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3D Robotics More eye candy from the ArduCopter team--WOW!

Random images from the ArduCopter dev team mailing list this week. They're doing world-class work--amazing to watch! Stay tuned for product announcements...…



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Added by Chris Anderson on June 24, 2010 at 8:32pm — 8 Comments


3D Robotics SciFi Airshow

As Adafruit says, how did we miss this…

Added by Chris Anderson on June 24, 2010 at 8:12pm — 4 Comments


3D Robotics Sparkfun GPS tracking tutorial (with cool module comparisons)

Our favorite geeks at Sparkfun have just ubergeeked out on GPS modules. Here's an overview on GPS modules and tracking, and here is a…

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Added by Chris Anderson on June 24, 2010 at 7:59pm — No Comments


3D Robotics New GPS module--Tiny 10Hz Mediatek unit (just $38.95!)

Great news! Jordi has now released the awesome new (and tiny!)…
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Added by Chris Anderson on June 24, 2010 at 7:30pm — 44 Comments

ArduIMU/Ap test platform ready!!

Hello all,



Developers of this combined project, Thanks!



Ugly and dirty, the system is ready to roll tomorrow, the bench tests all went well, although I think that the elevator amplitude (gain) isn't enough when in stabilize, which probably will happen also with RTL mode.



More to come, tomorrow.…





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Added by jalves on June 24, 2010 at 3:30pm — 5 Comments

EZ430-Chronos as Telemetry system



Hello,

Some month ago TI developped a watch based on there super low current 430 ic,

in it you can find a µc, a triple axis accelerometer, a pressure sensor, and a 868Mhz RF chip with antenna.

they also give the sdk for cooking custom apps...



http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php?title=EZ430-Chronos…

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Added by Roman on June 24, 2010 at 3:30am — 6 Comments


Admin Proposing a type of configuration tracker

Hello All,


I've mentioned this before briefly in a couple of posts, but I'd like to pose it in a bit more formal way.


I also ride off-road motorcycles. A 2005 CRF450x to be exact. Fun bike, but it's a hobby, and there's a lot to learn and tinker with.


On my 450x community, we have a very detailed thread on people's setups. Year, mods, carb jetting, suspension settings, type of rider, weight, location,…
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Added by John C. on June 23, 2010 at 9:41pm — 5 Comments

Getting Data BACK from Google Earth and Into LabView GroundStations.

We all know it's easy to display information on Google Earth, like the position of a UAV. However getting information back, like the GPS coordinates of a mouse click, is another story. I really wanted to give my LabView GroundStation for my UGV SAGAR the ability the to 'click and go' anywhere on the Google Earth map. This is similar to the various wishes I have heard around here for the ability to upload new waypoints to ArduPilot while she's flying.



Well, I figured out how to do it,… Continue

Added by Bill Porter on June 23, 2010 at 5:32pm — 10 Comments

Beatfly, an illuminating blimp based on Arduino (Kit is available!)



I would like to share my art and DIY project. Beatfly is a small illuminating blimp, whose light and movement can be controlled via various interfaces such as MIDI controller, iPhone, Flash interface on a web site, computer keyboard, mobile phones and voice, and music. It is based on Arduino and its technical resources are published as open source. Beatfly DIY kit is also…
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Added by Hideki Yoshimoto on June 23, 2010 at 11:00am — 5 Comments

2010 Outback UAV challenge double build log update - Rescue Robotics

Hi All,



Double 2010 OBC build log updates here:

1 - Autopilot updates: http://www.rescuerobotics.com.au/rescue-robotics-2010-obc-build-progress-update-1



2 - Airframe updates:… Continue

Added by Adam Amos on June 23, 2010 at 3:30am — 10 Comments


3D Robotics Great Tricopter build log

William Thielicke has done a terrific job of documenting the design of Shrediquette, his custom Arduino-controlled Tricopter. Check out the gorgeous video above. The build log is here, PDF instruction here and the latest news in the blog… Continue

Added by Chris Anderson on June 22, 2010 at 9:30pm — 9 Comments


Moderator ArduCopter Hexa First outdoor test

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Added by Roberto Navoni on June 22, 2010 at 9:30am — 7 Comments

Preorder your FPV Fiberglass Pan-Tilt Camera Mount L-Size

Specifically designed for Hobbyking range of board cameras. Light weight

and easy to install. Price is US$ 4.99





Our HobbyKing FPV mount system is a great way to mount your FPV board camera. Special included bearings make pan and tilt smooth and bind free. Kit includes bearings, screws, ball/socket, threaded rod and pre-cut fiberglass board. Specifically designed for our 1/3 inch sony CCD video camera.…



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Added by CrashingDutchman on June 22, 2010 at 5:00am — 4 Comments

Active UAV airspace denial system

Added by Krzysztof Bosak on June 21, 2010 at 5:28am — 18 Comments

Sneak peak at the new AttoPilot v2.0 line up

Here is a sneak peak at the the new AttoPilot v2.0






AttoPilot v2.0 will be replacing v1.8 & v1.9 and be available in 4…
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Added by Max on June 20, 2010 at 8:00pm — 15 Comments

AUVSI SUAS Compeition 2010

Overall Results
  1. North Carolina State University
  2. Mississippi State University
  3. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (Blackbird)
  4. Sherbrooke University (VAMUdes)
  5. University of California at San Diego
Best Flight - North Carolina State University…
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Added by Joe on June 20, 2010 at 5:00pm — 17 Comments


3D Robotics Great new fiberglass shields/reinforcements for Skywalker



Hooks just sent me the new fibreglass reinforcement skins for the Skywalker (now just $99) and they're awesome. Here's…

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Added by Chris Anderson on June 19, 2010 at 4:00pm — 23 Comments

Triple autonomous flights with MatrixPilot



Yesterday, my GentleLady sailplane, under the guidance of MatrixPilot running on a UAV Devboard with an EM406 GPS and Jordi's magnetometer, achieved 3 consecutive autonomous flights, with the transmitter off most of the time. The above picture shows the tracks of the three landings. Waypoints 18 and 19 were arranged so that the plane was supposed to land halfway between them. The…

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Added by William Premerlani on June 19, 2010 at 3:11pm — 20 Comments

This week in unemployment

Flight test photos. It sux, but renaming a ship is bad luck. We still

fly ships named after Russian Heroine. Scorpio is very prominent this

time of year, providing an ironic background.



















So in using a model to aid Marcy-1 navigation, the velocity due to

cyclic is always a sine wave in all 3 dimensions… Continue

Added by Jack Crossfire on June 18, 2010 at 4:07pm — 1 Comment

First flight coming up!

Hey Guys.


Just wanted to let you know that after what seems like ages playing with wires and getting things working, it looks like we are about to take to the air for the first time with the Ardupilot and ArduIMU installed and active. 'We' are a team of three from the UK ( Jim, Paul and Iestyn) who have decided to get into UAVs for the engineering challenge.…
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Added by Jim on June 18, 2010 at 2:42pm — 8 Comments

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