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PDA for UAV
I have looked around the internet and found a few things on this but nothing really on any UAV applications, so I figured I would post an idea of mine and see what everybody's thoughts were.I was looking through the options on buying all the hardware
Read more…Hovering Haro (from the Gundam anime)
Before you think that, no, I'm not just some crazy anime nerd who doesn't entirely know what he's doing.That being said:See the attached picture.I recently acquired a Star Wars Sith Droid Attack Game at a garage sale for $3 dollars. It's a game which
Read more…Alright.... Still Lost.
A couple of weeks ago I asked how you guys would stabilize and navigate.Chris Anderson said FMA-Copilot and use the rudder to navigateI must say first... FMA rocks, keeps it extremely stable, there might be a tiny amount of elevation loss, but overal
Read more…Noob curious about DIY drones
Hi,I sort of ran across this site by accident and it really caught my attention. I can't say that I'm interested in building one myself, but am curious to know if its realistic for me to build one. I've browsed through the site but am very confused o
Read more…Using a satellite Modem
I would like to say thanks to who ever started this webpage because about 3 years ago this page would have really helped me and some of the other engineers at my college that wanted to get started in this.Anyways, I wanted to ask something that may o
Read more…FMA Co-Pilot Flight Stabilization System
Hello guys. I hope to sometime fully automate my .40 Sized Nitro powered trainer RC airplane from takeoff to landing; However, for now, I just need to find a suitable orientation sensor. Take note that a gas powered model has more vibration than a si
Read more…Long range flight using new DMD 868Mhz RC equipment
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=799087I love this site, it is very inspiring. I just joined so that i could post this...I came across this forum through a different site, I'm not sure if it's of any use to anyone here, or if you guys
Read more…AUTONOMOUS ROBOT HELICOPTER
Hello people this my first post in the forum , i needed help from you experts regarding a project which iam interested in building, i want to make an autonomous robot helicopter which can have some basic abilities for obstacle avoidance and complete
Read more…quadcopter help
Drone componentsHello, I am building my first quad copter and wondered if anyone could recommend any specific motors and ESC for my project? I have a may pay load of around 2Kg. I am also looking for a microprocessor and gyroscope which would be suit
Read more…first time quadcopter project
Hello, first of all I would just like to say I am completely new to all of this flying business! I am a university student studying robotics and wish to built an autonomous quad copter/drone (not sure what there supposed to be called) for my final ye
Read more…IC engine cut-off
Hi guys can you help in giving some ideas to prevent the cut-off of a petrol engine in mid air
Read more…Question about confusing Datasheet: TB6552FL
I've trying to find some motor controllers for my UAV blimp and I ran across the TB6552FL by Toshiba(Datasheet @: http://www.semicon.toshiba.co.jp/docs/datasheet/en/LinearIC/TB6552FL_TB6552FNG_en_datasheet_070402.pdf)I'm working on a Eagle library fo
Read more…Hobbyist UAV and FPV rules??
I just recently bought a RTF Hangar 9 Arrow, with the plan to convert it to UAV use. I just flew for the first time last weekend at a local AMA club that was having a newbie day. I was shocked by their membership fee ($125/year) plus the fact that yo
Read more…UAV helicopter
Hi. I have a RC helicopter and I would like to convert it to semi-autonomous flight. I have a Spartan AP2000i, which works great for stabilising the heli; but now I want to be able to tell the heli to go where I want or program a circuit for it to go
Read more…Ducted wing for UAV
Cheap and eazy airframe to be made available to all
If any has any plans, drawings, ideas, or other for airframes that they wish to make public please post them. To further drop the cost of home made UAVs and to make airframes that are better suited for UAVs that the basic RC plane.
Read more…RubyPilot Source Repository
I've started coding my own Autopilot in Ruby over the last few days. It's designed to be highly modular and portable, and is able to run on the Gumstix platform as well as a standard PC. Input and output modules can be swapped out with others for tes
Read more…Am I just wasting my time?
Hi Guys,I have a dream of designing and making an electric fixed wing UAV for civillian applications. I came up with the idea of making the airframe from a mixture of rapid prototype (rp) parts and CF box sections for the wing spars and backbone. I w
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