HefnyCopter2 implements full PID terms that is P, I & D. It uses the following approach.

My vision is to keep math as simple as possible and use superposition to accumulate different behaviors together based on my…

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What would you like to see in a thermal pan tilt platform to make it effective for UAV usage?

I am with a company called SPI Corp and we manufacture a low cost multi sensor pan tilt platform called the M1-D. The M1-D initially was developed for use on ground vehicles but due to its light weight, small size and low cost it has become very popular with folks in the aerial imaging world…

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My original blog post offering a bounty on software for the ArduIMU v3 to make it into a very good standalone camera gimbal stabilizer attracted alot of criticism and at the same time alot more support.  There are many people who have joined my cause, and pledged to either match my bounty or contribute towards…

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Hi Guys,

 

I'm working on the MultinoCopter project since 2 months. It is a 50x50mm size board with full compatible arduino pro mini architecture and 9DOF imu. I didnt share it because i have to finish the multicopter code before. Now it is working as a serial IMU for the computer based projects (calculating euler angles) and camera stabilizer. 

Yesterday i tested the camera stabilization code on the 3 axis. The mount coming from a…

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Pictured is my first attempt at a camera system comparable to what you would find on a commercial UAV. I hope to make available to the DIY Drones community a light weight, affordable, and highly accurate turret compatible with APM or any other open source autopilot system.

 

The goals for my design…

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Great Pete Holland's camera stabilization/tracking firmware

Arcus IMU with camera stabilization firmware test #10 from Riccardo Kuebler on Vimeo.

Hi all,



I made several flights with Pete's great camera stabilization/tracking firmware. Those video are not of high quality

and only of… Continue

AludrACopter Project:



I started my analog 5-DOF modular IMU research and testing in January of 2009. I don't know much about electronics. I researched on op-amps and how to use it to create an analog computing device to do calculus integration of gyro signal then combine it with accelerometer signal. I also incorporated a multi-turn potentiometer to enable adjustable mixing of gyro and accelerometer.



Then from February until April, I researched on a heli platform and… Continue