Hi,
Currently looking for some suggestion on how to tether a Tarot 680Pro Hexcopter frame. Only looking to test the drone if I could fly and receive commands from ground control. I do not want to attach a long cable. I want it to be as stationary as p
Read more…Hi, guys, i tried to compile SiK firmware from Github, but got error as attached pic.
Need your help to solve. thanks.
Hello, I have been wanting to build a drone for quite some time. I am a poor student but have some money left over from work to make a drone. I would like to build a drone as cheaply as possible (even though the drone is actually quite large). I am o
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I've been following this forum for a while and it has been helping me out a lot !
I am trying to get a better understanding of the pixhawk algorithms and was wondering if one of you could tell me "when" the pixhawk updates its GPS position lock i
Read more…I am brand new to drones.
I bought a YKS Upgraded DIY kit that was suppose to be ready out of the box.
When I power the drone it goes through its beeps and the blue LED stays solid while the white LED periodically flashes. The drone will sometimes resp
Read more…Hello, I'm new to the forum.
I have a few years of experience building smaller quads controlled with Naze32 boards, so I have experience tuning them. But I just built a bigger 450 quad with a Pixhawk. This is my first experience with that controller
Read more…Hello everyone.
I am new to the quadcopter game and need some advice.
I am looking to get a drone to carry my gopro around to play around and take some cool videos,
I am a student and not looking to spend a fortune on the drone. (Around R3000)
I have bee
Read more…I'm working on a drone project and we are trying to see if it is possible to program a 3dr Solo drone to do the following:
Fly in an automated grid search pattern at a specified height (1.5 to 2 meters) over a square kilometer area.
Take photos ever 2
Hi,
I'm an art professor working on a project idea for my next class involving a drone, but have 0 experience, was hoping someone might have a suggestion?!
We are on a very tight budget, but want to find a way to use a very simple drone, on college pro
Read more…Hi Everyone,
Hope you can help me with my quad copter build. It's my first time building one with a custom frame and using a KK2. I built a frame using 1/2 in. wood that was in a + characteristic. The specs for the quad are:
Turnigy Outrunner 2200 Kv
Read more…A newbie here with aproblem.
My drone: A Hexacopter with APM 2.6 Flight Controller, separate GPS module, Turnigy 9X transmitter bound to Turnigy receiver. This 'copter, which was purchased from a private party (who speaks no English) on an internet s
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I am trying to simulate a flight for fixed wings plane in mission planner using JSBSim ,I built my mission and I write it ,all the things went well but my plane doesn't move or do not follow WP ,I checked the parameters I noticed that
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I was trying to understand how mission planner works during planning, I have some difficulties on explaining because I havent understood properly how the software thinks.
My drone is running firmware 3.3 (latest stable version), while
Read more…Does anybody know where the old firmware archives are located for the APM2.5 controllers, prior to the last supported version, which is apparently 3.2.1? I got my new quad flying today with 3.2.1 on a APM2.5 board, and that firmware has more bugs th
Read more…I got my start on DIY Drones, first building a tricopter with the help of people on this form. So, I figured, I my as well shamelessly plug my latest project on here as well. Some pictures attached! Meet Tanky Drone!
We have a ton of photos and a vid
Read more…We require the services of an experienced developer who is thoroughly familiar with qGCS.
The work is long term but casual, each task will be paid as fixed price, not hourly.
If you have a year or more experience developing with qGCS, gstreamer, MAVROS
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Just a small concern. Is it feasible to use pixhawk to autonomously control RC jet plane flying at 300mph?
The goal is simply to take off, fly straight at required altitude for about few miles, RTL and Land. What are the update rates of AHRS and At
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I'm trying to use SITL wit X-Plane as per THIS guide but with no success. I'm using mission planner and getting errors in mavlink connection timeout once I start SITL.
Hi guys,
So I have posted a couple of questions on this forum so far and everyone has bene really helpful.
I've just finished building my first drone the specs are below:
Tarot FY680 IronMan with custom length booms, each extended to 500mm.
Arducopter AP
Read more…I am trying to make my drone navigate indoors and I plan on using ultrasonic sensors. How do i integrate the ultrasonic sensor to my drone?
Should i integrate it with the autopilot/pixhawk through an arduino? Im not sure about this. It would be great
