UAS Competition Team

Hi, I'm starting a team at Embry-Riddle in Arizona to go to the UAS competition in Maryland this year.  We're using APM on a custom built airframe, but we're still learning the ins and outs of Ardupilot and Mission Planner.  I've got a few questions:

We're tuning the PID's, and the aircraft pitches down in stabilize and FBW A&B. Should I fix this with RC trim, one of the gains, or initialize the aircraft in a slightly pitch-up attitude?

We're building a pan/tilt gimbal, and I'm wondering- if Ardupilot can make a camera point at a coordinate, can it also tell me what coordinates I'm looking at if I move the camera manually?  One of the requirements for the competition is that we have to find targets on the ground and report their coordinates within 250 ft.  

Is there anyone in the Prescott, AZ area that could give us a hand with autopilot tuning?  We'd really appreciate it!

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  • After more testing, I'm seeing that it pitches down initially, then evens out. 

    When will the next rev come out?  We could really use that feature for the competition in June.

     

  • I notice Embry-Riddle best school in the world. I went to Daytona Beach campus.

  • 3D Robotics

    How much does the aircraft pitch down? Is it just that it tends to descend, or more than that? 

    The camera code you mention is coming in the next rev. 

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