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Failsafe settings for auto missions with Tx off
Started Apr 23 0 Replies 0 Likes
I want to fly auto missions that go out of Tx range. I'm not sure what failsafe settings I should use.One answer might be to disable the APM failsafe settings (THR_FAILSAFE=0) and instead have the Rx…Continue
Cruise airspeed and actual airspeed
Started this discussion. Last reply by Grzegorz Stelmaszek Mar 29. 8 Replies 1 Like
Hi all. I've been testing the effect of different cruise airspeed settings on power consumption, but in the range that I've been testing (8m/s, 9m/s and 10m/s) it has almost no effect on actual…Continue
Tags: AIRSPEED_CRUISE, THROTTLE_CRUISE, airspeed
Cruise throttle percentage vs cruise air speed
Started Feb 11 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hi, I've got my Borjet Maja flying reasonably well. On the weekend I did a 20min 14.5km flight on 4200mah 3s battery. I'd like to get more endurance out of it, but I can't get it to fly as slowly as…Continue
Tags: Cruise throttle, cruise airspeed
Long battery leads and inductance
Started this discussion. Last reply by Brad Hughey Jan 24. 2 Replies 0 Likes
I'm building a Bormatec Maja. Like many UAVs it's a pusher with the motor at the back and I want to put the battery right at the front for balance. I Googled for some ready made battery extension…Continue
Tags: bormatec, borjet, capacitor, maja, inductance
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moglos replied to iskess's discussion Looking for best laptop screen to see in the sun in the group ArduPlane User Groupmoglos replied to John Moore's discussion How to I stop throttle failsafe activation in Auto?"Hi James
I flew on the weekend using your suggestion programming Rx failsafe mode=auto and THR_FS=0 and it worked great on 2.71. Thanks for your help.
I'm building a roll stabilizing gimbal, much like like your pic…"
moglos replied to John Moore's discussion How to I stop throttle failsafe activation in Auto?"Hi John
Have you had any luck with your failsafe problem? Or tested James Masterman's solution? I've searched and written a couple of posts but haven't had much in the way of help yet. I think I have the answer, but I was hoping a…"
moglos posted a discussionFailsafe settings for auto missions with Tx off
I want to fly auto missions that go out of Tx range. I'm not sure what failsafe settings I should use.One answer might be to disable the APM failsafe settings (THR_FAILSAFE=0) and instead have the Rx failsafe programmed to set the flight mode (ch8) to Auto. Once I'm airborne and see the auto mission is running correctly I'd switch the Tx off and the Rx will keep the APM in auto mode. There is nothing on the …See More
moglos left a comment for Franco Marinelli"Hi Franco. Do you have the Maja model for Xplane from Jean-Louis Naudin. I've got a Maja and would love to run some simulations. Are you able to send me the files? Thanks"
moglos replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.71 released"Hi Tridge and co, thanks for the great work as always.
Your first point on the major changes list for 2.71 was "prevent control mode changes due to receiver input change when in throttle failsafe". I'm not sure if that is the…"
moglos replied to moglos's discussion Short and Long Failsafe Action Occurs Regardless of Setting in the group ArduPlane User Group"I haven't been out for a flight since I started this discussion above, but today I noticed that APM 2.71 was released last week, (http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/arduplane-2-71-released) and the first point in the changes is…"
Grzegorz Stelmaszek replied to moglos's discussion Cruise airspeed and actual airspeed"Hello,
ARSP2PTCH_P is used for airspeed control.
ALT2PTCH_P is used for "old" control.
If your plane gives max power but still goes down, I would bet the target airspeed is NOT reached. Keep in mind always that airspeed has effectively…"
moglos replied to moglos's discussion Cruise airspeed and actual airspeed"Hi Grzegorz
Thanks so much for your info. You are right it is complex. I've read your info a few times and I understand more each time.
Which is the PID that I should adjust? Do you mean ALT2PTCH_P, or ARSP2PTCH_P?
If I…"
Grzegorz Stelmaszek replied to moglos's discussion Cruise airspeed and actual airspeed"I am afraid this matter is significantly more complicated than it appears.
First of all I assume you are using the "airspeed throttle control" (which is the default one).
In the airspeed throttle control tries to reach target *energy*…"
Peter Bird replied to moglos's discussion Cruise airspeed and actual airspeed"Have you looked at the stall speed of the plane? It may be that the underlying APM control is not allowing the attitude to deviate towards a stall, and is therefore putting a floor on the airspeed you can achieve.
Relating more to your…"
moglos replied to moglos's discussion Short and Long Failsafe Action Occurs Regardless of Setting in the group ArduPlane User Group"I'll check the PWM but I don't think that is the problem because the FAILSAFE text appears in the HUD (and FAILSAFE=TRUE in the STATUS window of Mission Planner). It recognizes that a failsafe has occurred even when it…"
James masterman replied to moglos's discussion Short and Long Failsafe Action Occurs Regardless of Setting in the group ArduPlane User Group"I don't know if my instructions are the way it is intended to work, but looking at the code and based on my experience, it's the only way I could get it to stay in Auto mode when it failsafes.
The problem for the APM developers is…"
moglos replied to moglos's discussion Short and Long Failsafe Action Occurs Regardless of Setting in the group ArduPlane User Group"Thanks James
When the Rx failsafes it sets mode to MANUAL. (I set it up to drop throttle past -100%, according to the instructions. I didn't do anything with the other channels as they weren't mentioned in the instructions.)
My reading of…"
Daniel Portillo replied to moglos's discussion Cruise airspeed and actual airspeed"I have the same cuestion."
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