"Period of 30, haven't touched damping yet. I have a 10 pound airplane with a seven-foot wingspan. "
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Problem Geotagging
Started May 12 0 Replies 0 Likes
Yesterday, I couldn't get Mission Planner's Ctrl+F geotagger to work. I've used it many times before with no problem. No matter what log I loaded, it said that the log began and ended 05/09/13…Continue
APM 2.5+ GPS, Communications Failure
Started this discussion. Last reply by Peter Meister Feb 5. 1 Reply 0 Likes
My APM 2.5+ won't connect on the 3DR radios or USB. For the past few days, I've noticed the HUD starting to twitch (+/-3 degrees) when the plane is sitting still. Today at the field, I had trouble…Continue
Crash in Stabilize?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Chris Anderson Nov 3, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I crashed my quad today, and I was wondering if what happened was normal. I was flying my quad in stabilize, and I was flying it pretty fast. As I pulled back on the stick to stop it, I found that it…Continue
Joystick Gimbal Control
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tommy Larsen May 18. 9 Replies 0 Likes
I'm having some trouble- perhaps I'm doing something wrong?I'm trying to control a camera gimbal I made with RC channels 6 and 7 out, using a USB joystick. I'm having some trouble with the joystick…Continue
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Stephen Rayleigh replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.73 released"The L1 controller is one of the best things to happen to Ardupilot. I love it. My plane stays on the flight path, and guided is a perfect circle. Way to go!"
Tommy Larsen replied to Stephen Rayleigh's discussion Joystick Gimbal Control"I tried this and it works!! :-)"
Stephen Rayleigh replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.73 released"Tridge,
I had a couple of flyaways with 2.72. It happened when I restarted a mission. As you said, wings-level flyaway. I had to create a new mission and upload it before the plane would respond.
Thanks for the fix. "
Stephen Rayleigh posted a discussionProblem Geotagging
Yesterday, I couldn't get Mission Planner's Ctrl+F geotagger to work. I've used it many times before with no problem. No matter what log I loaded, it said that the log began and ended 05/09/13 5:00:00 PM, and consequently there were 0 matches to photos. Is anyone else having this problem?See More
Stephen Rayleigh posted a blog postUAV degree: Colleges offer courses in drone design, marketing
By MARY SHINN Cronkite NewsWASHINGTON – Stephen Rayleigh and Matt Lyon thought they were done with careers in drones after they left the Army in 2010 and enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott.Until they met Professor Ray Bedard.Rayleigh wanted to start a club that would build and fly drones;…See More
Stephen Rayleigh replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.71 released"The airframe is one I made myself. 4 kg, rudder only. After playing with the period as prescribed above, 30 seemed to be the best value. I didn't touch NAVL1_DAMPING, which is defaulted to 0.75. What does that do?"
Stephen Rayleigh replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.71 released"I flew the L1 controller today, and it was beautiful. I have a 4 kg plane, and I've never seen it navigate so well (in wind, I might add). A fantastic addition to the ArduPlane code. Hats off.
Stephen"
Stephen Rayleigh replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.71 released"Thanks much! I'll let you know how it goes. "
Stephen Rayleigh replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.71 released"I'd like to know more about the new L1 controller. Is there a page devoted to it?
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Stephen Rayleigh commented on Chris Anderson's blog post AUVSI: "There's nothing unmanned about unmanned systems". Huh?"A person commented on my local paper's website saying that our industry is hiding behind the term UAS and demanded that the FAA and everyone else adopt the word Drone. Apparently we're not scary enough for her. "Drone" is…"
Stephen Rayleigh replied to Chris Waltham's discussion HobbyKing"I also paid them with a debit card... I'll never do that again. $250, and two weeks later they still insist I haven't paid them yet. It cleared the bank, so someone has my money. The customer support people stopped answering my e-mails-…"
Peter Meister replied to Stephen Rayleigh's discussion APM 2.5+ GPS, Communications Failure"Stephen,
You can wire the 3 DR modem through the UART0 on the APM 2.5 to see if you can get back the connection to MP. You might have blown the fuse or damaged D4. I have seen this many times and wiring up to UART0 has worked to recover commas…"
Stephen Rayleigh posted a discussionAPM 2.5+ GPS, Communications Failure
My APM 2.5+ won't connect on the 3DR radios or USB. For the past few days, I've noticed the HUD starting to twitch (+/-3 degrees) when the plane is sitting still. Today at the field, I had trouble getting a GPS lock (which has never happened- I have a uBlox). When I recycled power, APM stopped outputting MAVlink packets and wouldn't connect on USB (or show up in the device manager). The LED behavior is correct. I wonder if maybe it's a power issue. However, I use the 3DR power management board,…See More
3D RoboticsChris Anderson replied to Stephen Rayleigh's discussion Crash in Stabilize?
"Please post your logs. Hard to assess without them..."
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UAV degree: Colleges offer courses in drone design, marketing
Posted on May 9, 2013 at 1:47am 0 Comments 2 Likes
By MARY SHINN Cronkite News
WASHINGTON – Stephen Rayleigh and Matt Lyon thought they were done with careers in drones after they left the Army in 2010 and enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott.
Until they met Professor Ray Bedard.
Rayleigh wanted to…
Continue 2012 SUAS Competition Results
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 9:24am 0 Comments 3 Likes
AUVSI Competition using ArduPilot
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 10:30pm 13 Comments 6 Likes
I'm the captain for Team Awesome, the UAS team from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Arizona Campus. We're headed to the Small UAS competition in Pax River, MD in five days, and we're using an ArduPilot 2.0 equipped airplane. This will be our first year at the competition. We're using…
Continue UAS Competition Team
Posted on April 5, 2012 at 11:17pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
Hi, I'm starting a team at Embry-Riddle in Arizona to go to the UAS competition in Maryland this year. We're using APM on a custom built airframe, but we're still learning the ins and outs of Ardupilot and Mission Planner. I've got a few questions:
We're tuning the PID's, and the aircraft pitches down in stabilize and FBW A&B. Should I fix this with RC trim, one of the gains, or initialize the aircraft in a slightly pitch-up attitude?
We're building a…
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