Inspired by Chris Anderson's key note at InterDrone, I was thinking my next controller should be a Linux variant; something like a Firecape - but is it still early and I'm in for a world of pain?
Read more…Hello everyone,I am wondering what subiect should I treate for my future phd thesis.My past work is related to sensor data acquisition, offline processing and control design using simple algorithms like PID.Regarding the UAV platform, I dealed with a
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I am very new to this forum and 3DR systems.
I have ordered 3DR DIY Quad Kit, LiveView™ Kit for GoPro and Tarot T-2D Brushless Gimbal Kit yesterday.
First question:
I think there should be 3DR Radio Set included in one of the kits, but I can't find
Read more…Recently I have noticed a massive loss of range with one of my Frsky X8R receivers. I did all the usual things to try to resolve the issue, including trying a couple of other X8R's. I even tried one on it's own with no other devices connected, tried
Read more…I have an APM 2.6 on a quadcopter which I fly FPV.
I also have a minimOSD.
When I start flying I have both the satellite lock and the GPS Co-ordinates on screen so I know the GPS is working, (I can fly auto missions no problem)
I start flying and the ba
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I just set up my Storm32 equipped gimbal to mavlink control, from a Pixhawk running AC3.3-r10.
It seem to be working as it should now, and when doing the "point camera here" command, it does like the Wiki says.
My question is; how do I regain manual
Read more…I am having two issues related to Auto Takeoff. Is anyone else having these or know how to fix them?
1. After I release the plane it turns to the north as it climbs instead of climbing straight out in the direction I armed/released it.
2. Once it reach
Read more…Ok, what I want to do is have the navigation lights and status lights on my quad display different colors and blink patters based on the status of the quad. I am running APM:Copter 3.2 and already have a telemetry radio, and soon an OSD. What I want
Read more…I would like your help. Safety is my number one issue with drones. Last year I was learning to fly my Parrot AR. Drone that I had fitted with carbon fiber blades. I was doing a simple take off and landing in the living room to impress a friend. I
Read more…Hi, I am currently rather confused about installing a sonar (MB1240) on my quad and linking it to my Micro APM. Supposedly the signal wire should be connected with A0 on the APM - but where do I connect 5V and GND?
On the Micro APM there is no place t
Read more…Hi All,
Here's a question from James T Kirk that's been moved here from the Copter-3.3 beta testing thread:
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can anyone answer this for me.. i bought this https://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/
Read more…Hey there all you programmers!
I am not very good at programming, but I need to access the C++ code files that contain the flight modes for the Pixhawk. In particular, I would like to see the Fly-by-Wire Modes A and B (although access to all of them i
Read more…I just got a new Quanum Nova from hobby king and it flies ok but not as well as my other APM multirotors. I upgraded to firmware 3.2.1 and everything functions including Auto missions. The only hardware change I have made is adding a 3DR telemetry ra
Read more…Apologies if I missed an obvious discussion of this. I'd like to use LIDAR Lite to maintain a precision fixed relatively low altitude based on a reference altitude, irrespective of ground objects it passes over. So, for example, if the reference star
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Has anyone find a way to convert the data from the data flash files into timestamps with year/month/day and hour/minute/second information.
I'd like to extract the GPS and barometric altitude readings to manually tag some photos with. The camer
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out of sheer curiosity I'm often changing the flight modes.
Now I'm wondering what is the difference between LOITER and POSITION_HOLD modes?
Is there an advantage from one over the other?
Both work well holding the copter firmly in the air.
Am I missi
Read more…Hello, I have used Canon S100 as photomapping camera. But since it's discontinued, it's getting more difficult to find it on the market. I am looking for replacement in case I lose my S100 again (crash happens!), and find that Nikon P330 is comparabl
Read more…hi, since about two ot three beta releases ago I noticed that a lot of the full parameter list descriptions have gone missing completely, which were previously there....some of there are (not inclusive of all that are missing)
ATC_ACCEL_P_MAX |
ATC_ACCEL |
What are the best sensors for weather monitoring, remote sensing, human detection on DIY Drones
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