Helicopter UAV?

Hello,
I was wondering if anyone has used a 450 size helicopter as a UAV platform. I was thinking of getting a RTF helicopter and taking off the receiver and gyro and putting in an Arduino nano with a separate gyro instead. Has anyone done something like this?
Thanks,
Sam R.

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    Hey Sam,

    check out this link http://groups.google.com/group/uavheliboard?pli=1. The UAVDevboard group is currently flying Trex450's with the UAVDevBoard. It's not an Arduino system but it is pretty easy to get up and running.
  • Developer
    Hey Sam,

    Many have tried but few have succeeded. You should check out the arduCopter project links http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/announcing-arducopter-the

    The team is currently working on making quadCopters work and then this will become the base for the "traditional helis" project which will be built using a Trex450.

    Some advice if you're going to start on such a project:
    1. learn to fly the helicopter yourself! I can tell you it's much easier to learn to fly than to build something that can fly itself and you'll learn a lot about what needs to be done, how your transmitter works etc.

    2. buy/borrow as much as possible from others. I.e. check out DCM for attitude estimation. Also check out the ArduPilotMega from sparkfun and accompanying oilpan from this site. Making a helicopter UAV is far more difficult than it first appears.
    http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9710
    http://store.diydrones.com/product_p/br-0012-01.htm

    3. measure and resolve vibration issues as soon as possible. This is the final hurdle that most people *never* get around. When you have your helicopter built attach a simple gyroscope and accelerometer - check out how much the sensors jump around when you fire up the motor. You should quickly see that the sensor values jump around quite a lot which is not a good thing. If you don't have vibration problems then you're in much better shape.

    Good luck and keep us updated on your progress!

    -Randy
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