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Randy replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use
"Try setting WP_YAW_BEHAVIOR to 1.  As of AC3.0, the default is 2. Meanings of the "0","1" and "2" settings are below!     // @Param: WP_YAW_BEHAVIOR    // @DisplayName: Yaw behaviour…"
9 minutes ago
Jonathan Hair replied to Jonathan Hair's discussion CCW motors getting hotter than CW motors on Quad
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Randy replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use
"Antonie,      You're getting nosie on your Baro.  This is throwing off the altitude estimate and would cause a sudden loss in altitude.  Is this is new problem or have you seen it in the past as well?  If…"
12 minutes ago
Jon replied to Monroe Lee King Jr.'s discussion APM USB connection issues and Mission Planner
"Uninstalled MP completely   Deleted ProgFiles  / APMPlanner folder Ran installation 1.2.53    Note:  MP installation wizard reports 'Arduino LLC (usbser)' and '3D Robotics(usbser)Ports' drivers already…"
12 minutes ago
Jonathan Hair replied to Jonathan Hair's discussion CCW motors getting hotter than CW motors on Quad
"Got a log. It is clear that motors 1 and 2 are working harder than motors 3 and 4. Any insight? I have APC 10X3.8 props on their way. Thanks!"
14 minutes ago
davidbuzz commented on Chris Anderson's blog post VTOL with APM 2.5
"@Jonathan Hesselbarth  - we'd love to know what ( if any ) software / code changes you've made to ArduCopter or ArduPlane to make this ingenious configuration "work"....?    "
15 minutes ago
Stone1295 replied to Stone1295's discussion USPS shipping option for store purchases please!
"Just a quick update to this:   I was able to change my shipping address from my physical address to my PO Box address and was then able to select USPS as my shipping option.  This saved me about $32 off of my shipping…"
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Randy replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use
"Vince,      Re compassmot, it seems like the compass interference is quite low on your copter, congrats!  I guess the medicine in this case is worse than the disease.  You can see in the graph directly below that the…"
22 minutes ago
Francis Ignacio replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use
"I've been testing the RTL mode and noticed that my tricopter does not turn to face towards home, like it used to, when it executes the RTL. The tricopter heading direction remains the same and it flies backwards towards home during RTL. How do…"
30 minutes ago
Tony Hay commented on jim C.'s blog post RVJET with autopilot APM 2.5
"fantatstic work!! i have just ordered an rvjet and will be doing exactly this ( after a good play), any chance of seeing your settings?"
33 minutes ago
HeliStorm commented on Thomas J Coyle III's blog post UAS demonstrates potential of unmanned aircraft for wildfire use
"I appreciate the sharing of these articles. There is so much potential in these devices."
44 minutes ago
Alfred Alan jr commented on jim C.'s blog post RVJET with autopilot APM 2.5
"Bueno como siempre,  saludos!"
45 minutes ago
Monroe Lee King Jr. left a comment for Monroe Lee King Jr.
"Well Bill I think I'd be a fool not to do a project with you. What do you have in mind?"
50 minutes ago
Zachary Rackovan replied to Zachary Rackovan's discussion Issue with Arducopter 2.5 and RTL
"Well I took it out tonight and it flew great on the first battery. Changed to the next battery which was exactly the same and it would not RTL but it would loiter. hmmmmmm. I am starting to wish I would have got a naza. Zachary"
56 minutes ago

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Randy replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use
"James,      Yes, that set-up looks correct.  Maybe there's something physically wrong with the power module.  You can also see the current draw in real-time on the mission planner's status tab. "
1 hour ago
William Premerlani left a comment for Monroe Lee King Jr.
"Hi Monroe, Ok, I will keep that (a good Kalman project) in mind, and put it on my list of things to do. Paul Bizard, my first "partner in crime", has a Kalman estimator that he simulated. Here is his posting. Paul simulated it, but never…"
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APM USB connection issues and Mission Planner

Started by Monroe Lee King Jr. in Unassigned category. Last reply by Jon 12 minutes ago. 6 Replies

Issue with Arducopter 2.5 and RTL

Started by Zachary Rackovan in ArduCopter 2.x (multicopter). Last reply by Zachary Rackovan 56 minutes ago. 22 Replies

Adjust YAW Sensitivity

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What do I need to start

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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
  • ArduRover, a fully-autonomous ground-based vehicle system

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

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FBI admits to using surveillance drones over US soil

Posted by Bill Bonney on June 19, 2013 at 2:59pm 4 Comments

The FBI has admitted it sometimes uses aerial surveillance drones over US soil,…

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RVJET with autopilot APM 2.5

Posted by jim C. on June 19, 2013 at 8:30am 5 Comments

hello everyone, after two weeks of settings and adjustments, the achievement RVJET fly with APM 2.5 in auto mode
Flying weight: 2750 grams
autopilot: APM 2.5
Motor: 3020 1110kv scorpion
prop: 10x6
Battery: 1 x 5000 + 1 x 3000

firmware : arduplane 2.73

How to succeed without really trying

Posted by Glenn Anderson on June 19, 2013 at 6:00am 24 Comments

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…

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Printing (tiny) batteries

Posted by CrashingDutchman on June 19, 2013 at 4:33am 0 Comments

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.

3D printing can now be used to print lithium-ion microbatteries the…

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Getting started with Matrix Pilot is now cheaper

Posted by Nick Arsov on June 18, 2013 at 11:30pm 22 Comments

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

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]

Via…

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DIY Samsung Trigger for APM

Posted by Jeff Taylor on June 18, 2013 at 5:06pm 3 Comments

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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…
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DJI has officially released the H3-2D Gimbal for $699!

Posted by Adam AKAV8R on June 18, 2013 at 3:00pm 16 Comments

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 …

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Parrot releases GPS module for AR.Drone 2.0

Posted by Chris Anderson on June 18, 2013 at 1:20pm 11 Comments

MAVLink-compatible, which means it works with QGroundControl. All details here. Coverage from Engadget:

Starting next week, Parrot will be…

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UAV news from sUAS News

Unmanned aircraft training goes on the road

Unmanned aircraft training goes on the road

By HEATHER R. SMITH AMRDEC Public Affairs To train operators of the unmanned aircraft Shadow, Hunter and Gray Eagle, the Army uses Institutional Mission Simulators, which are mockups of the ground control stations from which aircraft are operated in the…

GA-ASI and Fokker Team to Offer Predator B to the Netherlands PAS13

GA-ASI and Fokker Team to Offer Predator B to the Netherlands PAS13

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fokker Technologies, a leading specialist in advanced components…

ETURNAS UAV at PAS 13

ETURNAS UAV at PAS 13

LE BOURGET, FRANCE: June 19, 2013 - Design Intelligence Incorporated, LLC (DII) and MicroLink Devices, Inc.  (MLD) today announced the development of a new solar-optimized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called ETURNAS. The ETURNAS UAV weighs less than nine pounds and uses a reconfigurable solar wing…

Piaggio Hammerhead at PAS13

Piaggio Hammerhead at PAS13

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…

New Pix4DPartner‐ and Sponsorships

New Pix4DPartner‐ and Sponsorships

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…

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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