I have a 3DR x8+ and I'm using Mission Planner to plan flights. I must admit I have crashed a few times and need to replace parts, but i'm not sure what is causing this. I can connect to the X8+ via the 3dr 915mhz radio in the usb port of the lapto
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I am trying to modify and download the APM Copter code by using Arduino IDE as a first time.
APM 2.5 with ArduCopter 3.2.1 Firmware was used in my trial.
After downloading Arducopter code set into the board by using Arduino IDE, I am getting the fol
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I know I'm not the first person to complain of this, but I've been scouring the forums trying to find answer, and none have pointed to a solution that worked for me. I have a beefy octocopter in an X8 configuration using a Pixhawk and APM f
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Would it be possible to electronically/digitally stabilize live feed video coming from a camera on a fixed wing UAV? I'm planning on building a turret gimbal with 2 axes of motion - pan and tilt, but it is not going to be able to
Read more…I've read the Arducopter Code Overview the diferent methods set the Attitude control. In particular, I'm interested if is there any way to transform pilot's input Yaw in a desired yaw angle, as I could use the method angle_ef_roll_pitch_yaw() instea
Read more…by connecting DJI RC controller to a computer can we plan a mission from a laptop and launch a mission from a laptop using DJI desktop software, is this possible?,with out using external Wireless Data-link Ground End and Wireless Data-link Air End 90
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I'm in process of making a quadcopter. At this point I encountered a problem with MPU-6050 angle calculation.
When quadcopter is stationary with motors in off state and I'm tilting it, angle readings in all 3 axis is good, but when motors are i
Hi guys,
I'm new to the forum and I'm busy with a little project, but I've run into some trouble.
I've got a camera system which is triggered by a pulse coming out of the Fixhawk, which is working perfectly in autopilot mode.
Now I'm trying to tr
can we use PC ground station software with RC remote controller,
without external 2.4 Ghz antenna to the PC.
Read more…#1 - I'm a newbie to drones and to hexicopters.
#2 - I bought from an eBay seller an already-built 550 hexicopter with 2-ea 4-cell 5200mHr batteries, GPS and an Arducopter Flight Control system. The 'copter also came with a high-quality radio control
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I have this sensor
http://www.goodluckbuy.com/pixhawk-px4-airspeed-sensor-kit-pitot-fo...
the problem is that when I connect it to I2C I don`t see anything.
it doesn`t show me the air speed at all...
what to do?
thanks
Read more…As you can see in attached pic, my Log data sometimes indicates YAW momentarily diverging away from desired YAW input. Has anyone else seen similar data? I mostly see this when YAW input angle are significant. I've also attached my tlog & bin files
Read more…I finally received my Pixhawk board.
I connect to the Pixhawk board with usb to my machine ( install all the drivers ) and i see that the
Pixhawk board is connected ( see it on Mission Planner application )
I want to learn how to develop on this board
Read more…I have built 3 pixhawk quads, and this is my first attempt at a (genuine :)) pixracer racing quad.
The instructions for calibration are very clear. When turning back on in calibration mode, I only get one long tune at the start and then nothing else.
I
Read more…I'm looking to build a very small, light and cheap fixed-wing UAV for basic vertical aerial photography. I envisage using the new v1.3 of the Raspberry Pi Zero (with camera port) with the new 8MP Pi camera module. On top of these will go a PXFmini fo
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I have question about the resume auto mission.
I'm using quadcopter drone and I need to scan some area but I need to change battery during the flight.
The issue is how to resume to the mission to actually point I stopped.
I need the option to do it b
Read more…To run complex missions it would be really useful if two computers running Mission Planner could be used.
The primary computer would be used to generate/modify waypoints and missions in flight.
The secondary computer would just be used to monitor all t
Read more…Well ... at least until the next discovery.
(sorry about the delay on this post ... the site was down for quite a while)
Definitions.
- FCU is the Flight Control Unit (e.g., Pixhawk or APM).
- VDEP is the Vibration Dampened Electronics
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I am looking for Ardupilot source codes (both for APM and mission planner) and hardware details. For some reasons I want to build an APM board myself and I am looking for all the resources I need. Any help is highly appreciated.
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