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Autonomous Blimp Navigation Project

Posted by AeroBoy on September 12, 2010 at 8:01am
Hi there,

i would like to know if i could use the Arduino Deumilanove or the nano w/328 board for autopilot control on my blimp.

The board should be able to drive 3 dc motors,hook up the XBees for wireless telemetry and other sensors. 

Please do recommend me one thats cheap and reliable(besides Ardupilot) and satisfies all the above.I'm new to arduino programming and i hope to kick start with some basics.

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  • Berto June 11, 2011 at 1:48am
    The blimpduino looked nice. unfortunately it is in the middle of a rebuild hiatus. Inspired by the blimpduino and unable to find it anywhere, Ive been building up my own. Using quadcoptor sensors posed some weight and pinout problems but they free you from the groundstation and free you up for some potentially cool AI and payload - and I found a way out with the Pololu Baby-O.
  • 3D Robotics
    Chris Anderson September 12, 2010 at 8:46am
    We already make Blimpduino, which can do most of this. Have you checked it out?
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