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(Ab)using the APM as external sensors for Android phone

Started Jun 20, 2012 0 Replies

Hi All,Sorry if this is in the wrong forum. I couldn't see a more likely place to ask.I recently bought a used quadrotor with an APM 2.0 on it. I haven't done much with it yet but would like to see…Continue

 

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(Ab)using the APM as external sensors for Android phone

Hi All,Sorry if this is in the wrong forum. I couldn't see a more likely place to ask.I recently bought a used quadrotor with an APM 2.0 on it. I haven't done much with it yet but would like to see it flying. However, I did connect it to the PC with Flight planner software and was blown away by the stability of the sensors compared to what is in a phone. I use a Galaxy SII at the moment which is one of the better phones out there sensor wise. Many don't even have gyros yet. It got me thinking…See More
Jun 20, 2012
broadband155 commented on Chris Anderson's blog post New DIY Drones product preview: the PhoneDrone board for Android!
"Hi all. I wanted to do what sounds like the opposite of many people here. I would like to take the ArduIMU V3's output (or another sensor board with gyro, accel and compass) and use it to replace the crappy sensors in an Android handset. This…"
Jun 19, 2012

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Tried to build one years ago but too complicated for me at the time. Finally got the money together to get one flying. Bought used gear.
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