About

About Me:

I am an engineer with a passion for aircraft and UAV technology.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Currently working for a company developing UAV systems for agriculture management, more specifically involved in designing structure and mechanical aspects of the aircraft.


Hometown:

Cape Town


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Aidan Lacey commented on Aidan Lacey's blog post Ultra - stick style UAV platform
"Hey Ted, yeah its a 3 axis gimbal, i dont want to see all the shake and bumps of the aircraft while it flies, this plane needs to be able to fly slowly and loiter around while I pan the camera. not to much of an issue seeing the plane in the video…"
Aug 1, 2016
Aidan Lacey commented on Aidan Lacey's blog post Ultra - stick style UAV platform
"Thanks for the advice guys, I'll look into different ways on building the wing. will be a cool challenge. 
@Hugues That could potentially be a problem but from experience with the gimbal it seems to be super sturdy in strong wind. will have to…"
Jul 31, 2016
Aidan Lacey commented on Aidan Lacey's blog post Ultra - stick style UAV platform
"That thing is awesome!! I was thinking of giving autonomous landings a go and was worried that a built up wing like that might take some damage if landings don't go smoothly. Maybe I will build two sets of wings, one being like this once the…"
Jul 30, 2016
Aidan Lacey commented on Aidan Lacey's blog post Ultra - stick style UAV platform
"Hey there, thanks for the advice! I enjoyed the challenge of designing my own wing, but I think I might regret it when I it comes to actually building it. "
Jul 30, 2016
Aidan Lacey posted a blog post
Thought I would share one of my recent projects. I am designing an ultra stick style UAV platform designed to carry a 3 axis mini 3D pro brushless gimbal for smooth fpv video while the aicraft carries out an autonomous mission. The construction uses…
Jul 30, 2016
Aidan Lacey posted a discussion
Hi there everybody, Would it be possible to electronically/digitally stabilize live feed video coming from a camera on a fixed wing UAV? I'm planning on building a turret gimbal with 2 axes of motion - pan and tilt, but it is not going to be able to…
May 26, 2016