Discussions

Best source for airframe parts?

Not sure this forums is the best spot for this question but I don't see a better one...

I've been doing some basic research so I can start working on a Drone once I complete my Thesis.  I'm expecting to go with a quadrocopter variant since I don't ha

I need a motor recommendation

I have a dynam hawk sky and I want to know if anyone has any suggestions for a motor to use with the 20 amp ESC's that I have....I have been using the microjet v3 from graysonhobby, but so far, in the last 2 or 3 weeks, both have gone bad...Anyone?

Power Requirements

Hi can anyone give me an indication on how much current the ardupilot and Arduimu pull?  Rather stupidly, I don't have a current reading on my multimeter :(

Combining gyro and acc with calculations

Does any body know what calculations are needed to integrate a 3 axisgyro and a 3 axis accelerometer? I am trying to follow the followinglink but I got lost in the last part where it says something aboutarrays then all items come to arrays without an

Labview GroundStation and Google Earth, adding ability to click point on map and upload on the fly

Hey guys,

I have been working on my own LabView based GroundStation for my UGV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNZccRC8Zek

And I would like to add the ability to click a point on Google Earth, and instantly have those GPS coordinates in LabView and re

SPC1000 and HMC5843 connection to ArduIMU+ V2

Simple question....there was a picture posted in a discussion here a awhile back showing the ArduIMU+ V2 connected to both the SPC1000 pressure sensor and the HMC5843 magnetometer. I've been searching for it for about an hour, can't seem to find it.

Futaba 7C receiver bad problem NEED HELP

When I was flying recently, some how the antennas on the futaba 7c faast receiver scraped on something when I landed outside of the plane and now the silver tips on each antenna(about 1 and one half inch long) are now gone. Can I look at the manual a

New multifunction arduino board from Italy, especially designed for r/c things

http://www.hobbymedia.it/21319/multiboard-arduino-incontra-il-modellismo description in italian and some pics

http://code.google.com/p/lnmultipilot10/ google code page of this delicious thing!!!!!

Autoland settings in Ardupilot 2.6

I need some clarification about the "autoland" settings in AP2.6 as listed below. Can anyone assist?

Let's say I want to begin my approach at WP4 and cut my throttle at WP5. Do I replace 998 with 5 and create a WP6 then use 6 as my cut-off?

Also, can

arduIMU+ V2 example serial stream

Could someone please reply with a sample serial stream from the IMU+ V2? i am writing code for a custom autopilot and would like to know what to parse. if you could please set it to...

#define OUTPUTMODE 1    
#define PRINT_ANALOGS 0 //Will NOT print t

Scratch Built Tandem Wing

http://www.diydrones.com/video/flyneyetandemhighlightreel-1

Looking for input regarding motor angle and maintaining CG.

I think I've got some pretty consistent glides with the scratch built tandem, (many more than what's in the video below), but wi

ArduIMU Flat Ublox GPS Data Logging ability?

Dynam Hawk sky (EPO) paint job???

My hawk sky is made from EPO foam and the decals that come with it aren't very eye candyish so I was wondering what type of paint I could use to brighten it up?? Are spray paints good or what should I use?

any way to sync the speed of motors or adjust the output of ESC's?

I have two identical pairs of ESC & brushless motor combinations.  The ESC's spin both motors at different speeds for the same duty cycle.  I'm using an arduino and the analogWrite() function to send PWM signals to each ESC.  An input of 127 equals 5

PC based auto pilot software?

My Idea is to have a UAV that is piloted by a PC based auto pilot. The hardware i was thinking of is a VIA based nano-itx form factor motherboard using USB or serial plug in sensors. My question is that i have not been able to find any open source au

Radio Failsafe Question?

Ok, right now I have a futaba 7c 2.4ghz transmitter set to fail-safe mode, so if the radio signal is lost, the throttle is supposed to stop correct? However, if I put power to my airplane and motor while my transmitter is turned off...the throttle go

Update on ArduPilot Mega reset button issue

Jordi and the team have diagnosed the issue users are having with the reset button on the ArduPilot Mega IMU shield not working. Here's what we've found:

GSM Cellular phone as telemetry modem

Hello all, this is my first post. I've been reading this site for quite awhile now. Glad to be here! :)

Recently, I've been messing around with my cellular telephone. I'm on the Nextel network (iDEN) and my phone is a Motorola Clutch i465, nothing too

GCS problems

I am having trouble getting any GCS software to run on my new mini notebook. I bought it basically to use for a GCS. I have got the LV Run time engine installed and running.  I had to buy windows 7 home premium in order for labview to work. You get w

Coarse movement of the servos when in Stabilize Mode

Hello all.

1st of all, Thanks to all the people that participate and improve the Ardupilot project.

I have tried all the code posted since 2.0 and in all the versions I try, I found that when in mode MANUAL the servos movement are fluid and continuous