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Permalink Reply by Simon on June 6, 2012 at 8:03am

I was thinking along the same lines. So, how have you gone so far?

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Permalink Reply by kupouc on June 6, 2012 at 8:17am

I made a reddit post with shematic and purchased stuff, I have'nt printed it yet because my 3D printer is not ready and I'm in exam so I don't start the project before July

News will be posted in my french fablab wiki website: http://assos.utc.fr/fablab/drone

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Permalink Reply by MHefny on September 26, 2012 at 12:48am

Hey I worked on this solution for a plan...I didnt fly it but I did closed the cycle and connect it to Flight Gear Simulator to test it.

I use Android smart phone and IOIO to control servo.

pls check this project http://code.google.com/p/androiv-uav-over-android/

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Permalink Reply by Bim on October 4, 2012 at 3:01pm

Android is not a real time operating system, it's not suitable for real time control.

You can use an APM or any other flight board(With it own's IMU, not the one on the android) to control the aircraft and have the android provide you with Telemetry, FPV and maybe use it's GPS but that's about it.

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Permalink Reply by Craig Issod on March 13, 2013 at 4:40pm

I think within a few years small android combination devices (basically phones, but maybe a bit smaller) will be able to have apps that do virtually ALL the flight control, GPS plus FPV and still pics/video. I can't see why it would head in other other direction, because the low cost of these devices made by the 100's of millions will have to edge out even the lowest cost dedicated hardware GPS stuff.

This is a view from the outside, but it is akin to al the things computers now do in software which previously required hardware or completely different devices. 

With complete tablets selling for $150 (on sale) with GPS in them, how long before a sub-$100 3 inch screen phone/gps programmable do-dad which plugs into a receiver or other interface module and does most everything?

I say 5 years, but that's probably on the long end. 

Edit -even if android is not "real time" now, additions to it plus outside interfaces for the stuff that has to be really quick could probably make up the difference. Some might depend on the use - but for photog and general flight (not flips, races, obstacle courses, etc.), would you need realtime for anything other than some of the motor balancing? 

We'd need to know how slow it is....and why it could not be made quicker. 

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