Hello,
how is the SampleRage (variable "SampleFreq") set correctly by Dr. Madgwick's IMU-Flter (http://x-io.co.uk/open-source-imu-and-ahrs-algorithms/)?
My approach:
I have measured the frequency with an oscilloscopes (pin high / low - beginning / end
Hi, I'm very new to all of this, so please forgive me if I say something that doesn't make any sense. I was given several home-made drones along with another purchase, and I'm trying to learn more about them.
I've gotten one of the drones, a tricopter
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We need to send video wirelessly for longer distance to our production monitors, the equipment which we use now it let us to transmit only 200 meters. Can any one recommend any other wireless HD-SDI gear which can take us up to 400-500 met
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I am new here, but have been follow drone news for a while.
I just happened to see a digital broadcasting device on kickstarter.
( https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1183930497/muses-the-first-open-source-modulator-development )
the distanc
Read more…I updated to MP 1.3.41 only to find the Optional Hardware - Antenna Tracker screen was greyed out and could not be accessed. MP 1.3.40 had the same problem. MP 1.3.39 had the old Antenna Tracker screen which worked ok. Hopefully there are no compatib
Read more…I fly mostly in AUTO mode.
In the past, whenever my quad landed (still in AUTO mode), it would sit on the ground for a few moments and then disarm.
Now, whenever it lands, it sits there - armed, with props spinning. I have to use my remote to disarm
Read more…Looking for an Aero M case Or information on a Pelican case that will fit a T-tail mapping plane, fuse, wings and tail attached with rc controller, batteries, ground station accessories etc?
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Second time posting here. I am flying a 550mm hex, with pixhawk v2 on version 3.3.3. I was performing an autotune using ch5 as my alt hold and ch8 for my autotune. I believed to have my voltage moniter on 10.5v but somehow as the autotuning pr
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this is my recent work for autonomous flight in forest, in GPS-denied environments.
We had hard time to send the odometry back to ardupilot, but we did it. If some developers could address this (https://github.com/ArduPilot/ardupilot/issue
Read more…Are there any affordable 640x480 60hz thermal cameras available in south africa ?
Read more…Hey all- I've got Pixhawk set so that when my battery falls below 25%, the aircraft automatically descends and lands. However, when this happens above 20 feet, the aircraft develops vortex ring instability, which is followed shortly thereafter by a c
Read more…Quad specs...500g frameExt GPS/comp1000kv motors/30a esc10x4.7 propsArducopter apm2.xMy quad was flying perfectly one day and then a gust of wind flipped it over and crashed from pretty high. I rebuilt it with a new GPS. Put it all back together and
Read more…I'm selling my MaxMax converted NIR S100. It's been a great camera but I just don't need it anymore. Start doing NDVI analysis with this lightweight little camera!
Listed for $39 on eBay. See listing here: Canon S100 NIR
Read more…I have an Arducopter APM 2.5 Flight Controller that is giving me compass trouble and I ordered two APM units to replace it. Neither of them worked and were sent back to the vendors.
The first replacement unit that I received (which was advertised a
Read more…Does anyone have a fault tree that I can use to get Q_PLANE with Elevons enabled working on a pixhawk?
Read more…I'm flying auto-missions with my 3DR X8+. I have done hundreds of them without issue. Now, a little while after i switch the mode from stabilize to auto, the drone rapidly declines to the point where it would be damaged if it hit the ground. I hav
Read more…I'm using Pixhawk and Arducopter 3.3.3 with Mission Planner 1.3.41 on a 3DR X8+. I have done hundreds of auto-missions. I plan the mission in Mission Planner and send it to the autopilot. I have 17 satellites and the compass is calibrated. I take
Read more…Any idea if Collision avoidance using Leddar Modules/M16 Multi-Element Sensor Module or PX4FLOW Smart Camera sensors will be implemented for Arducopter firmware, now that Pixhawk 2- Pixhawk 2.1 "The Cube" has come out with much higher processing cap
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Please expalin how Flight Planner Context Menu Item Auto WP option Survey Grid is linked to plugin Grid.
The option Survey Grid is not visible in the designer file or is it loaded during runtime.
Please help how exactly plugin is invoked when Su
Read more…I'm trying to figure out the video out and ground to hook up the video feed into tower. I thought when I cracked this open the vrx would be separated from the monitor board but alas it isn't. Any help on either which are the correct outputs or how to
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