Ok, so the more I've been thinking about it, the more I've realized that the current Ardupilot software would take more effort to change for my particular needs than just patching together my own code. Maybe I'll integrate the two at some point, but
Read more…I know i am not following the Ardupilot manual, but i have a 3 channel remote controller that came with the plane i bought. Now i am using this for cost issues. My question is if i can have the plane go into UAV mode when say the receiver stops getti
Read more…I'm starting to assemble an EasyStar. I understand that the attopilot xy and z sensors can be used. Are there any configuration changes needed in the ArduPilot code to support these sensors?Thanks in advance-Walt
Read more…Hi, allI have read William Premerlani's theory paper several times and a lot of it is beginning to soak in, but I must be missing somthing in my implementation.I am trying to keep an accurate view of earth-relative pitch and roll angles on an embedde
Read more…I would like to use Ardupilot to control a 4WD RC ground vehicle. How to I modify the parameters and configuration to just use a GPS for navigation?
Read more…Hello all,Still new to the hardware and software. Does anyone know if the ArduPilot 2.x is capable of near vertical flight profiles? (approx 70-90deg)Considering using it for a rocket propelled aircraft that would have a near vertical flight path fol
Read more…Hello everyone! I would like to start by saying that this is a pretty sweet website, and what you guys are doing is awesome. I was hoping my first post on here would be a contribution, but, unfortunately, that is not going to happen.So I am trying to
Read more…I read about some ArduPilot, lets see:Attach the ArduPilot inputs to your RC receiver with female-to-female cables (alternatively, you can cut those cables in half and solder them in the ArduPilot holes, making permanent "pigtails"). Input 1 should g
Read more…Hi!I was reading ArduPilot 2 Manual and I read this:If you have 72Mhz RC gear, you can use 2.4Ghz Xbee modules. We use Xbee Pro wireless modules with a Adafruit adapter board on the aircraft side, and a Sparkfun USB adapter board on the ground/laptop
Read more…Please pass on your thoughts, ideas, feedback or experience on my plans.I live out in the hinterland of New Zealand and hence there are not many people around to bounce ideas off. I confess to being less interested in the electronic / auto pilot side
Read more…Hey UAV homies!I have some hardware laying around that might be interesting to someone. Its an FS-8 receiver (ch 54) with crystal, the horizontal and vertical sensor, and manual. the button calibration panel is also included. I removed this from my d
Read more…Hi all, I am about ready to program the ArduStation through the FTDI connector, but I noticed on the schematic and through a continuity measurement that the third pin from the right on the ArduStation board FTDI connector is hooked to the +5v on the
Read more…When trying to load or verify 2.2.3 for the 406 gps I get this errorIn function 'void stabilization()':error: 'FLY_BY_WIRE_SPEED_SETPOINT' was not declared in this scopewhat am i doing wrong?
Read more…First off thanks for all the hard work on this. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say you guys are awesome.A few things about my setup so far...I have all of the items for the shield excluding the connector for the xy&z sensors.I have not connected servo
Read more…Hello.I want to make a simle UAV without autopilot.Can i do it.I just want to have a real time video(at about 1 - 2 km range) and rc range(at about 1 - 2 km).If i can control my UAV with laptop it will be great.I'm waiting for replies(and can you giv
Read more…Hi guys.It will be great if someone write how to make UAV step by step ( maybe in a video)and can the laptop replace the rc control.I mean can I control UAV via laptop only(without rc controller)I'm from 14 year-old boy from Bulgaria and I apologize
Read more…Hi everybody!!! I have a project to do an autonomous UAV, using waypoints, and the idea is recept telemetry(of all usually airplane sensors) an tv images by airplane, I have an airplane project, is ready to construct and now I need help to choose the
Read more…A strange thing happens with my ArduPilot board (new 328 version) with shield and LD20031 GPS (uses NMEA parsing). I would describe it as follows:- Once in a while, everything runs fine: GPS fix locks blue, serial yellow led blinks.- Sometimes, I had
Read more…There are still a number of people who seem to be unable to get the Config Tool to work correctly and are getting the dreaded "Something is wrong" message (I am one of them).I used the serial port sniffer ASP to look at the data going from the Config
Read more…Hi everyone!Soo happy to find this site about Drones! Sorry for my English...Im a student, engennier mecatronic.So, I want to developed and make a UAV. But I want(I dont now if is possible) developed hardware (autopilot) and software(ground station a
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