Paparazzi Open-Source Autopilot
I found this on hackaday.com. It is an open-source autopilot Wiki that looks like it would fit nicely with the community here.
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Introduction
Hi all, I've been lurking this site for a month or so and I finally decided to register. I just wanted to take the time to introduce myself; hopefully I'll be able to contribute to discussions when I am more experienced.I'm a junior at Roosevelt High
Read more…GPS Flight STXe module?
Has anyone heard of or dealt with the STXe module from GPS FLIGHT? Its a pretty nifty telemetry tracking module that would be pretty handy for just about anything we do here on DIY Drones. Anyways just wondering if anyone has heard of or tinkered wit
Read more…UAV Helicopter
Hi allafter watching the wired science show and noticing the guy(sorry I have forgotten his name) with the r/c helicopter I was wondering if he has had any success in turning it into a UAV.The reason I ask is that I am about to buy an electric helico
Read more…RC Receiver interference from the autopilot board
Hi,Currently I'm trying to build one UAV as my freetime project. But I have run into this problem which is blocking me to take the UAV for its maiden.My configuration is as follow:1 * dsPIC30F6014A for ppm decoding, stabilization and navigation contr
Read more…Another inexpensive scratch built UAV
Here is my latest scratch built UAV design, It is based off of Lockheed Martin's Desert Hawk 1 and took approx 3 evenings to build. I have recently learned that dow blu core insulating foam works absolutely great for designing and forming fuselages.
Read more…ruder control
I understand that, in autonomous mode, the ruder is controlled by the CPU.But in radio mode how the ruder is controlled? Is a 3 pin switch, 2 positions, used with a extra channel (autonomous/radio mode)? or the pilot simply don't have rudder control
Read more…geo crawler 4
i've messed around a little with the bs2 code for the geocrawler 4 project and would like to point out one flaw:Get_Angle:DeltaLong = -1 * DeltaLong 'reverse to conform with ArcTangent coordinate standardsDeltaLat = DeltaLat * (128 / 9999) 'adjust th
Read more…New High Performance GPS Module
Here is a new GPS module that can acquire satellites in less than a second, has 50 channels, can handle extreme temps, and it's footprint is 17mmx22mm. Engineering sample costs $119 but will not be available until January.News releasehttp://www.u-blo
Read more…US Army plans for UAVs
Did not see this anywhere:http://tinyurl.com/2472bbTerminator-style aerial killbots are getting closer and closer.
Read more…Inexpensive UAV design
Here is a simple design for those that enjoy building their airframes from scratch. This design only cost me about 30 bucks and has turned out to be an excellent performer and super stable flyer. I started off with my original design of the MRASV, bu
Read more…GPS
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/how20/ddb6bb1fd9ca4110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.htmlWe could use this to make some cheap GPS units. What do you guys think?
Read more…Anyone fly with just Rx downlink?
Has anyone really had luck flying with glasses and video forward link???
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I've been lurking on this site for a while, and figure it was time to finally say hello.My company builds small video-enabled mobile robots for education and research. Some of our robot controllers were ending up airborne, so I started looking more c
Read more…Laser Short Kits, Design and Rapid Prototyping
Hi All;New to the site here, but am an avid RC hobbiest and also run a CNC laser business on the side. I'm working with a local prototyper here, and would really like to get more involved with other projects in the UAV/UAS community. Primarily in the
Read more…Nitro Predator UAV
Chris,I just found your site and signed up immediately. You certainly have created a specific forum for all of us RC fliers who are interested in UAV's and Drones. I got the bug when I had the opportunity to review the Nitro Predator UAV for RCU, and
Read more…AUVSI and other sources of info
I was curious to know how many of you are members of AUVSI. It seems that is the professional organization to join if you are serious about this hobby. I have been a member for two years, but seldom see or hear it mentioned. I was also curious what o
Read more…Gyro controlled pan tilt video camera.
I don't know if this has been posted here before, but I ran across a pan/tilt camera platform that is controlled by gyro sensors mounted on a video headset. This gives a pretty good first person view while flying and lets you look around just by turn
Read more…Engineering Toolbox
Here is a good site for finding engineering equations, tools, and information on several topics. I use this a lot when I start to get in over my head in something.http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/
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