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Hey guys I am new to this can someone help me out. I'm have no UAV experiences but I'm willing to learn to make my rocket fly back. This is a senior project so I need to make this work. I'm making a rocket with fly back ability the rocket could get up to 25000 ft. So I need it to be antonymous.
I need to be able to upload a dozen or so way points with a telemetry kit(1miles of communication), I need it to be antonymous (maybe antonymous landing) following UPS waypoint. also I need to be able to manual override just in case I need more control.
I only have a joystick w/ USB port and a laptop for programming.
Can someone give me a list of what exactly do I need?
Also should I go with MediaTek or Ublox GPS is the extra price worth it?
What Telemetry frequency should I use 433MHz, 915MHz, or 2.4GHz for maximum distance
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Permalink Reply by Randy Brazeau on -
Hi Chris
2- 5 miles, I think the first think is you need really, really good insurance.
Second thing...experience...starting out small and adding to UAV.
I'm still building mine and it is definitely a hobby that you have to take very seriously.
I'm just saying...no disrespect.
Is it a quadcopter? Rocket?
Randy
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Permalink Reply by Chris liou on
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We will be launching in the middle of no where and we will have insurance. I'm just wondering if it can land autonomously.
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Permalink Reply by Hamish Cook on -
Ardupilot should be able to do this fine. The most difficult part is going to be designing a rocket that can transition to winged flight, I assume I've read your intentions correctly?
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Permalink Reply by Chris liou on
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yes, I know the rocket will be hard to make, that's why it's a senior project. also do you know how to program it to automatically land? and how many way points can i program into my rocket?
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Permalink Reply by Hamish Cook on
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This page from the Arduplane wiki explains the auto landing function. Waypoints are only limited by memory, I don't know how many exactly, probably hundreds.
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Permalink Reply by Delfin Magote III on -
If you will be using a two-way telemetry, waypoints can be virtually unlimited since you can transmit new waypoints over-the-air. However, pre-programmed waypoints are only limited by memory. 900MHz is good enough for long range telemetry. For your distance needs, the 3DR Radio will suffice, but if you need a more powerful radio, RFD900 is the way to go.
Arduplane has autonomous take-off and landing, however, if the platform will be purely rocket, I suggest you take a look at the ArduRocket group.
And by the way, as others have suggested, start small. Do simulations first until you are 100% sure and proceed to implementation.
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