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Flying Sphere! Saw this on slashdot, anyone want to give it a try?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Imtiyaz Jul 10, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Likes
I am looking for a new project to start. Anyone willing to give this a try? It's WAY over my head, but as far as durability, weight vs flight time, etc it seems like a ingenious project. I don't…Continue
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Imtiyaz replied to Phoenix's discussion Flying Sphere! Saw this on slashdot, anyone want to give it a try?
Olugbenga Ogunbusola replied to Phoenix's discussion Flying Sphere! Saw this on slashdot, anyone want to give it a try?"I stumbled on this a while ago and decided to give it a go. Still early days yet but the structure of the ball is in place, just. Would be cool to see what anyone has done so far."
Robert Woodhead replied to Phoenix's discussion Flying Sphere! Saw this on slashdot, anyone want to give it a try?"I have been toying with doing a similar project for a while, and stumbled upon this site while doing some basic research. I have limited experience with R/C planes but have done a lot of robot construction (Combat robots in particular), am decent at…"
Phoenix replied to emile's discussion 2nd Magneto not working... could it be my board? Please Help."I am also on my second magnetometer, did anyone ever figure this one out. I have tried the AP_Compass_test program. I have one 5843 and one 5883L and i have changed the code appropriately depending on which one i plug in where it…"
DougB replied to Phoenix's discussion Flying Sphere! Saw this on slashdot, anyone want to give it a try?"Here's a video of it flying
Flying Sphere"
Phoenix posted a discussionFlying Sphere! Saw this on slashdot, anyone want to give it a try?
I am looking for a new project to start. Anyone willing to give this a try? It's WAY over my head, but as far as durability, weight vs flight time, etc it seems like a ingenious project. I don't know why their flight time is so low, but it looks like there is just one motor and 8 rudders (i.e. 1 motor and 8 servos). From a cost perspective this seems like a cheap build, and I am sure that saving money on props won't hurt! …See More
Phoenix replied to Toby Stein's discussion Did I blow my outputs?"I am by no means an expert, but wouldn't wireless programming via XBee be a great solution to get rid of this problem? This would also be extremely helpful for those of us who are developing and playing with the code as it would allow for us to…"
Phoenix replied to Darren Ng's discussion Uploading program with wirelessly with XBEE?"I'm not sure if this is the link you were talking about, but it gives a tutorial for wireless programming via an XBee. I have NOT tested this, but it doesn't look like it will interfere with a most basic telemetry setups.
We may want to…"
Phoenix commented on Ramon L's blog post KK Quadrocopter - Devil Inside ... from warthox"So that's how the aliens made those crop circles.... they all had quads!
I watched the video without sound first and I could swear it was sped up to like 15% above normal speed, but then after watching it again with the sound on, I realized…"
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