Ok - so the critical sub systems for keeping balance, headings etc, are probably best served by a RISC type processor like the ARM and ATMega processors. But on top of that, you could put something that allows an easy access to image processing, communication, logging etc.. In the…

USAV is the Unmanned Social Arial Vehicle - A drone with an android based auto pilot system that communicates through Google talk and Twitter. Due to the weather and the fact that an H-frame is being built for the vehicle, no flying is possible here. But I'm making good use of the wait :)

So snow is still falling here in the north and it's not really flying weather.

So I decided to make good of the waiting and create a telemetry unit for the USAV.

I…

Here's an update on the USAV project I started some months back. This post is mostly about the architecture and features of the current version as well as a video of a static test.

The USAV is a UAV with an integration to some of the social networks like twitter and Google talk. It is also an…

First of all – thank you for the warm welcome into the DIY drone family. I am very grateful that so many people spent some time on reading my first blog post about the USAV.

So the idea of what…