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Hexa with Hobbywing X8 motors
Hi
i am building a hexacopter with
1.) hobbywing x8 motors
2.) flight controller pixhawk PX5
3.) battery 12s 22Ah
4.) wheel base of around 1800mm
5.) estimated weight around 17kg without payload
i am looking if anyone has already tuned this type so i can ge
3DR 915Mhz Telemetry module
hello all
i am hoping someone can help me with this. Can a 3DR 915Mhz Telemetry module be connected to a Pixhawk 2? . With some cable modifications ?
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How much More Thrust Is Produced By A Shrouded Propeller Compared To An Unshrouded Propeller When the Power Remains Constant?
There may have been more than one discussion of shrouded props, but after reading the threads and a great deal of the reference material on prop design, I am more interested in a variation on previous discussions I also have more to ask that I have
Read more…Pixhawk Hexacopter help in Ohio. Looking for skilled individual to finish project.
Hello,
My name is Aaron and I live in SW Ohio. I have built a custom 850 size Hex using a Pixhawk. Everything is done however I am grappling with arming issues and a few camera quality issues. This is a prototype that may lead to more being built a
Read more…ESC bidirectional
Hi,
I have t-motor AIR 20 esc`s.
How can i set them not to be bidirectional?
Thank you.
Read more…Are there any current US laws for flying close to Wind Turbines?
Looking for claification. Since US drone laws seem to change every five minutes, and a google search spews stuff from other countries, or stuff that's a decade old, I'm asking about this here (US) and in 2022. Not Belgium 2016.
Oh, and when I say cl
Tricopter physics help
Hello!
I have been studying how exactly a tricopter works and I came across a problem that is not quite clear to me...
I understand that the tail rotor has to be slightly tilted for a specific angle alpha in order for the horizontal component Fx to cou
cold weather planes
Hi,I'm looking to build a DIY UAV for cold weather. I'm in Canada & it's cool-cold for at least 5 months of the year.Is anyone else building for colder climates???? I'd love to pick your brains on what works.
Read more…Antilatency CoPilot: High precision auto landing for drones
Hi, we’re Antilatency, and we’ve developed a tracking system. We started working on it in 2016, released it in 2019, and we’re proud to say that now over 1500 VR and Virtual Production customers in 60+ countries have their projects powered by Antilat
Read more…Flysky fs-x8b pixhawk 2.4.8 nirvana nv14
Hello all!
It's been a long time since I've had to deal with R/C and a lot has changed in radios. I bought a pixhawk kit with a PPM encoder and a radio with the flysky fs-x8b reciever. What I'm struggling with, is connecting the flysky reciever to pix
Read more…DIY RC Car
Do you have any experience with these lipo batteries? I run a 7.2 NiMH battery, is it possible to run these 2s lipo and more (Ovonic Rebel)? I've read that certain battery combinations can heat up the motor and ESC, but don't know which one is the be
Read more…How to connect a 0-190Ω gas tank sensor to the APM 2.8 controller?
Hello, I have a project which requires a gas tank sensor to talk to the APM 2.8 The gas tank sensor is the typical 0-190Ω variety like this:
Read more…A little help with a quadcopter build
I am building a quadcopter from some parts that were donated to me and I am unsure of how exactly to connect the power distribution board, esbs and flight controller. This is my second build and a lot more complex than my first. I was hoping I could
Read more…Pixhawk 1 to Frsky X8R telemetry
Does anybody know if you no longer need a teensy board? I still have an older version of 'plane' on my pixhawk. I had to get a new Taranis plus my old one broke. Just trying to set up the telenetry again. The new / used X9D radio had newer FW on it s
Read more…Pixhawk 2.4.8 will not arm ESC
Hope this helps.
Futaba 2008SB Receiver. T16s7 Trainsmitter.
Pixhawk 2.4.8 two different units,
When the arming switched is pressed on the platform,
The throttle channel 3 +5 VDC goes to zero.
Reprogrammed the setup for channel 8 to be the throttle,
Sam
Read more…About Ground Control Station User Experience
Hi Guys,
Could you give me some impressions about the GCS you use? If you can answer these questions for me, it will be very helpful:
- What is your drones’ usage?
- Which GCS do you use and why?
- What are the main features you use?
- What are the best a
Read more…RC Radio with SMA Connectors for External Antenna
Some types of aerostructures are not RF transparent at 2.4GHz, and some aircraft designs use internal RF shielding. Both types require externally mounted RC antennas. We are fabricating an aircraft using carbon fiber aerostructures that are not RF tr
Read more…Brushless Motor
Hey! Friends, I found several charts about brushless motors (Brushless Motor Chart), which explain the relationship between motor size, voltage, and speed very well. Honestly, this knowledge is very helpful for beginners. Saving these charts will sav
Read more…Book about UAV?
Hello!
Im going to some university work to show, some automation thing for my class. And I will talk about UAV. I have some question, Can I talk about fly by wire system? The fly by wire system airplane is the similar in the UAV? And somebody have a g
