Hey all,
We just posted a new, interactive case study on our blog, Aerial Acuity.
If you're interested, give it a gander and let us know what you think.
Regards,
Ian from DroneDeploy
Read more…Can someone direct me to a website to setup and get working of Two RFD900 modems one on a Pixhawk, Tarot 680 frame ? Or maybe Youtube.com
And the other on a Base Station with LONG rabbit ears.
Thanks for any help !!
Read more…Hello Folks:-)
I like to plan a mission like:
Take off, WP1, WP....., Land, wait until a external button is pressed; If not pressed wait xx sec; if the button pressed wait xx sec, Take off, Wp....., Land.
At the moment I just wait some minutes over a po
Read more…Picked up a "blue label" LIDAR from Pulsedlight, thinking that it would now work with Pixhawk without all the bugs. Afterall, it is advertised as "Now broadly compatible with the most basic of I2C drivers and most micro-controller boards.".
Well, I wa
Read more…All,
I have built a towed subsea vehicle for subsea wreck surveys. The operation is very basic and is currently controlled by an Arduino Mega.
The vehicle weighs around 300kg when fully ballasted with lead. The vessel then deploys the towed vehicle ove
The problem I have is that while my Pixhawk is sufficiently dampened from vibs my camera gimbal is possibly resonating with from them. This problem is observed in flight by a violent shaking left and right while the gimbal shakes fore and aft.
In "pa
Read more…Might anyone be working on automating this or has anyone done it manually?
The idea is to be able to plan a mission that flies along the centerline (more or less) of a canyon, while keeping the camera pointed at the wall of the canyon.
I can do it by e
Read more…Hi all,
I'm having a GPS issue.
The problem was identified during an auto mission. The aircraft started drifting so the mission was aborted.
The logs reveal several GPS glitches (pic attached), but also complete, intermittent loss of GPS. It bounced
Read more…Gimbal mounted Lidar Lite to correct tilt related measurement problems and point it downwards, 1-2.5meter altitude 6m/s(20km/h) Loiter speed.
Read more…Hi everybody,
A friend just talked me into getting a drone and now I'm seeking advice on the most logical option for my 1st drone.
Use case:
I'm a developer looking to contribute to OpenSource DroneCode, thinker, modify, upgrade, stick new sensors and
Hi all, I have just jumped into the development side of companion computer for the Pixhawk.
I am having trouble finding a forum / community for the 3DR DroneKit development.
Could anybody please point me in the right direction.
I have been setting up th
Read more…Having used the APM2.0 with onboard compass and GPS with hardly any problems....whats the difference between this board and the APM2.6 ? ...... Apart from GPS/Compass being separate ?
Does it fly better with the same 3.2.1 firmware ?
Read more…I am a bit confused on how Mission Planner deals with the verify height option. If I generate my waypoints via Survey (Grid) then check verify height, all of my waypoint altitude values are unchanged. However if verify height is checked before I gene
Read more…what about a quadcopter that looks at the ceiling with an ultrasonic eye & uses it as a height reference? this could be implemented quickly. ceilings tend to be unobstructed & level and would give a good reflection, even variations such as light fitt
Read more…go professional Iris case, wheels and a retract handle. Excellent condition. $150.00 plus shipping. Paypal only. PS will throw in a new iris lipo!!!! shhhhhhh!
my AC3.2.1 copter yaws into the wind when in forward flight and a crosswind, which is normal I suppose...but the problem is then the camera gimbal is not facing straight forward in direction of travel!! I need to film straight roads and this is not l
Read more…Hi
My pixhawk calibrates the accels fine on 3.2 but fails on 3.3-rc8. I note in the release logs that the sensitivity was increased to 16g - could this be related? Were the tolerances also updated?
Many thanks
Gareth
Having issues with consistently getting Aero/Pxhk to spin the motor up to full speed when set to Auto and a mission loaded. I have basically set TKOFF_THR_MINACC and TKOFF_THR_MINSPD to 0(zero). Sometimes the motor will spin up with a quick forward t
Read more…ALL NEW ITEMS For sale
No trades owner Im selling for says needs cash sorry
Email me at senshirev@msn.com for more pics or info
Skyhero KIT
Skyhero Aluminum Carry case
Pixhawk HK controller system
Neo 7 GPS unit
Power cable with current sensor
GPS alum
Hello Folks I need Your help,
I started with the new Pixhack, Flashed the AC3.2.1.
After a successful flight I want to flash AC3.3-rc8, unfortunately I clicked OK before the Musik Tone was done. So I want to be sure that everything goes right and want
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