Where are the best resources for cameras with a FOV of around 40 degrees? This is equivalent to what we commonly call a "normal" focal length. And, once we find this lens, where would I find a 1" sensor at about 20 MP with a similar "Normal" lens tha
Read more…Is there a (standard) way that joysticks can be used in place of the more common controls that are included with all radio controllers?
Read more…Hi, if I may ask a basic question please.
If I am buying a specific zoom camera online that is said to fit the gimbal for the drone, then (taking into account that I am a total novice), then are the camera functions on the drone usually controlled v
Anyone have experience using a carbon tube inside another as a simple axial bearing ?
The application is a tricopter tail boom, its a 12mm tube & so must rotate freely with minimal play.
I guess a better solution would be a PTFE bush, but not so easy t
Read more…Hello fellow aviators,
I am part of an undergraduate team of Aerospace Engineers at Oklahoma State University. We have spent all semester doing research on and designing low RCS target drones to help train our Military. This weekend is our final capst
Read more…Hey guys, so after 9 months I finally got my large quad in the air. I changed ESC's from afro 30a to Hobbywing 40a. I went 40a just because. Anyway, I am running a pixhawk on a x650f frame that has been stretched. I am using 4114 330KV motors with 15
Read more…Hi, I have a good old apm 2.6 and I juste installed arduplane 2.4 (lastest firmware for my board).
The version of mission planner is 1.3.46
When I go to Configuring / flight modes, the choices I have is QStabilize, Qhover, QLoiter, etc... Its all quadp
Read more…Dear all,
My X8 fixed-wing (running under arduplane 3.7.1) stalled and crashed after entering a spiral of death caused by a too high bank angle. My X8 was successfully auto-tuned, it flew a few times before without any issues. After 30 minutes of squa
Read more…Hello guys,
I am doing a project with pixhawk and raspberry pi and I already have followed the steps of http://ardupilot.org/dev/docs/raspberry-pi-via-mavlink.html and got a communication link between the two devices.
I am using the support package of
1. Brushless Motor (4 pcs)
2. Electronic Speed Controller (Abbreviation: ESC, 4 pcs. Common brands have Hobbywing, Tatttu, Little Bee T-motor etc.)
3. Propeller (4 pcs)
4. Flight controller (The common brands have KK, FF,ADUINO Open pilot etc.)
5. Batter
Read more…Hello everyone,
We have released a megaphone for SAR drones:Sky Speaker-I,very good for missions like rescue,search,broadcasting over crowds,fire fighting,police negotiation etc.
Testing video
Features
1)Lightweight design,only 500grams for speaker
2)All-
Read more…Seagate has teamed up with DJI in creating the portable hard drive. The idea is not new as it was originally debuted at the CES 2017. The hard drive was designed for the average prosumer. Best of all, its now official.
In 2016, the new energy vehicle sales annually grew by 86% to 329 thousand sets. And the lithium battery sector had seen positive development in 2016, the detailed growth could be figured out as follows.
Owing
Read more…Hi, I bought a quanum 2axis gimbal for a Samsung nx1100 but I can't identify the board. The one they show on the website shows a simplebgc but that's definitely not what this is. I tried flashing new firmware and seemed to brick it. I suspect it is a
Read more…Hello, guys
I'm having some kind of bug while trying to create a Survey Grid mission.
I'll add a sequence off photos showing the procedure:
Flight Plan, Draw Polygon and AutoWP Survey Grid
And then the window that pops-up has no information at all.
Guys,
I read and read and tried everything I can think of but I can't get this setup to work in mission planner when it comes to the part of Tx radio calibration step inside mission planner.
1. latest version of mission planner installed and working.
2.
Hello, I have designed a new RTK GPS unit I call TGM100 (100 x 100 mm ground plane), based on a uBlox NEO-M8P receiver. As the image shows, the ground plane is equipped with 24 LEDs, which will show the relative position of received satellites. I'm
Hello everyone! I have a real tricky problem I desperately need help on. I've spent almost 40 hours trying to diagnose the issue myself with no luck and am hoping someone on here can point out a stupid mistake I've made (if I could be so lucky).
The
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