but working on MP to get everything to a good starting point.so, the altitude readout is constantly reading -2.14xxxxx meters, and doesnt budge even when lifting the quad. when running a test on the pressure sensor "altitude" with CLI i see the altitude change in "cm". ia this right? seems like something is off.See More
Richard Thompson commented on Johar Palacita's photo2013-05-18 23.16.32
"Johar,
Is that your own design? The arms look like form a DJI flamewheel but I don't recognise the "body".
It looks great and seems to have plenty of room.
Richard
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3D RoboticsJoshua Ott commented on Joshua Ott's blog post Thirty Days (#14): 12-rotor demo at Maker Faire 2013
"Ha.
To answer your question though, Joe says it will lift 2Kg and fly normally. I'm sure it will lift much more than that, but it's going to start to feel it."
Bill Bonney posted a blog postHow to program Expo on the Throttle channel for Open9x
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.or see it on YouTube http://youtu.be/s1sD0ynLr5oSee More
Mike R. commented on Joshua Ott's blog post Thirty Days (#14): 12-rotor demo at Maker Faire 2013"lol, then I'm in for 3.. :) Got some boulders and a small house to move.."
3D RoboticsJoshua Ott commented on Joshua Ott's blog post Thirty Days (#14): 12-rotor demo at Maker Faire 2013
"Mike, I believe it's somewhere around a metric sh*t ton... give or take.
Joe or Justin can correct me on that."
John Tomelevage commented on Joshua Ott's blog post Hero 3 with interchangeable lens mount"Exactly. I think the C mount is a good choice for the base camera body and there are plenty of adapters from C to "X" mount."
Wiki NinjaGary McCray commented on Joshua Ott's blog post Hero 3 with interchangeable lens mount
"Actually there seem to be lots of very high quality C-mount small lens's for machine vision that look like they would work quite acceptably.
Admittedly the Schneider Cinegon the Novo is using is a tad pricey at something like $1500.00 but I am…"
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ROS, APM and the Kinect
Posted by David Gitz on May 20, 2013 at 10:12pm 1 Comment 1 Like
For a University Robotics class I completed a project that integrates ROS (Fuerte), an APM and a Kinect Sensor.…
How to program Expo on the Throttle channel for Open9x
Posted by Bill Bonney on May 20, 2013 at 9:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
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.
or…
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Venturing Forward: The Sky’s Not the Limit for UAV Enthusiasts
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We live in a uniquely dynamic age influenced heavily by technological advances surging in every direction. It’s a time…
DroneDeploy: browser-based drone control & fleet management
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From TechCrunch:
DroneDeploy is a web-based drone control and management platform. (Let that…
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Posted by Joshua Ott on May 20, 2013 at 5:00pm 17 Comments 2 Likes
My dream has come true: a GoPro with interchangeable mounts.
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Posted by Joshua Ott on May 20, 2013 at 2:30pm 13 Comments 7 Likes
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 6 Comments 3 Likes
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 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.
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Robot Magazine July/August 2013
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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
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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
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