ArduCopter V2 in Action - Full autonomous flight
Here a video of a new serie of tests of my quadcopter (QRO) during a full autonomous flight in RTL and LOITER mode (GPS position Hold) with the firmware Arducopter v2.0.54 + stability patch. The altitude is only locked by a barometric pressure (no sonar and no optical flow sensor).
The quadcopter autonomous flight is really stable and safe, the Jason' stability patch on the firmware arducopter v2.0.54 is a great improvement.
Wind: W-N-W at 13 km/h
Avionic setup:
- Ardupilot Mega (Atmega 2560 @16 MHz), 32 Mips
- Full 9DOF IMU,
- Built-in 16 MB Data Logger,
- Airspeed and absolute pressure sensors (Bosh),
- triple axis magnetometer HMC5843,
- 10Hz Mediatek GPS.
- firmware Arducopter V2.0.54 (original version + stability patch)
- Receiver: Turnigy 9X8C v2
- Transmitter: Turnigy 9x
- uBec 5V @ 5A Turnigy
Hardware Setup:
- four brushless motors RC Timer BC-2836/11 (750 KV)
- two CW propellers 12 x 4.5
- two CCW propellers 12 x 4.5
- fours ESC 40A RC Timer speed controllers
- one Lipo battery 3S Turnigy Nano-Tech 2200 mAh
- Take Off Weight (TOW): 988 g without payload
- Flight time: about 10 min
more infos at:http://diydrones.com/profile/JeanLouisNaudin
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Tags: DRONE, UAS, UAV, ardumega, ardupilot, ardupirates, multicopter, multirotor, quadcopter
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Comment by CyberCrash on December 3, 2011 at 3:52am -
Great video.
Do you know if the "Jason' stability patch" will be integrated in the next firmware update?
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Developer Comment by R_Lefebvre on December 3, 2011 at 5:38am -
I expect it will be. Seems pretty solid, the idea, execution and performance of it are pretty good. And we've got a few more ideas too.
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Developer Comment by Jean-Louis Naudin on December 3, 2011 at 5:40am -
You will all the infos about the Jason' stability patch currently under development and test at:
http://diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844%3ATopic%3A722556
Regards, Jean-Louis
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Comment by CyberCrash on December 3, 2011 at 5:43am
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Thanks...great Work!!
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Comment by Tim - Arduino for Visual Studio on December 3, 2011 at 7:46am -
Well done to you and good news about the stability patch
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Distributor Comment by UnmannedTechShop.co.uk on December 3, 2011 at 9:43am -
Nice video, arducopter just keeps getting better and better :D, looking forward to testing out the new APMv2 board wich should make for much better alt hold.
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Comment by Rana on December 4, 2011 at 7:06pm -
Nice video, why landing not shown ?
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