"Yep. You need JP1 removed and you will be ok. Otherwise the power red/black cable from the Quattro is going to interfere with the APM power module."
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3D RoboticsJoshua Ott commented on Joshua Ott's blog post Hero 3 with interchangeable lens mount
"Correct, rental only. Welcome to the high end film business.
It's only a matter of time before more people bring this type of thing to the market."
JDronesJani Hirvinen commented on Jani Hirvinen's blog post ArduStation Mega v1.0b arrived
"Harry you should use at least 2.9+ as since 2.8 there has been several changes on MAVLink protocol."
Stephen Dade replied to Hugues's discussion What means in tlogs the rxerrors_radio_t ? in the group ArduCopter User Group"Ok, there's definitely no noise, cable or antenna issues there. It looks like your remote radio stopped transmitting at around ~218 (due to a power-off I assume).
It all looks normal to me!"
John Tomelevage commented on Joshua Ott's blog post Hero 3 with interchangeable lens mount"It is nice, but you cannot buy one."
criro1999 replied to Craig Elder's discussion APM Copter 2.9.1.b has been released"Thanks Randy for this info. I was wondering why I can not see my logs on my testing 3.0-rc2."
DeveloperRandy replied to Craig Elder's discussion APM Copter 2.9.1.b has been released
"By the way, AC3.0-rc2 has a Fence built in. So if you set the FENCE_ENABLE parameter to 1 it will switch to RTL if you go further than 150m (distance set via the FENCE_RADIUS parameter). Go twice that distance and it will LAND.
As the…"
Geoffrey Budd replied to Geoffrey Budd's discussion Initial Tri Setup - No Yaw servo response"I armed the AMP using both the Tx and through the mission planner and tested the servo with the motors spun up to about 25% and at 0% throttle. In all cases the mission planner showed no output at all on RC7 and the servo never moved.
It…"
Tony posted a discussionAlt-Hold climbing, but can't find the sweet "P" spot
Ok I looked at the tuning page, and I can't seem to find the sweet spot for theTHR_ALT_P value. My Hex keeps climbing no matter what I try. Please help.I have a Hex DJI550 with the APM2.5(in case), FW2.9.1b, MP 1.2.51. UBlox telemetry. Moon gel under APM case. Stable mode is good. 3D GPS fixAre there better values to start with other than what is the standard, or do I have a bigger problem?tlog and raw attached. I think I have been messing with this problem way too long. Thank you for any…See More
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DIY Drones News - Weekly #1 - Venturing Forward
Venturing Forward: The Sky’s Not the Limit for UAV EnthusiastsBy: 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 to look around, reassess ourselves and focus our energy and potential towards greater influence over things to come. If you’re an individual with an interest and passion for ‘drones’ that…See More
Dwgsparky replied to Richard's discussion Using Flying wings for aerial mapping"Hi Rich. I had a good day yesterday with X5, 2.73with elevons. Much better but the setup is more work, I, getting 45' in fbwa, did 5 times around a small mission, it was windy but coped well. My WP was too small and it missed the last one due…"
DeveloperRandy replied to Craig Elder's discussion APM Copter 2.9.1.b has been released
"Walthero,
the log erasing is a bug in -rc1 and -rc2. It's fixed in master though so once -rc3 goes out you won't have that problem anymore. I'm hoping to push out -rc3 within a few days."
Matthew Coleman replied to Dr John Lannigan's discussion Crius and twin rotor UAV"You need specialist mixer for that. Ardupilot doesn't support it unless you write your own code."
Matthew Coleman commented on Chris Anderson's blog post ArduPlane home page"I correct myself, it reads "a pro-level UAV system for planes of all types"."
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3dr hex copter stabilize issue
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sonar in 'misson planner'? Sonar wiki says it's used in loiter and alt-hold. What about flying to a waypoint?
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Bigger sized drone project
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DIY Drones News - Weekly #1 - Venturing Forward
Posted by Joshua Johnson on May 20, 2013 at 6:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
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…
DroneDeploy: browser-based drone control & fleet management
Posted by John Wiseman on May 20, 2013 at 5:03pm 0 Comments 1 Like
From TechCrunch:
DroneDeploy is a web-based drone control and management platform. (Let that…
ContinueHero 3 with interchangeable lens mount
Posted by Joshua Ott on May 20, 2013 at 5:00pm 2 Comments 1 Like
My dream has come true: a GoPro with interchangeable mounts.
Thanks to Radiant Images and View Factor Studios, this now…
ContinueThirty Days (#14): 12-rotor demo at Maker Faire 2013
Posted by Joshua Ott on May 20, 2013 at 2:30pm 10 Comments 4 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 5 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…
Continue The sound of MAVLink
Posted by Stefan Landström on May 20, 2013 at 1:00pm 3 Comments 3 Likes
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 0 Comments 1 Like
Through the eyes of a CCTV security system-
Community -based Telerobotic Explorer
Posted by Thomas J Coyle III on May 20, 2013 at 5:30am 3 Comments 2 Likes
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 5 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 23 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…
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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
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
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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
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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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