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Oakland Gardens, NY
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Quadplanes and fixed wing
Hometown:
New York
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"At this time, what's the functional difference between Mission Planner and APM Planner? Which should I use for basic Pixhawk use?"
"From page 3 of this thread, looks like you've got a hardpoint in the foam wing for the boom. Can you share how you made those?"
"Absolutely. Stick a rocket on a barn door and it'll fly for too. The engineering comes in when one tries to optimize the design to make it work well and efficiently. Andy Little said:
It is all very subjective. On paper to my eyeball the tail…"
It is all very subjective. On paper to my eyeball the tail…"
"Perhaps you might want to do some flight testing?
I'm also designing a UAV while keeping in mind modularity which makes it extremely easy to make modifications with minimal cost. For example, a carbon fiber tail boom tubes and be shortened if the…"
I'm also designing a UAV while keeping in mind modularity which makes it extremely easy to make modifications with minimal cost. For example, a carbon fiber tail boom tubes and be shortened if the…"
What are typical load factors that UAVs are designed for?I'm currently designing my UAV for a ultimate load factor of 10 which seems plenty sufficient for it's mission, surveillance.The greatest loads I can expect are from gusts and a very bad…
I know about the Gem Fuel Guardian some have referenced on this site but there is little info on it. It's not inside the APM help documents so I assume it has not yet been made to work officially. So at this point in time, is there any way to…
I came across an IEEE paper regarding quadcopter failsafes by Mark Mueller in which despite the loss of one or multiple propellers/motors, the quadcopter can still be controlled to the ground.It's pretty incredible stuff and would be great to see in…
