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ArduIMU+ V2 (Flat) all you need?

Posted by Florian Schulz on January 26, 2010 at 6:41am

Hi,

I want to start with the ArduIMU+ V2 (Flat) as AutoPilot for my kerosine powered Jet.
It's fast about 180,2 mph ;-)
Would be nice if someone could supporting me to choose all the needed parts for a full functioning AutoPilot.

Thanks for help!

 

Greetings,

Flo

 

Part list:

1. ArduIMU+ V2 (Flat)

2. uBlox Adapter

3. 50 Channel GS407 Helical GPS Receiver

4. EM-406/uBlox Adaptor Cable

5. Official Ardupilot FTDI Cable

6. HMC5843 - Triple Axis Magnetometer

7. 2x10 Break Away Right Angle Pin Headers

8. ArduStation Kit

9. 2x 2mm 10pin XBee Socket Sparkfun PRT-08272 Sparkfun

10. 2x XBee Pro 900 Wire Antenna Sparkfun WRL-09097

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  • bGatti January 26, 2010 at 8:15am
    It's only fair to point out that the Ardupilot is developed on far slower airframes than what you describe, and that whether intended or not, all of the algorithms and particularly the PID gains will be clustered around slower machines. There may be no known limit to the airspeed, but if it is safe to say, no one here has yet described testing this platform at > 100 mph, so you would be in clearly uncharted waters.

    I'm not sure where you intend to fly that thing, but it brings up at interesting fact - that by the US failing to create a reasonably safe envelope for private UAV's it has by default created a wild frontier where kerosene tanks are whizzing around at 183 mph on cruise control. What could go wrong?
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    Doug Weibel January 26, 2010 at 7:13am
    The first thing missing on your list is an ArduPilot board. Also you will most likely want an ArduPilot Shield kit. The ArduIMU board is not set up to be a stand-alone autopilot. ArduPilot is. The Shield kit adds an airspeed sensor and support for thermopiles. There is currently no "released" firmware support to use ArduPilot and ArduIMU together, but that is coming.

    I would recommend you find another airframe platform to work out the autopilot system first before putting it in your turbine.
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