I am trying to figure out how to send commands through a serial connection to my IRIS+ to change the flight mode.
I changed the modes with the transmitter and captured the values for 'Base_Mode' and 'Custom_Mode' as reported by the Heartbeat packet.
Read more…I've been having pretty good success with mapping using the pixhawk and mission planner. After figuring out how to get the shutter cycle time under a second (thanks mono), I'm now pursuing how to speed the entire process up. I've noticed that the c
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So I am part of a research group that is trying to make drone AI that will avoid objects, search for objects, and etc. In the beginning of the semester we did some researching to find an api to interface with the drones and we stumbled across
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I have been into fixed wing RC for around four decades. Now, I have been bit by the Multi-Rotor scene.
Being of the generation that built everything from scratch, or at least from a sizable pile of wood parts. I have worked with many differe
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I'm new to the forum and hope that someone can shed some light onto a small technical issue. I have been buildiing multicopters for the past couple of years and my latest creation is a 3100g, 1300mm quad copter with Q9 Hlg motors 100KV, Pixha
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I have been playing around with the RFD900 and Event 38 BTB, these are excellent products and there are no issues in terms of establishing communication links. The problem is bluetooth connections between Event 38 BTB and a standard 3DR telem
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I'm just tuning my pixhawk with arduplane 3.4 in my plane (old balsa plane, traditional layout, modified for brushless motor, 3 axis: Elevator, Rudder, Ailerons). It flies well on MANUAL mode, but in ALTHOLD there is a problem:
- when I use AILE
Read more…can anyone point out a diagram or some other source that would describe exactly how to make connections to an apm 2.6 using opto isolated ESCs and a separate BEC.
thanks
Read more…I have a quad with 4 simon k 30a gforce ESCs. One of them burnt out. I have a couple spare 30a ESCs lying around but they are force ESCs. The one that I'm considering replacing the burnt out ESC is a simon k 30a mystery. Like the g-force, it has a 5
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I am having problems opening .log files created by the pixhawk and downloaded with a USB connection from the Pixhawk.
A large text a file and a tiny .log file are created when I follow the protocol in Mission Planner, and then when I try to anal
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I have some questions and could use some clarification that I haven't been able to get through my own reading. My project has essentially gone full-circle and I am questioning the basics.
My project info:
Airframe: DJI F450 frame, motors, ESCs k
Read more…Most of my frames are large, with large props and low kv motors. Is there a way to calculate the Vne to determine when the lagging props with stall? Something where you would input prop diameter and rpm range I would think... Using GPS to determin
Read more…I have a Iris+ with 3DR's First View system. I have stopped receiving video and 3DR says I need to replace the Telemetry Board.
If I have to replace the board anyway is there a better system board that would tie in and work with the monitor and antenn
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I'm looking at making a hexacopter drone body out of carbon fiber fabric, and am wondering if anyone has any expertise in this area and wouldn't mind helping me out a little. In your opinion, what is the best weave and weight for a very comple
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My team and me are developing the iOS application using ArduCopter autopilot. The main issue is that we are new to the subject of autopilots and can't really understand the subsequence of required commands that are need to be sent to the c
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My pixhawk is showing a pre-arm error of No RC Receiver.
It's there.
I can calibrate radio, and, throttle down and to the right produce tones.
So it's there.
I've reinstalled firmware, checked my connections.
No joy.
Any ideas?
Read more…I want to connect a APM to an Arduino and send information from the Arduino to the APM.
I just want to send 1 signal to the APM when a condition is met.
If you could make it as simple as possible, i know enough programming.
Read more…My Pixhawk flies level in stable mode and it holds altitude some but could hold it better. But in loiter modes its bad and does not hold. Myself i can't make heads or tails from the graphs except for a bunch of lines so I"m open for any suggestions a
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Has anyone here tried attaching exernal sensors (say infrared etc) to Phantom series drone? Can you share some insights in it. Also some resource link would be welcome.
Many Thanks,
Biplov
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I stumbled upon this:
And even found a patent:
Of this Hybrid Drone, but my guess is that technology is not yet capable of 4 to 5 day endurance without fossil fuel. What do you guys think?
