hi
im just adding gps into the mix to see if my cuad is capable of decent position hold,
i have him sat in the window, with 7 sats and 3d fix, hdop goes between 150 and 250.
looking on the map, it shows the drone as moving a lot, between what i would imagine is at least a 20m radius from the house, and it shows 45 meters to waypoint, which i guess is the home position,
i have the feeling something is up and that its not going to work , any ideas?
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Why do you think your GPS will work inside? I'm curious why this is such a recurring theme here.
Have you never seen mention of a "clear view of the sky"? I'd love to figure out if people just aren't reading the docs, don't understand how GPS works, or if there's a translation issue somewhere.
If you want good GPS performance you need a clear view of the sky. That means 180 degrees of sky visible in all directions. That's a top mounted GPS out in a field, which is how most people should be operating.
Anything that reduces this will reduce your GPS performance and accuracy. Even being near buildings will block some portion of sky and weaken your performance.
Being inside, even near a window, only gives you a tiny, tiny fraction of a clear view of the sky, so why would you think the GPS would work well?