Hi Guys,
Has someone tried (in code) modifying/descaling the loop time and running the arducopter? Currently, it is 50Hz (20ms) for each loop to trigger the motors.
Has anyone tried decreasing the loop frequency/ increasing loop time for saving time on processor. I am sure there is a tradeoff. Even a 24ms loop may give a good performance with an increased battery life (due to less power dissipation by decreased motor triggering).
This test may be insighful for a hexacopter, which has more motors indicating greater chance of stability!
Developers thoughts on this would be helpful!
Regards..
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I would guess the difference in power usage in the APM would be extremely small compared to power usage by the motors. However, you should try it at different loop frequencies and please let us know if performance increases.