This isn't my project, but I thought it fit here. I ran into this blog post on Gizmodo about a Georgia Tech researcher that is creating algorithms for helicopters to land at any angle, with 60 degrees being the current best, and an auto-retry feature. Pretty impressive.
Hey guys,
My highschool Robotics club has decided that we're going to expand into the UAV field. We're going to enter into AUVSI competition if we can get a plane in working order. So far we have a computer system. The system specs i don't have but to give you an over view, we have around a Ghz of processing power, 1 gps chip *possibly move up to 3 *, and our own code for stabilizing the plane. Unfortunately resources have limited us from buying a plane that we can test the code with. We're planning on using a 10-12 ft telemaster with a gas engine. We'll also have a camera system with shape recognition software *yet to create this software* that will be on a pan and tilt system that hopefully will fold up into the plane.
I was ecstatic to find such a great resource as this website.
Looking forward to our entrance into the UAV community.
HI All I am an aerospace engineer in Pakistan and working on amatuer satellite from a long time and now I have shifted my mind to UAV project. I am starting a UAV project for agriculture purpose. The main purpose of the project is to monitor Salin Water in which is a major problem for farmer. In my views the use of UAV is more better and easy in case of satellite however the scope is limited. The link to my project is http://www.informationvision.net
Hello Everyone! Pleaure to share knowledge and contribute to this forum. I started to get involved with UAV projects since around 2000. To date I have officially completed 3 projects successfully - some government sponsored and some out of shear fun. I am based in Malaysia. Here, I had to pretty much set up the project from scratch - from building infrastructure to getting official approval to fly in a civillian airspace. By the way, I design my own planes too. I have a website but I apologise in advance for its lack in presentation :). I promise this will be fixed soon when I can convince my great web designer friend to help me out. The website is:
I look forward to share with you some of my 7 years experience in UAVs from conceptual design to now, commercialisation. Thanks a lot for this forum and look forward to know you all soon.
I've just joined the forum and i am based in sunny scotland in the uk.
I am currently building a black horse liberty ep artf which will be my platform(There was a hyperlink but it didnt work). I am going to fit it with a fuji finepix a600 on the gyro stabilzed platform and also a tilt/pan mount fitted with both a day and night video camera.
I primarily want to use it for aerial photography and video but i also want to turn it into uav with the cellphone navigation so i can plot a course, take it off and allow it to fly the designated area/route.
The question i have is can the software that was writting for the hp ipaq be used for any mobile phone that is running windows mobile and an integral gps system?
How does this system actually work? as in does it need to use google earth or can my memory map software be used?
Can i use my mapping software to plot a route, load it onto the phone and then get the a/c to fly it?
Sorry for the questions but im just new to this whole side of a/c gps navigation/uavs.
fist of all, I am new to this site but would like to say that it is absolutely fantastic. I have been flying rc for about 13 years now and have just started to venture into the world of UAV's. About two weeks ago I started fabricating the airframe which will eventually become my first (RC) UAV. I think its funny that we get a funny look from agencies a few echelons up ( wont mention any names ) when regular joes like us have the dream to build and fly our own "UAV" when in reality as aviation hobbyists we have been flying "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" since we picked up our first remote and flew our first trainer. Anyways I know there is more to a UAV than that but its just a simple comparison. The project I have been working on is suprisingly very similar to the old PIONEER UAV. I just started building with an Idea and some spare parts laying around from old projects. everything I had in mind for my UAV just kinda fell together perfectly with what I had around the house. I started with an old ultrafly P-51 fuselage, hacked the tail off and cutthe wings off. from there I used the wing from a hobbyzone Aerobird Xtreme, cut foamboard in order to make the wing flat-bottom instead of under cambered. Used two carbon/graphite arrows as the tail booms and built up a tail from balsa. I added a garmin foretrex 101 and a homebuilt Pan-Tilt camera platform on the bottom and added the motor/esc and battery and bam! there you have it, a miniature pioneer UAV....still working on the autopilot. airframe has been maidened with the forementioned setup and flew great! I have the ailerons set up as flaperons that way I can slow down for super soft landings and super short take-offs. works better than I had planned, with current weight at 3lbs 5oz
Howdy all I'm really looking forward to being part of this forum/site. over the last year and a half i've bee progressively learning to fly RC, startring with slope soaring foamies, to park flyers to a big LT 40. I've been collecting and exploring bits for a UAV project for many many years. my currnt project is to build a "Pioneer" style UAV using an adapted senior telemaster wing, a converted ryobie engine and my new specktrum radio. I'm thinking of using a FMA copilot to get the airframe working correctly before moving onto my weakest side ... the electronics. I'm more of an airframe guy at heart. My goal is airphotos primarily. take off, fly to point take a strip or two of digital airphots and fly back . My bother is a GPS boffin who has some of his code in the peditor and globla hawk,. i'm hoping to bully him into helping .... wish me luck!
I too am working on an unmanned vehicle. My eventual goal is to create a vehicle that would be useful for observing forest fires as well as Search and Rescue operations. I work for Miami Dade Fire Rescue as a fire fighter and hope our department will be one of the first to obtain a COA from the FAA for an unmanned aerial vehicle. My current test platform is a Sig Kadet Senior powered by an Axi motor and Thunder Power 8000mAh lipo batteries. The electronics portion include FMA copilot, Inspire OSD, AP-4 Autopilot, FMA opto-isolators, Garmin Geko 201 GPS, Tiny Trak III, 2.4Ghz 1W video Tx and a laptop running AGWPacket Engine, AGWTracker, Garmin Mapsource and Microsoft MapPoint. So far I have flown short distance in autopilot mode but maintained visual contact. I would like to test further but current regulations don't seem to encourage such activity. I would like to learn how others get to the next step, i.e. testing platforms beyond visual range and obtaining the required yet elusive COA. Thanks,
-dave
I'm new to the website (just joined), but I'm interested in making my plane fly autonomously. I've added an electric motor to my glider, increased the fuselage diameter, and have created a payload bay. What would be the next best step? Should I try to install a stabilization system (gyros, infrared, etc) or a microcontroller (not much experience) or a camera, etc?
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http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/spidercopter/helicopter-model-lands-on-6...
My highschool Robotics club has decided that we're going to expand into the UAV field. We're going to enter into AUVSI competition if we can get a plane in working order. So far we have a computer system. The system specs i don't have but to give you an over view, we have around a Ghz of processing power, 1 gps chip *possibly move up to 3 *, and our own code for stabilizing the plane. Unfortunately resources have limited us from buying a plane that we can test the code with. We're planning on using a 10-12 ft telemaster with a gas engine. We'll also have a camera system with shape recognition software *yet to create this software* that will be on a pan and tilt system that hopefully will fold up into the plane.
I was ecstatic to find such a great resource as this website.
Looking forward to our entrance into the UAV community.
-maverick
I am also working on a mini UAV in Pakistan. The link to my project is www.informationvision.net
http://uk.geocities.com/zeq01/
I look forward to share with you some of my 7 years experience in UAVs from conceptual design to now, commercialisation. Thanks a lot for this forum and look forward to know you all soon.
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ZEQ
I've just joined the forum and i am based in sunny scotland in the uk.
I am currently building a black horse liberty ep artf which will be my platform(There was a hyperlink but it didnt work). I am going to fit it with a fuji finepix a600 on the gyro stabilzed platform and also a tilt/pan mount fitted with both a day and night video camera.
I primarily want to use it for aerial photography and video but i also want to turn it into uav with the cellphone navigation so i can plot a course, take it off and allow it to fly the designated area/route.
The question i have is can the software that was writting for the hp ipaq be used for any mobile phone that is running windows mobile and an integral gps system?
How does this system actually work? as in does it need to use google earth or can my memory map software be used?
Can i use my mapping software to plot a route, load it onto the phone and then get the a/c to fly it?
Sorry for the questions but im just new to this whole side of a/c gps navigation/uavs.
thanks
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Let me know YOUR experiecnes and thoughts ....
-dave
I'm new to the website (just joined), but I'm interested in making my plane fly autonomously. I've added an electric motor to my glider, increased the fuselage diameter, and have created a payload bay. What would be the next best step? Should I try to install a stabilization system (gyros, infrared, etc) or a microcontroller (not much experience) or a camera, etc?
Thanks for your suggestions,
Kevin
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