Posted by Mat Perkins on February 24, 2008 at 9:10pm
Hey everyone! I thank you for taking time out of your busy flight day to help get me going to converting my Sig Cadet Sr. to a UAV!Currently the RC has a JR 600 Receiver, Os 52 4stroke (a bit on the under powered side) and a with with ailerons. This is just a great all around airplane, and I'm looking to make it a great all around UAV.My goal with this project is to give this craft a mission, to drop or capture photos over an area out of the remote control reach. So the plane must have GPS, and some way to maintain coordinated flight.That being said, is anyone willing to help me compile a needed parts list to get this craft flying on its own? I'm wondering what electronics I need to research / buy to install. If anyone has any details for what might make this project work please let me know.Thank you all for your time.
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Out of the Paparrazi and AttoPilot, what do you think would be best for my needs? And where can you get info / parts for the Attopilot project? I didn't intend to sell it short, I guess that when I think of airplanes I think of gyros because I my self am a pilot.
Well, I have been flying and building RC for 5 years now. So, I can fly and build :P...
As for computers, I'm fairly savvy with windows / linux / hardware, and I have built a few circuit boards from schematics a few years ago. To directly answer your question I want the UAV that is going to have the most functions, that will allow me to do the most with it, and if it costs less than that would be great too!
My end game plan is to have Streaming video, and high res still shot as well. I may add a cargo door, among other things. This plane the Cadet, it seems to be the SUV of the rc world, so I have a feeling its going to fit in just great with the UAV world... So yeah, and ideas on hardware that is going to let me add the most functions or bells is what I'm after.
Thanks!
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As for computers, I'm fairly savvy with windows / linux / hardware, and I have built a few circuit boards from schematics a few years ago. To directly answer your question I want the UAV that is going to have the most functions, that will allow me to do the most with it, and if it costs less than that would be great too!
My end game plan is to have Streaming video, and high res still shot as well. I may add a cargo door, among other things. This plane the Cadet, it seems to be the SUV of the rc world, so I have a feeling its going to fit in just great with the UAV world... So yeah, and ideas on hardware that is going to let me add the most functions or bells is what I'm after.
Thanks!