"Dean, do you mean there is another way to operate UAVs commercially without the BNUC?
Im booked on a course as I thought it was the only way.
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Vince Hogg
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Vince Hogg's Discussions
Help me choose some new quadcopter motors.
Started this discussion. Last reply by mP1 Apr 30. 4 Replies 0 Likes
This is the quad.http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/mk-ii-h-frame-quad-now-flyingIt is 2.2kg, using 4s 5Ah batteryI…Continue
New motors. Himodel C3410 unfortunately useless.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Vince Hogg Mar 21. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Just got some of these…Continue
De-shaking, editing frustrations gopro.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Emil Kårlin Apr 23. 31 Replies 0 Likes
Hi.There must be thousands of people doing exactly what I am trying to do so am seeking advice here. What I would like to do- -Download the MP4 from my gopro (hero3, using 1080p 5-fps at the…Continue
Motor problem the cause of my tuning problem and crashes.
Started Jan 8 0 Replies 0 Likes
If anyone else has 4008 530kv motors this may help. I was running 12” props with no problems but then changed to 14”, which is the recommended size for this motor. It would hover OK indoors but…Continue
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Vince Hogg replied to Craig Elder's discussion APM Copter 2.9.1.b has been released"Agree.
3.xRCx needs to be separated
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Vince Hogg replied to Hugues's discussion H frame supported by arducopter ? in the group ArduCopter User Group"Not sure if its in the new mission planner yet but the 3RC2 code has ‘H’ frame with reversed motors already there.
That film was just a gopro bolted to the ‘fuselage’.
I dont think Im getting anything bad from that…"
Vince Hogg replied to Craig Elder's discussion APM Copter 2.9.1.b has been released"
I was just editing the 3.0 code to reverse the motors and noticed the H frame options with it already done!. Must have missed that.
Good news.
Cant decide if I should give it a try or wait for final release. Any big gotchas in rc2?
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Vince Hogg replied to Hugues's discussion H frame supported by arducopter ? in the group ArduCopter User Group"Ive been reversing my motors for some time now but just found this thread.
I mounted my arms on O rings and found that the yaw was zero or opposite until I changed the code and wires.
If anyone is still having trouble wondering why its necessary…"
mP1 replied to Vince Hogg's discussion Help me choose some new quadcopter motors."Just wondering has anyone tried the 2538 motors that hobby king sells ? Are they reliable ?"
Vince Hogg commented on Vince Hogg's blog post Quadcopter anti-vibration tube mounts."Dont suppose you saw the end result. Extremely low vibration values, no jello with direct mounted camera, crash survivability, twice the yaw rate of other copters.Original idea taken to a successful conclusion. Come on.
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thomas Butler commented on Vince Hogg's blog post Quadcopter anti-vibration tube mounts."Waste of time. Kill the rat at the cave. Come on! This idea represents a complete lack of deduction!"
Vince Hogg replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.9 / 2.9.1 released"Thanks Choppy but its not that. No servos anywhere and the in and out power is sorted. Have many safe hours on this machine. The difference was the RC 2.4 link was cycling rapidly in and out of range (reduced due to antenna disconnect) and the…"
Vince Hogg replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.9 / 2.9.1 released"Copter disarmed in flight.
My son had a copter crash yesterday (caused by a TX antenna pigtail problem). The copter alternated rapidly between RTL and STAB, which he didn’t know at the time but he just thought it was not flying…"
Emil Kårlin replied to Vince Hogg's discussion De-shaking, editing frustrations gopro."increase the a?"
weelian soh replied to Vince Hogg's discussion De-shaking, editing frustrations gopro."Hi Emil, the trick here is to increase the a"
Emil Kårlin replied to Vince Hogg's discussion De-shaking, editing frustrations gopro."I built that wire mount of yours but with proto bard pcb drilled holes in it used 1 pecie of wire and some hot glue to make it stick out 45degrees in the corners to make it not slide around colapsing. But i Get the problem of it wanting to bounce…"
Vince Hogg commented on Neill McOran-Campbell's blog post Building profesional; high strength, aesthetically pleasing, landing gear in under 48 hours"
Hi Neil.
I did a similar thing for a fixed wing but used a foam core and a vacuum bag. I try to avoid small radiuses if poss as that’s where they will delaminate. My bow came out at 100g
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Vince Hogg commented on Neill McOran-Campbell's blog post Massive crash: Dont forget to tune your PIDS in a rapid descent if you have a heavy quad and big motors!"Thats a lot of damage from a low crash.
Your copter is built like a tank which probably doesn’t help. Can you attach the arms and u/c with nylon bolts perhaps?
My H frame arms are held on with o rings – mostly to stop vibration but they…"
Vince Hogg commented on Neill McOran-Campbell's blog post Massive crash: Dont forget to tune your PIDS in a rapid descent if you have a heavy quad and big motors!"
I had about 3 crashes just like that and spent ages messing with PIDs. Turned out to be a bad motor with slipping shaft."
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- About Me:
- I grew up in aviation as my father worked for B.O.A.C.
Gained my PPL at about 20 and became a Hang-glider instructor for a while.
Then 10 years in the early computer industry (when you had to get inside them to fix them).
When early unregulated microlights (ultralights) started crashing in the early 80s I became a CAA test pilot(groupD). This also involved submitting aerodynamic and structural calculations. 5 years as a freight pilot (Russia, Africa) but now working as Captain on Airbus from Heathrow. Was flying R.C. all this time including Helicopters. My own aircraft design was approved and almost finished before life/kids/mortgage swamped it.
- Tell us a bit about your UAV interest
- Mostly for aerial photography.
- Hometown:
- Exeter
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Passive thrust vectoring with anti vibration mounts.
Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:28pm 34 Comments 5 Likes
Have constructed an enclosed ‘H’ frame carbon/Kevlar quad with soft mount front and rear arms for vibration reduction. Initially yaw was awful as the arms tilted in the wrong direction and opposed any motor torque so I had to stiffen the mounts to prevent yaw reversal. Now I have reversed the motors in the code and the tilt…
Continue Quadcopter anti-vibration tube mounts.
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 3:23pm 17 Comments 4 Likes
Having seen a vast improvement in the Arducopter handling when vibration was reduced I decided to experiment further. I thought it was worth trying to soft mount the tubes so cobbled together a test frame on a bit of 4x2. The 12mm tube mounts are held in place with ‘o’ rings. The video is with standard 75 shore rings 17mm ID. This was…
Continue Gopro 3 axis camera mount.
Posted on November 26, 2012 at 10:00am 13 Comments 4 Likes
There is not a great selection of decent 3 axis camera mounts for gopro sized cameras so I have started building my own. The first one will be a ‘nose mount’ and I may later consider a belly mount for quads etc. It will have one standard sized digital servo for roll and 2 micro sized ones. The belt drive gearing is…
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