Comment by Chris Walsh on February 2, 2011 at 4:56pm

what sort of flight time do you get on your mini quad?

 

great project!! :D

Comment by Tim O'Brien on February 6, 2011 at 8:09pm

Christopher: I get around 15 minutes on my 800mah battery, hovering just above half throttle. I should time it exactly, or add an automatic flight timer in software. I could even integrate the throttle and estimate power consumption. Hmm...

 

Sebastian: The transmit rate is adjustable in the remote's menu, and I usually have it at 10Hz. Multiple processors is an alright way to do it, you've just got to coordinate data. I personally really like everything on one µC, and these ATmegas have plenty of power to handle both tasks. 

 

Oscar: The remote control is made out of 1/4 inch smoked acrylic and the blue flight computer is 1/8 in acrylic. Both were cut on a laser-cutter. 

Comment by Chris Gilroy on February 14, 2011 at 3:53pm

Awesome little project, always impressed with the micro quads, yours even moreso with the custom built controller.

 

I'd also like to suggest taking a look at these: http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=... I know their somewhat pricy compared to what you want to use, but they don't seem to eat a ton of cpu, or as was suggested you could use a dedicated 328 for driving it.

 

Where did you find the control sticks for your controller?

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