Hello guys. I hope to sometime fully automate my .40 Sized Nitro powered trainer RC airplane from takeoff to landing; However, for now, I just need to find a suitable orientation sensor. Take note that a gas powered model has more vibration than a similar electric model.I have been looking around and it appears to me that the FMA Co-Pilot infared system is the all around best. Low-cost, accurate to 2 degrees, does not "drift", and is not effected by vibrations.Here is my first question:Can the Co-Pilot Infared actually return an orientation? I would like for my auto pilot to control and stabalize everything, all I want from the Co-Pilot system is to give me the orientation of my plane down to a couple degrees. Is this possible?Thanks for you time and knowledge,Grant West
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if you use the FS-8 reciever you can plug it into a computer and get sensor data . its just a serial connection . if you found a wirless com that could handle the baud rate you could run the flight viewer program on your laptop while the plane is in the air.also i think they have a data logger you can plug into the reciever and log flight data and if you want you can use an ADC IC to convert from analog to digital
The FMA Co-Pilot is a proprietary system with a simple IR sensor and a lot of math done in the receiver, and I don't know how to get a digital reading out. But the sensor outputs analog voltage proportional to the tilt (see this thread for more: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=844004).
You can certainly read that on an analog I/O pin on your processor and do the math yourself.
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The FMA Co-Pilot is a proprietary system with a simple IR sensor and a lot of math done in the receiver, and I don't know how to get a digital reading out. But the sensor outputs analog voltage proportional to the tilt (see this thread for more: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=844004).
You can certainly read that on an analog I/O pin on your processor and do the math yourself.
Or you can make your own, as the Paparazzi guys have:
http://paparazzi.enac.fr/wiki/index.php/Infrared_Sensors