Developer

 

 

Would be interesting to have a "Look at POI" mode, where the camera would stay oriented in the direction of a POI, regardless the model position.

 

"Care free" mode is interesting as well, it's a mode quite similar as "Look at home", but where the YAW axis stay free.

 

It means that if you pull the rudder stick to come back, it will come back in the direction of the home  position, regardless the YAW orientation. The initial YAW is the one before launch, but it is possibl to change it during fly with the YAW stick.

 

I think it could replace simple and simple with "look at home" modes.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-qqvgJqfh0

 

 

Last, i think that mode selection would need to be slightly modified :

 

Acro mode : base mode

Stabilize mode : base mode

Auto mode : base mode

 

GPS 2D stabilisation : optional help, can be added to stabilize

Altitude stabilisation : optional help, can be added to stabilize

care free mode / RTL : optional help, can be added to stabilize or Auto mode

 

 

This would translate to eight radio channels :

 

Ch 1- 4 : main controls

 

Ch 5 : base mode selection (3 position switch) -> Acro, Stabilize, Auto

 

Ch 6 : GPS 2D stabilisation (2 position switch)

Ch7 : Altitude stabilisation (2 position switch)

Ch8 : Care free / RTL (2 position switch)

 

According to wich base mode we fly, Ch8 would select Care Free (stabilize base mode) or RTL (Auto base mode).

 

 

I think that this is really better (easier to use) than a 6 positions channel for mode selection.

 

 

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  • Developer

    The joy of open source! You can customize it to fit your desire!

    The lookathome function is just me playing around. I haven't flown it yet.

    Jason

  • 3D Robotics

    We already have "Care free" mode, which is called "Simple" in AC2. All modes are described here.

     

    "Look at POI" is already implemented in APM and coming soon to AC2.

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