Posted by Tan Yean Wee on October 2, 2009 at 7:34am
Hi Guys,I am from Singapore. I have read up on the ArduPilot 2 manual, and have decided to try to build my own UAV, using the blueprint provided.I have a coupler of questions with regards to the performance of the themopiles in tropical region. The day temperature here is around 91°F. Will this affect performance of the themopile. If so, is it possible to change the parameter on the ArduPilot 2.3 to compensate for the higher temperature. Also, the flying area in Singapore is limited in size(500 meter x 500 meter), have tall buildings around the vicinity, would this affect the performance as well if I am flying below the buildings height?Thanks in advance for any help.Wee
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Watch out for moisture...damp has played hell with my system, pot the sensors, wax/hotglue/epoxy any of these this will help..
spent some time working in Laos, the humidity played hell there too with the systems we were testing, i suspect that singapore has similar levels...it was when i passed through...
The tall buildings will create IR shadows, possibly causing ArduPilot to pitch or bank away from building, 91°F temperature should not cause any IR detect problems, but high temps are hard on ESC, motor & battery.
You could wait for IMUs to be working with ArduPIlot for your flight conditions. But get ArduPilot, Ublox GPS, GCS, Xbees and start building your system.
I live 2 miles from PilkesPeak in CO , it cause no problem when I fly, but my home is in a depression surround by tress, so I have problem when testing IR at home, It sees +10 to +15 degrees all around, At flying field it sees 0 degrees +- 2.
Should be fine. It's not about absolute temperatures, but rather the gradient from earth to sky. The view is very wide (180 degrees) so buildings should not be a prob.
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Watch out for moisture...damp has played hell with my system, pot the sensors, wax/hotglue/epoxy any of these this will help..
spent some time working in Laos, the humidity played hell there too with the systems we were testing, i suspect that singapore has similar levels...it was when i passed through...
hope this helps...
You could wait for IMUs to be working with ArduPIlot for your flight conditions. But get ArduPilot, Ublox GPS, GCS, Xbees and start building your system.
I live 2 miles from PilkesPeak in CO , it cause no problem when I fly, but my home is in a depression surround by tress, so I have problem when testing IR at home, It sees +10 to +15 degrees all around, At flying field it sees 0 degrees +- 2.