"What kind of weight could I expect to move with four AXI Gold 5345/14s, or four Hacker A50-14L 8-poles or similarly large motors? I know the battery sizes will be heavier too.
I have searched and begged for info to no avail.
I have an…"
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gps progress
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jack Oct 31, 2010. 3 Replies 0 Likes
been a while since the team had any news on the gps hold position code? as im waiting for my ardu airframe in november just wondering how progress is going...Continue
Elevator Mode?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sebastian Gralla Oct 15, 2010. 4 Replies 0 Likes
just wondering, how come theirs no elevator mode? Or none that i've read about yet?Well atleast i haven't seen any arducopter videos demoing it? Or is that cause gps position hold isn't in yet?…Continue
ArduCopter heli
Started this discussion. Last reply by Norbert Machinek Sep 27, 2010. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Ok i know quads are ta-sexyness but whats the word on the arducopter helicopter version, i mean i dont see anyone talking about it on top of that i dont see any other heli autopilot systems... i mean…Continue
dev progress
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jani Hirvinen Sep 13, 2010. 7 Replies 0 Likes
is their a seperate forum for dev progress/ideas etc, as dont really see much of that here and most of the commits on the public board are just wiki changes, just wonderin if me missed it or if ppl…Continue
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Chris commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Autonomous quadrotor navigation with a Kinect"t-minus 24 hours till sumebody gets the idea to strip these things down, string together 4 for 360 degree freedom and culminates it in an atom board, for fully stabalized and 360 degree obstacle avoidance for indoor flight autonomously lol"
Chris commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Paper plane captures images of space"so go out on a boat into international waters and deploy it lol.....
OK i have to ask, i've seen this FAR TO MANY TIMES, last time it was just a dead drop of the camera with a parachute, now a glider, why hasn't anyone instead of a dumb…"
Chris commented on Chris Anderson's blog post APM software roadmap update"if the calculations are too much for the atmega328 why dont you use the usb or telemetry to transmit the data to a pc that crunches the numbers and sends the adjustments back to the atmega to test, there by the PC does the crunching on the big…"
Chris replied to Joel's discussion Microsoft's Kinect Already Hacked? Could this be used for our purpose?"ya also its just not worth it, the kinect is very very nice, but not just to rip apart, you pay mostly for the package and the software... which if hacked you'd be overwriting....you can get ir and cms cameras and small pan tilt for cheaper im…"
Chris replied to roger's discussion Current pre-order kit configuration maximum lift capacity"they are still working on that and no thats not correct.... Jani said in other post "ose 850kv motors with ArduCopter propellers can lift 433gr each motor with 50% throttle, with 75% throttle they lift 855gr. at 50% current was 3.4Amps with 3S…"
Chris commented on Chris Anderson's blog post APM software roadmap update"cant wait to see video of the heli branch, so i can see if i want to go heli or quad for my mapping project"
Chris commented on Jean-Louis Naudin's blog post Full test flight of the ADAV/VTOL Tricopter v2.0"100$ are you serious dude that things solid like a rock very stable.... add gps functions and ill just be forced to build one like tommarrow lol"
Chris commented on Jean-Louis Naudin's blog post Full test flight of the ADAV/VTOL Tricopter v2.0"can i has 1? do u have a build list/component list or something?"
Jack replied to Chris's discussion gps progress"I also am waiting for the GPS. I have been flying the Alpha for a couple of weeks and it workes great extremly stable and has grewat performance in acro mode. The GPS is the real reason I wanted tis hardware and would love to start working with it.…"
Chris replied to Michael Munson's discussion Anyone flying a hexa or octo yet?"comes down to props and engines, i know theres some bigger props and stronger engines that can lift more than that, its a balance between prop/engine/batterylife and thrust"
Chris commented on Shannon Morrisey's blog post Laser Powered Quadrotor Sets New Aviation Record"ok where can i orders?"
Matt White replied to Chris's discussion gps progress"I'm curious as well... I'm following the RSS commit feed on the main repo and haven't seen a whole lot of ArducopterNG work going on. I'm flying the alpha just fine, but I have a uBlox sitting on my workbench ready to go!"
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W00T cheaper GoPro hd's!
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 9:00am 3 Comments 0 Likes
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/30/gopro-releases-its-budget-friendlier-179-hd-hero-960-teases-3d/
Got to love that 179$ MSRP for a HD Go Pro though you lose ability for external battery and external screen, but who cares, get this, strap it into a camera mount, maybe with an FPV camera attached for sending back fpv video, as well as for aiming the go…
Continue Operation Overkill - ArduCopter, input appreciated :)
Posted on September 18, 2010 at 6:30am 19 Comments 0 Likes
Let me just start saying that I like overkill on just about every project i do but i also am frugal as hell and need to keep costs down, i know so counter productive to someone who likes overkill HEHE.
Next problem i live in the caribbean, it has some advantages, like i can probably fly my uav just about anywhere and no one will say sh*t, and frequency use ... well... the local "FCC" is a joke, so i dont really need any ham licenses etc for running alternate frequencies are…
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