I know, it is a 1 Million dollar question but I would like to know your opinion about it.
If you would be able to start your own research lab with UAVs and especially multirotor UAVs (quadrotors in particular), which platform would you adopt?
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I'm using off-the-shelf USB GPS receivers for my X8 Drone (pidrone.io); in some quick testing this morning, I'm getting somewhere between 4 and 7 satellites depending on which receiver I'm using; in contrast my DJI Mavic gets 10+. Mostly my receiv
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I am trying to figure out how to send pitch and roll values to the PIXHAWK(APM stack) through MAVROS. I read that "setpoint_velocity/cmd_vel" can be used. But what are the values that I may have to send
Thanks
Read more…I just put together a new camera quad.
It's the 3DR DIY frame with a Pixhawk running 3.5.2 and Ublox M8N GPS.
I have rock solid GPS reception (# of sats and low HDOP), calibrated magnetometers (two of them) and hovers at exactly half throttle when in
Read more…Problem: Companion 2.0 unable to read files from the Tx.
Tx firmware = 2.0.18
Companion = 2.0.18, Jan 3, 2016
Driver = See attached pic IMG_2996%5B1%5D.JPG
laptop = Del Precision M2800, windows 7 professional, 64-bit operating system
Procedure followed t
Read more…Anyone having troubles generating a KML file once they do their flight planning? The earlier versions of mission planner seem to work fine but the newest versions generate a file that has no flight line information. When I load the KML into google ea
Read more…Hey guys. I want to build a robotic blimp. I'm not talking about no traditional, torpedo shaped blimp. I'm talking about the blimp of the future. I have a very maneuverable design and control layout already. I want to give it brains now. The only pro
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is there a way to get the update rate of the current position and the direction of the pixhawk increased? Currently it takes a couple of seconds which is too slow for the purposed application. The tablet pc is connected to the px via USB (it
Read more…I have noticed that the DJI E305 Tuned propulsion system has been discontinued by DJI.
I currently use this system on my F450 build, works well.
I am now working on a S500 frame based build, and wanted to get my hands on a new E305. But i noticed that
Read more…So, here in TN on Aug 21st me and the crew headed downtown to visit the festival before the Eclipse main event. Afterwards we headed a mile down the road to kill some time at the park (I just happened to bring the quad).
We were approached by two park
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I am working on a project which includes an autonomous mission of an hexacopter using PX4, Mission Planner and Python scripting. In this flight, the RC is not necessary and the hexacopter flies just via Python scripting and Mission Planner comm
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I'm using a canon 5DS to aerial map, i'm trying to find a way to record a pulse from the camera so my IMU can record when an image is taken. I have tried the hot shoe, but it seems to only send a signal when a flash is connected and the sign
Read more…Hey guys. I want to build a robotic blimp. I'm not talking about no traditional, torpedo shaped blimp. I'm talking about the blimp of the future. I have a very maneuverable design and control layout already. It's currently old school rc. I want to gi
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I have some problems with arducopter (I'm using version 3.4). When I have any problems with GPS coordinates (bad signal, some buildings too close to copter, radio interference/jamming), copter attitude begins to drift badly.
At worst th
Read more…I found what looks like a mini PixHawk clone in one of my electronics boxes, and I would like to identify it - especially the pinout.
Attached are the top and bottom views of the 40mm X 40mm board. Not shown is a small PCB that contains the magneto
Read more…I've been seeing this play on CNN's website all day. Was this a legal flight? I only see a TFR from ZHU for August 31st.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMMJnpvL7h4
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I am having a hard time successfully updating from ArduPlane 3.7.1 to 3.8.0. I am using Mission Planner 1.3.49. The actual plane has been flying well using a Pixhawk manufactured by 3D Robotics. The plane is a conventional
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These are my quad build parts:
Power Supply:
Gens Ace LiPo Battery: 2200mAh 3S 25c Lipo,
Assumption: 2.2*25 = 55 Amps Max Draw
Power Demand:
4 Tattu 2305 2450kV Brushless Motors with CrazePony 5030 Propellers
Assumption: 7.2 (Peak Current) * 4 (Number of
I get this message every time I try install UGCS. can anyone point me in a direction to solving this?
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