ArduPlane home page
Features include:
- Return to Launch with a flick of your RC toggle switch or a mouse click in the graphical Ground Station
- Unlimited 3D GPS waypoints
- Built-in camera control
- Fully-scriptable missions
- One-click software load, and easy point-and-click configuration in the powerful Mission Planner. NO programming required!
- Replay recorded missions and analyze all the data with a graphing interface
- Supports two-way telemetry with Xbee wireless modules.
- Point-and-click waypoint entry or real-time mission commands while the UAV is in the air
- Fly with a joystick or gamepad via your PC--no need for RC control!
- Built-in failsafe will bring your aircraft home in the case of radio loss
All instructions and software are here.
APM 2 is an open source, Arduino-compatible, pro-quality autopilot. It is the most advanced IMU-based open source autopilot available today, and provides an entire UAV control system with scriptable missions with 3D waypoints, in-flight uploading of commands and powerful ground station software.
APM 2 supports any kind of of vehicle with a one-click change of code. Available code include ArduPlane (fixed wing), ArduCopter (rotary wing), ArduRover (ground vehicles) and more.
Everything you need to create an ArduPlane UAV:
* APM 2 autopilot with GPS ($199)
* [Optional] Telemetry kit ($165).
You'll also need a at least a five-channel RC radio setup, a soldering iron, a mini USB cable and of course something that flies!
(We're partial to the SkyFun delta wing (right) and
Bixler powered glider (left) or its equivalents ourselves).
Resources:
Manual
Source code/firmware
Note: ArduPilot Mega requires no programming, but it's open source and you're welcome to modify it if you'd like. If you are going to play with the code, you can use the free Arduino IDE to edit and upload the code to the ArduPilot board.
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Comment by Jason Kunc on June 2, 2010 at 4:24pm -
ArduPilot Mega IMU shield (aka oil pan)
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Comment by Patrick Mccabe on June 2, 2010 at 4:35pm -
What happened to the flat GPS connector instead of the vertical one?
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Comment by Fab - Arduino for Visual Studio on June 2, 2010 at 8:23pm -
The gps cable connections can be very tight. The connector came away from one of my arupilot shields. Does gluing the connector on to the board prior to use sound like a silly idea?
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Moderator Comment by Taylor Cox on June 2, 2010 at 8:29pm -
If you use hot glue I think that that would do the trick perfectly.
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Moderator Comment by Chris Anderson on June 2, 2010 at 8:35pm -
Patrick, the current boards have a flat connector. The photo is out of date...
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Comment by Patrick Mccabe on June 3, 2010 at 12:10pm
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I guess it is also out of date on sparkfuns product page too. Good to hear though.
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Comment by Fab - Arduino for Visual Studio on June 3, 2010 at 1:06pm
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Chris,
Would it be an idea to add a short male>female gps cable to the store?
It could be attached to the boards at one end and the gps at the other. This would allow a gps to be uncoupled without a tug on the board?
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Comment by James F. on June 3, 2010 at 2:39pm -
I don't suppose there is a way to buy these pre-soldered and ready to go?
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Comment by Daniel Gru on June 4, 2010 at 5:11am
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Great stuff Chris,
glad to see the page is up at last.
When will the manual be available?
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Moderator Comment by Chris Anderson on June 4, 2010 at 7:13am -
@Daniel. The hardware manual will be up next weekend. The software manual will be out with the code, in about a month.
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