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About Me:
Ex-project manager for an Outback Challenge university team.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Began designing and scratch-building depron RC planes as a teen, now in university and have helped start up a UAV Outback Challenge team with university backing.
Hometown:
Canberra
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"In 1998 an Aerosonde UAV (2.7m wingspan, 20cc engine) managed to fly 3200km and cross the Atlantic ocean with 6 litres of fuel over 26 hours.
This new challenge is a little over double the distance, but with an increase in scale and more modern…"
This new challenge is a little over double the distance, but with an increase in scale and more modern…"
"If you replace the helicopter prop with an EDF unit you lose finesse over thrust control, making hovering and safe landings harder. An EDF that can put out ~9kg of thrust is also going to be pretty large and almost certainly heavier than the…"
"What you're looking for are "3D" or "reversible" ESCs; here's a quad using them:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDlBTZwxATg"
"UNSW Canberra UAV Team has been given a Go decision for Deliverable 3!"
Same as with the Deliverable 2 discussion, feel free to post any D3 videos or reports you find here. The current list (thanks Adam & JB): 1) Canberra UAV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL-JBLVGdfo 2) UNSW Canberra UAV Team:…
"UNSW Canberra UAV Team is a Go as well - plenty more work ahead for everyone, but here's hoping a similar number of teams get a Go decision for Deliverable 3 as well."
"UNSW Canberra had their D2 submitted just in time. A collection of D2 videos I've found so far on YouTube (none could be found on Vimeo):Canberra UAV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuOYfjvZW_Y
UNSW Canberra UAV Team:…"
UNSW Canberra UAV Team:…"
"For something like a 3m wingspan Mugin, this platform would fit well."
"@Joe Bloeski; hold it on the top and bottom, press the button with your thumb; it unfolds, you hold it by one of it's arms or on it's main body (under the props) and manually remove the camera cover. It seems relatively intuitive to me."
"@Darius Jack
While I'm not from the US, just curious about legislation there, the big difference that appears to me is that these regulations mainly or entirely apply to visible light lasers, with some regulations only applying to those sold…"
While I'm not from the US, just curious about legislation there, the big difference that appears to me is that these regulations mainly or entirely apply to visible light lasers, with some regulations only applying to those sold…"
"@Darius Jack; can you point me towards the legislation that bans lasers in public?As it is, this system does not flash multiple lasers; not in the manner you're thinking. Rather, it uses multiple diodes (or some other emitter) to create a single…"
"It should work fine."
"It doesn't make a difference unless they have something resembling 1-way curved surfaces for sucking in air (for cooling), in which case you want to try and get the orientation correct. Otherwise, yes, the ESCs and which ESC cable you have connected…"
"Also, for those trying to locate the field on Google Earth / Maps, the proper address of 743 Cecil Plains Road, Dalby, Queensland, Australia will drop you 6.5km north of the actual location. I've submitted a request to Google to have the club…"
"@JB - while you're quite correct, be aware that the diagram of the flight path / geofence is only an example; "Note that this figure is an example and does NOT show the actual Transit Corridor or Remote Landing Site." Not that it'll be much…"
