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Front and APM orientation

Hi,

I'm just finishing my quad (wired up power lines and destroyed my receiver during tests today :( ) and have been looking how the IMU board should be oriented. I'm planning X configuration (to have free space for ultrasonic and camera on the front)

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Building an RC Heli

Hi,
Please excuse me if I have overlooked anything, but there are no articles here to build a simple RC heli from components like servos and motors by yourself right ?
I'm looking to do that. So can anyone tell me a site or an article or something wher

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FLY_BY_WIRE_A control problem

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I am using the ardupilot 2.7.1, with airspeed sensor, and XYZ thermopiles.
My RX and TX is a futaba 2.4ghz radio
I am using a aircraft with elevators, and rudder control

I have already had many successful flights in stabilize mode and it is working pe

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IMU problem

I finished my quad, uploaded software and calibrated everythingaccording to the wiki.Everything went well entil suddenly only two props would turn.

I checked the situation (quad standing still) with the configurator and it came up looking like this.

 

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Fly by Wire B on APM

I have a problem with the current implementation of FBW B.
The pitch is controlled by airspeed_error -> calc_pitch function
The throttle is controlled by airspeed_error and altitude_error -> calc_throttle function

If I am on a leveled flight and I want

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Flexipilot: data logging

In the manual it says:


"Onboard logging with fast download rates:
Using full-speed USB and data compression, you can download
up to 4MB of data in about 2 minutes. This corresponds
to 53minutes of logging at 8Hz rate!
Contrary to the solutions using detac

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Battery Monitor

Hi,

   Does anyone know if the Arducopter code is developed enough for battery monitoring. I can see a section in the code but is it actually used at this time? If it is can you give me some pointers on getting it up and running. I currently have a 2C

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Elevator Mode?

just wondering, how come theirs no elevator mode? Or none that i've read about yet?Well atleast i haven't seen any arducopter videos demoing it? Or is that cause gps position hold isn't in yet? (which i kind of thought of after i started typing this

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ESC calibration

Just finnished my quad. I calibratet the esc's following the manual. but still they say trottle to high when I start.. Any suggestions? They just go beep-beep-beep.......

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Messing with frames...

First frame test...Right now its just made of MDF to check how things will fit...I need some adjusting in a some spots, oilpan fits a little too snug for my taste. I think I am going to shorten the arms by about two inches, right now its 21 inches mo

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Gyro States

I have been building a quadcopter and i have a random issue where i have to put the oilpan at an odd angle to make the artificial horizon to show level.... Is there some way that i am missing to Zero the settings to make the horizon correct when the

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