"News about status of development :
today the eeprom work fine .
PWM output work.
Radio input with APM_RC work fine.
Now we are working on APM_InertialSensor on MPU6000 ... we are implementing i2c support because are using i2c verion of MPU6000…"
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ModeratorRoberto Navoni commented on Roberto Navoni's blog post VR GIMBAL ( Board Control and IMU ): We are ready for developer.
Chris Hilton commented on Bernardo M. A.'s video
Octocopter FPV @ Camboinhas Beach
"Great spot to fly and run the camera.
Vibrations and jello are hard to beat sometimes but you're really not seeing a lot of them. What do you post process your video with?
Great video. Keep shooting them!"
Hadrien replied to Hadrien's discussion Can't connect apm2.5 / got stuck during read params"I use the 2.9.1 source, which worked fine before the mystery crash... I loaded the firmware with Arduino too. I tried to connect APM with the telemetry kit, by the port UART0/2 and with UART0, both didn't work.
I did some tests and it seems…"
Tom replied to Claudio de Paula Donate's discussion First quadcopter, first flights, first tweaks. Need some guidence"Claudio
This makes more sense! The stock PIDs will just get you airborne. You will need to set them up for your particular aircraft. run through the setup (link that I gave) and it will get you closer to where you want to be (stable flight with no…"
Bill Bonney commented on Jared Reabow's blog post 3 axis Camera Gimble connections."@stone1295: Mike A12 is not under the S+- in the diagram. That's the SPI port."
Matt Gunn commented on Matt Gunn's blog post Mapping Mission Ride Along"Yes, gimbal is mapped to CH8 output. I set the gimbal function in the standard parameters tab to either GPS_Point or Mavlink_control and it will automatically start working. Note that those two options allow you to define an area of interest or a…"
keeyen pang posted a discussionPower module voltage fluctuation
I'm setting up my new Skywalker with APM2.5 and power module. All work fine but I notice the voltage reading in the HUD is fluctuating within about 0.5 volt. It will not stay in one reading even though I didn't move anythings. The current also show 1 A with nothing moving. Is there any calibration to be done ? I've used attopilot with great success but this module seems not working well for me.Thanks for any feed back.See More
Claudio de Paula Donate replied to Claudio de Paula Donate's discussion First quadcopter, first flights, first tweaks. Need some guidence"Tom and Olivier, thanks for the replys.
Tom, I'm still in Stabilize mode. I'll log the acc values and check them, I'll post them here later. I did try to add some vibration damping to APM, but maybe is not enough, or I need…"
Cody O. commented on elad o's blog post Photography Drones: Robot Cameras Take to the Skies"I agree Chuck, and this is why I am glad commercial platforms are priced much higher than amateur systems. You either have a lot of time or a lot of money (or both!) in a system, which hopefully keeps the inhibitions high. Makes me think…"
Kristoff Grospe posted a discussionCALL FOR PROPOSALS: Drones & Aerial Robotics Conference (DARC) at NYU School of Law
Call for ProposalsDrones & Aerial Robotics ConferenceOctober 11-13, 2013NYU School of Law The program committee of the inaugural Drones & Aerial Robotics Conference (DARC) is now inviting proposals from individuals across a broad spectrum of expertise. DARC will convene a wide range of stakeholders to explore civilian drones…See More
Richard replied to iskess's discussion Looking for best laptop screen to see in the sun in the group ArduPlane User Group"Cheers for the info chaps, think i'll go for a Panasonic Toughbook CF-19 Mk2, looks like I can get one for about £400 second hand. And with a new battery I should get about 7 hours on a single charge. The only thing that would be good is…"
Tommy Larsen commented on Yusuf Pirgali's blog post HD video for UAV's"@Andy: You don't need their client. Just for device setup. They support VLC and others as well."
Pbreed replied to iskess's discussion Looking for best laptop screen to see in the sun in the group ArduPlane User Group"I have a sunbook that is a Samsung laptop with the pixelqi screen in it.
In bright sun it turns black and white, but 100% easily readable.
You can buy the laptop and then buy the screen, or buy one already…"
Bertold Van den Bergh replied to renaud barbier's discussion is goodluckbuy a reputable website to buy APM2.5?"Hello,
I bought something from this site before (a video receiver module). It worked without problems and was delivered quickly. It cost only 7$ so I risked it."
DeveloperOlivier ADLER replied to Claudio de Paula Donate's discussion First quadcopter, first flights, first tweaks. Need some guidence
"Hi Claudio. It is normal to adjust throttle permanently when you are using stabilize mode. You need to use Alt-Hold mode to get altitude stabilisation.
Be carefull, the APM 1.4 do not have the same barometric performance as the APM 2.5. So you…"
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IR sensor ( sharp 2Y0A02)
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sharp distance sensor GP2Y0A02
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Hybrid Penta Copter
Posted by OG on May 19, 2013 at 6:15am 12 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 12 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 21 Comments 3 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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Posted by Roberto Navoni on May 18, 2013 at 2:37pm 10 Comments 6 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…
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Thirty 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!
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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
Israel is world’s largest exporter of drones, study finds
By Gili Cohen Israel is the world’s largest exporter of unmanned aircraft, in terms of the number of systems sold, a study has found. Over the last eight years Israel has exported $4.6 billion worth of unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a study by the business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. UAVs, or drones, constitute nearly 10 percent of Israel’s total military exports. Unmanned equipment exports are a relatively volatile market, the report shows. Israel had $150 million in UAV exports in 2008, a figure which increased substantially in 2009 to $650 million. Exports of the small surveillance planes peaked in 2010, a record year for drone sales, to $979 million. http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-is-world-s-largest-exporter-of-drones-study-finds.premium-1.524771 Bookmark It Hide Sites
Michael Hutt program manager USGS to speak at sUSBexpo
Michael Hutt will share insights from the USGS and their unmanned aircraft operations at the Small Unmanned Systems Business Expo July 25th – 26th at the TechShop San Francisco The USGS National UAS Project Office at the Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center (GECSC) is located in Denver CO, and is an operational component of the Climate and Land Use Change Land Remote Sensing Program. It was established on May 8, 2008 based on the successful completion of an Emerging Technology Investigation into the potential use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to benefit the DOI and USGS missions. http://susbexpo.com/ Bookmark It Hide Sites
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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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