"That's my current solution as well. Out-accelerating other fast robots isn't easy to do, though. When our two robots run together, and if they get too close...then what?? Boom/crunch :) Which is why I said I don't have a…"
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For Sale: CHR-6DM AHRS - 300Hz EKF, ARM
Started Apr 4, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
I have a CH Robotics 6dm AHRS for sale. Briefly used on a ground vehicle a few…Continue
Magnetometer Soft- and Hard-Iron Calibration
Started this discussion. Last reply by Kaleb May 21. 14 Replies 0 Likes
I'm using an LSM303DLM on a Pololu MinIMU-9 board as part of an AHRS. The software is ported to mbed from Pololu's example code which is in turn ported from ArduPilot 1.5. But that's no what this is…Continue
Tags: compass, hard-iron, soft-iron, calibration, magnetometer
Data Bus: autonomous ground vehicle
Started Oct 8, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
Data Bus was my Sparkfun AVC 2011 ground vehicle entry. Its based around…Continue
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Bot Thoughts replied to Thomas J Coyle III's discussion Looking Ahead to the Sparkfun 2014 AVC or Lessons Learned from the 2013 AVC in the group ArduRover User GroupBot Thoughts commented on David Dewey's blog post Flying 3D Spline Curves between Waypoints with ArduCopter 3.0"cool. may be able to use this for my rover."
Bot Thoughts replied to Thomas J Coyle III's discussion Looking Ahead to the Sparkfun 2014 AVC or Lessons Learned from the 2013 AVC in the group ArduRover User Group"Tom, thanks for posting this! Great for newbies and oldies alike.
#4 has always been of great concern to me and I still don't have a really good answer yet."
Bot Thoughts commented on Thomas J Coyle III's group ArduRover User Group"@Tom - me too, hopefully next time. I keep meaning to be able to head to Dark Horse after these things and somehow always get thwarted. :D Anyway once again Congrats on an awesome achievement, Tom!"
Bot Thoughts commented on Thomas J Coyle III's group ArduRover User Group"Tom, Tridge, and everyone, congratulations!!! That was an awesome showing. And, great to finally meet you in person, Tom! --Michael"
Bot Thoughts replied to John Moore's discussion John's Crawler Drone Build Thread in the group ArduRover User Group"Maybe there just aren't a lot of sats in view. This may help us find out what's in view, when. http://www.wwu.edu/huxley/spatial/GPS/ephemeris.htmSatellites typically report SV (space vehicle) info, like what's being tracked, what the…"
Bot Thoughts replied to John Moore's discussion John's Crawler Drone Build Thread in the group ArduRover User Group"How does it work outside? Every GPS is going to suck indoors. You may get a lot of sats and low hdop, but real accuracy will suck compared to outside.
Your accuracy is particularly bad, but maybe only 2 or 3 times worse than GPSs I've tested so…"
Bot Thoughts replied to John Moore's discussion John's Crawler Drone Build Thread in the group ArduRover User Group"The uBlox ucenter tool is an extraordinarily nice piece of GPS software.
I had the Locosys LS20031. I'm glad I fried it. :) I had better luck with an old Pharos iGPS-500 which is based on a SiRF III. But even it sucked at the AVC in…"
Bot Thoughts replied to John Moore's discussion John's Crawler Drone Build Thread in the group ArduRover User Group"I'm not sure.
It ran fine off an Arduino Pro and I'm not aware of problems on the APM (?) so I am assuming it's due to the higher speeds of the ARM.
It may also have been due to my 5V SMPS but that doesn't explain the need for…"
Bot Thoughts replied to John Moore's discussion John's Crawler Drone Build Thread in the group ArduRover User Group"I ran a MediaTek briefly on Data Bus and was less than pleased with the performance and position accuracy. For ArduPilot/Rover I guess uBlox is the only other option? If not I am a huge fan of the Venus 638FLPX. I'm going to be comparing uBlox…"
Kaleb replied to Bot Thoughts's discussion Magnetometer Soft- and Hard-Iron Calibration"Hello Göran,
As far as I know, my solution for ordering the radii is unique and I would prefer not to share it. I will tell you that is surprisingly simple (it requires no new equations, only an understanding of what you are already…"
Bot Thoughts replied to Thomas J Coyle III's discussion Getting Ready for the Sparkfun 2013 AVC in the group ArduRover User Group"Speaking of magnetometers, I'm curious to know if you've done any tests to see how much the motor affects the compass. When I tested, it was with a 20T brushed motor drawing 20A (with no flux ring) and it had a tiny impact on heading. I…"
Bot Thoughts replied to Thomas J Coyle III's discussion Getting Ready for the Sparkfun 2013 AVC in the group ArduRover User Group"That's a nice, smooth jump! The suspension just soaked that up no problem. That's what you get for the extra $$ on a good platform. :) I need to retune my suspension to handle the jump or else switch to my Hyper10TT chassis."
Göran Andersson replied to Bot Thoughts's discussion Magnetometer Soft- and Hard-Iron Calibration"It was with great interest I read about the need of having the correct ordering of components in the radii vector.
I am using the method of Yury Petrov's, but don't get the accuracy that been reported by others. The only…"
Bot Thoughts posted a discussion3DR LEA-6 GPS, loses fix w/ mbed connected
I have a 3DR LEA-6-H board losing fix under certain conditions.If I connect to it via FTDI breakout (5V), it easily gets a fix, 8 satellites in the basement. Likewise, when running driver code on an Arduino Pro board (5V), same deal. It gets a fix no problem.However, when I connect it to the baseboard I built for my mbed (supplying power and connecting to gpio pins for data), it loses fix.Figuring on a noisy power supply, I tried running the mbed and GPS on separate power supplies. In that…See More
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- I'm a nerd and as such, I'm interested in robotics, electronics, information security, photography and Full Size Jeeps.
- Tell us a bit about your UAV interest
- Primarily kindled by the Sparkfun AVC. I entered a ground vehicle in 2011 but was curious to play with UAVs.
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Data Bus mbed baseboards: Tindie Fundraiser
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 2:30pm 0 Comments 4 Likes
Data Bus mbed baseboards are now available on Tindie as a fundraiser! I figured maybe some folks wanted to experiment with their own algorithms and want a head start on their 2014 AVC ground vehicle entry.…
Continue 2013 Sparkfun AVC entry video
Posted on May 8, 2013 at 2:30pm 10 Comments 6 Likes
I put together a short video of Data Bus driving in autonomous mode in the rain. Hopefully I got the video in before the deadline. We'll see...
Data Bus is configured to drive between four waypoints outside my house at a much slower pace than during the 2012 AVC due to the much smaller area and the danger of collision with moving or stationary cars :)
AVC 2013 info has been posted
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 11:42am 32 Comments 9 Likes
Sparkfun has posted rules, walkthrough video, registration for the 2013 AVC.
Both air and ground competitions should be really interesting. The ground course is slightly shorter than previous years, and features fixed, known locations for barrels, the bonus…
Continue The Matternet: A Flying Autonomous Delivery System For The Developing World
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 7:00pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
I was wondering how long it'd be before someone did this... The early stage involves minimal lift capability, but eventually 1000kg -- goods and people.
The MatterNet on…
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