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Comment by jasonshort on November 17, 2011 at 11:15am

Most of what we're doing is testing everything in the SIM. I've got a test now that runs every WP type in a script and I just got it to fly the most complex mission I could come up with. 

Here's a video:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5797916/Screen%20Recording%202.mov

 

What you can see is the Yaw control. There are a few commands that do things like Yaw 720° or point to home or next wp that were tested as well. You'll also notice that the order of execution has changed so conditional commands wait until the prior WP has been reached, not just loaded. This makes mission scripting much more user friendly.

 

Another feature that was tested heavily is the dynamic writing of WP's to the copter in flight. You can fly your pattern and click CH7 to save the WP. Then, enter Auto mode to fly the pattern automatically!

 

Alt hold has also been improved, and may require some PID Tweaks for users. Hopefully not, but we'll see.

 

The rest of the flight controllers are all the same so current PIDs will not need to be changed.

 

I'm planning on releasing it tonight or tomorrow morning.

Jason

 

 

Comment by barbeyrac on November 17, 2011 at 9:38am

switch loiter mode is only the way for the quad stay on the gps position, or before we must define loiter point with a another switch like channel 7 ?

Comment by Allen Bishop on November 17, 2011 at 8:19am

Do we have a release date for .50?  Days, Weeks ???

Thanks

Allen

Comment by Todd Hill on November 17, 2011 at 8:16am

Pull from Git.  .50 is working pretty darn well on me quad and Y6.

Comment by Tomas Soedergren on November 17, 2011 at 8:01am

Yes Dave, I know. I was just thinking that if .50 comes with major changes I might have to start tweaking parameters once again when transitioning from .49. Not a problem but not optimal ;)

Comment by Dave on November 17, 2011 at 6:16am

You can always just update your firmware (and backup any tunings you have made) when it comes out if you carry on with 49 now.

Comment by Tomas Soedergren on November 17, 2011 at 6:00am

Development team: - When might we expect 2.0.50 release?

(if it´s just around the corner I might put my setting up of a new quad on hold until new FW arrives)

Comment by ahmed hakeem on November 13, 2011 at 11:51pm

Thank You .. i will post there

Comment by Michael Pursifull on November 13, 2011 at 11:49pm

@ahmed - please make a post in the forums, where we can reply to your questions better. In the user group, we cannot have threaded replies. Please provide photos, video, and details about your frame and motors and props (custom? ArduCopter2/jDrones? 3DR frame? Other?) What version of Mission Planner and what version of ArduCopter?

 

Also, please read the manual about troubleshooting, and learn about auto trim, sensor aliasing and vibration, center of gravity, and ground effect.

 

Comment by ahmed hakeem on November 13, 2011 at 11:43pm

Finally i connected the quadcopter

and everything its ok the Tuning . all motors run same time and all Speed Control Deeps same time

im trying to fly and trying hover the quadcoper like crazily when i try to take off and fail down its like when the gyro set in more sensevety 

i connect the quadcopter with Mission Planer (APM PLANNER)

Then go to (Configuration)  -----> AC2

what must be the numbers there  in Stabilize Roll .. Pitch .. Yaw .. loiter .. ??

when i connected i git this numbers .....Roll and Pitch (p) 4.600 (l) 0.001 (imax) 1.500

Yaw (p) 7.000 (i) 0.010 (imax) 8.0 .... Loiter (p) 0.300 (i) 0.000 (imax) 12.0

 

also Rate Roll and Rate Pitch (p) 0.145 (i) 0.000 (imax) 15.0

Rate Yaw (p) 0.130 (i) 0.000 (imax) 50.0 .... Rate WP (p) 3.000 (i) 0.250 (imax) 20.0

 

That is all when i connect..Did i must Change the Numbers ???

 
 
 

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