Gender
Male
About
Location
Gilbert, AZ
About Me:
Recent graduate of Cornell University where I helped to develop an aircraft that performed a perching maneuver. In addition, I've built several UGVs. I am currently a partner at Thorpe Seeop a small UAV business based in Mesa Arizona, you can learn more by checking our webpage (www.seeop.com)
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
In highschool robotics captured my interest and it has now ballooned from a side project into a full time job in addition to it being a hobby. I'm interested in everything from flame resistant quadcopters for use in fire fighting, to anti-piracy drones.
Hometown:
Gilbert,AZ
Activity Feed
"That's a sweet bird you've built Spike! Thanks for the detail on the rudder. "
"Thanks for the feedback Spike. Booms are a good idea. I'll definitely look more into that. As for the holes in the wings, there will be a plate that slides over them. It's illustrated in the top right corner. I'd be interested in learning why…"
Hey Guys, I'm working on a new project, I call it the rotowing (still working on the name...). In essence, it's a wing airframe with a VTOL via quad rotor. The back props rotate to provide lift during take off, and forward thrust during…
"What I would have given to know about this stuff 3 years ago... Definitely looks feasible. On my list of things to test out. First I need to buy a plane...
I'd be willing to write the software if someone else furnishes the bird. "
I'd be willing to write the software if someone else furnishes the bird. "
"Hey Tim, I work as an engineer and entrepreneur in UAVs. If you'd like I can try to answer any questions you might have. Feel free to email me at cbames@gmail.com"
NASA opensourced their flight design tool a while ago. Has anyone used it? Is it worth learning how to use? http://www.openvsp.org/ Thanks Ames
"I think they typically recommend the bixler. They've got a few mounts already made for it for easy camera mounting.
Bixler:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__16544__Hobbyking_Bixler_...
Camera…"
Bixler:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__16544__Hobbyking_Bixler_...
Camera…"
"If you want any help developing this I'm an IOS programmer and I wouldn't mind reviewing code. "
"Think you could post the code somewhere so we could take a look at it? "
"My understanding of optical flow is that from using it with cameras. But basically you find unique shapes in the image and watch where they go from image 1 to image 2, you do this for the entire image and turn it into a vector field. From the vector…"
"I'd start with this website: https://github.com/arktools/ardupilotone/wiki/ArduRover, A rover and a boat are pretty similar. "
"If you want to do something like that again I'd recommend a lifeproof case (http://www.lifeproof.com/) for your 4S. I've had mine since I got mine in october and it's the best thing i've ever bought. Also do you have Prey(http://preyproject.com) on…"
"Are you inside when you test it? Are you behind any large metal objects when you test it? Is there a mountain range close by that is blocking a significant portion of the southern sky? "
"This might help with selecting a proper shape: (http://mathworld.wolfram.com/TorsionalRigidity.html). You may not need a circle, but certainly something better than half of an annulus. From the math you can tell that Greg was spot on with the idea…"
"Do you have speed controllers that you're trying to control? Or are you trying to control the motors directly with the PIC? 3 Phase motors are pretty tricky, I've never tried to control one manually, always used a speed controller. The speed…"
