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Arduplane throttle behavior for use in paraglider?
Started May 14, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
I'm building a paraglider drone and am wondering if I'll be able to use the Arduplane SW unmodified. I think it's clear yaw/roll should work fine if configured properly. My question is around…Continue
DIY Drones censorship?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sami Finnila May 12, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I noticed the following post from Peter Yang in my email notification:Peter Yang started the discussion "DIY Drone store is Trickery !!!" in the category "Aerial photography" on DIY…Continue
My Sky Surfer UAV build
Started this discussion. Last reply by John Moore Apr 10, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
As I begin my first UAV build, I thought I would document it both to help folks in the future and to get any advice or recommendations for my build. I really wanted to build a Bixler, but the SKU I…Continue
Camera pan vs multirotor yaw?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Haidar Abu Bakar Mar 12, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Is there any reason one couldn't just use a multicopter's yaw to pan the camera rather than adding the extra weight and complexity of a 2-axis gimbal?Thanks,MikeContinue
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DeveloperDoug Weibel replied to Mike M's discussion Throttle for altitude control in a paraglider? in the group ArduPlane User Group
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BR928 replied to Mike M's discussion Throttle for altitude control in a paraglider? in the group ArduPlane User Group"I think FBW-B uses throttle for altitude control where FBW-A uses elevator. You do have to have the air speed sensor though."
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Throttle for altitude control in a paraglider?
I'm building a paraglider drone and am wondering if I'll be able to use the Arduplane SW unmodified. I think it's clear yaw/roll should work fine if configured properly. My question is around pitch--if the SW tries to use the elevators to increase altitude, will it eventually increase the motor speed if it senses the elevators aren't doing the trick? Are there suggestions on which parameters to tweak to have Arduplane use throttle to control pitch more than elevator for altitude…See More
Mike M posted a discussionArduplane throttle behavior for use in paraglider?
I'm building a paraglider drone and am wondering if I'll be able to use the Arduplane SW unmodified. I think it's clear yaw/roll should work fine if configured properly. My question is around pitch--if the SW tries to use the elevators to increase altitude, will it eventually increase the motor speed if it senses the elevators aren't doing the trick?Thanks,MikeSee More
Sami Finnila replied to Mike M's discussion DIY Drones censorship?"Very much like Monroe said. It's actually in the DIY Drones' guideline the front page blog is for news and other informative content only. There was actually discussion about this in the moderator group and here's what happened in a…"
3D RoboticsChris Anderson replied to Mike M's discussion DIY Drones censorship?
"He posted once in the blogs and was told that customer support issues should be posted in the discussion forum, which he appears to have done. I don't know why it's not there anymore (I didn't delete it), but it may be that he got a…"
Monroe Lee King Jr. replied to Mike M's discussion DIY Drones censorship?"Me personally I did not see your post. I can say that complaints about products from DIY Drones don't go on the main blog! LOL! That wouldn't be appropriate would it? That goes on the RANT discussion! :) Right? If you had posted it…"
Mike M posted a discussionDIY Drones censorship?
I noticed the following post from Peter Yang in my email notification:Peter Yang started the discussion "DIY Drone store is Trickery !!!" in the category "Aerial photography" on DIY Drones------------I ordered several drone parts from DIY Drone store and got package.But there are not ordered parts !! I already PAID.I sent email to DIY store to deliver my missing parts.But until now they keep ignoring my email.For one week I have sent 3 emails to fix this problem.Anyone considering to buy…See More
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"Any one hear of Williams Aerospace? They are listed as a participant on HTDV website along with Aina Kai Environmental (who is partnered with Hawaiya Tech previously mentioned). Williams has drone products. I had hoped the unknown…"
Ellison Chan commented on Mike M's blog post Hawaii state DOT admits mistake with unusable $75,000 drone aircraft"Well, you know if I buy a drone for $75k, I would expect more than just the hardware and software. Having worked for a company that sold multi-million dollar computers to government, the deals usually come with some sort of support contract.…"
DeveloperR_Lefebvre commented on Mike M's blog post Hawaii state DOT admits mistake with unusable $75,000 drone aircraft
"@Gary, I agree. I suspect there will be a lot of UAV sales that amount to not much after the operators crash them. Or they break, don't work, etc. etc."
ModeratorGary Mortimer commented on Mike M's blog post Hawaii state DOT admits mistake with unusable $75,000 drone aircraft
"Well done that security company for selling something that can't be used! I wonder how it would have coped with salt water laden air and coastal winds.
It was always a non starter.
Mark my words there are going to be lots of very unhappy…"
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Hawaii state DOT admits mistake with unusable $75,000 drone aircraft
Posted on April 11, 2012 at 2:30pm 24 Comments 1 Like
Anyone know whose drone this is? It must have a fancy camera for $75k.
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The state Department of Transportation's Harbors…
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