I have a civil engineering consulting firm, we will use a 3DR Aero-M for photogrammetry. We want an X8-M for use as well.
I don't want to just spend another $5400.00 and get an additional controller and a seat of software. Is there something I can do?
Im looking at a Bormatec Maja, and I was browsing this kit of theirs:
http://bormatec.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=13
Would it not be cheaper to buy the parts separately, from 3DR? Can someone tell me what is pictured here?
Thank-you!
The HIL simulation using APM 2.5 was working great. However today I updated the mission planner to the latest version ( 1.3.25) and it does not work anymore. I switch back to the previous version ( 1.3.17) I was using, and it works fine. So it appea
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I am trying to understand the command sent by MP when doing a "go to" from map. I am connected to SITL via MAVPROXY, and am capturing the command packets via Wireshark.
When executing the command, I get:
fe:25:53:ff:be:27:00:00:00:00:00:00:00
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I need to do high voltage power line inspection and I'm afraid to use loiter any closer than 20m. Although I use Zubax GNSS which is shielded, the problem is the Pixhawk shield. Can someone experienced suggest a proper way how to shied (protect
Read more…Hey everyone, as some of you may know, we have developed and are bringing to market a fully waterproof drone with FPV and a waterproof gimbal among other features. We recently completed a successful crowd funding campaign and I'm happy to report that
Read more…I tried a ROI mission test and all went well. My gimbal tracked the target fairly well. I think my camera pitch might be off a few degrees but I am very pleased. A big THANK YOU to all the developers that have made this possible. If you watch the
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About to kick the APM 2.5 out the window...
Short story: Everything was working fine, for a few months, until I connected the APM via usb to my laptop to change some parameters. I did not connect anymore, under any circumstances.
I have so fa
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I am writing a MAVLINK parser for a specific application, and am testing it with SITL, For the most part it works, but I am noticing some CRC mismatches. They seem to be related to Message IDs that don't have a corresponding entry in the MESSAG
Read more…I’ve built a couple of quads using Crius AIO Pro flight controllers with ArduCopter 3.0.1 R4 firmware and they work well. Now I’ve built one with an APM 2.6 clone and although it flies OK in STABILIZE mode it does not hold its position in LOITER. The
Read more…WARNING to TradHeli users:
Do not attempt to fly AC3.3 until you hear otherwise from me. I have not even bench tested it yet, let alone test flown it. There are quite a lot of changes that have gone in that could be crash-o-matic for helicopters.
AC3
Read more…I'm admittedly new to this so it's possible I'm just making a very stupid mistake but I can't seem to figure out what's going wrong. When I plug in the battery on my hexa copter - two of the motors immediately start spinning within about five seconds
Read more…My company is looking to hire a consultant whom will help write params and evaluate mission planner logs.
Log troubleshooting expertise and sensor integration are tasks we are looking for assistance.
If you are looking for part time work and are an exp
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One of the selling points of the Pixhawk, apart from being excellent, is it '32-bit failsafe co-processor' - but how do I test it, or know what it does?
Is there a routine I can simulate to test it?
Cheers,
Mike
Read more…Hi, OK, Here is my setup.
Pixhawk clone powered by HK distribution board.
30 amp opto ESC from RTF quads with separate power added to the rail by the HK power distribution board.
HK 3508-640 motors in hexa configuration
HK power distribution board (
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I have a FireFLY6 as a Y6 copter using a PixHawkY6B configuration with Arducopter 3.2 release
After minutes of flying level, the Y6 starts to roll and pitch gently out of level. This gets worse over time. After about a minute, full stick will
Read more…Just a thought here. I think the Arducopter Traditional Heli 2.x can be a bit misleading. Or call it Arducopter 3.x ( Traditional Helicopter ).
Regards,
David R. Boulanger
Read more…I am looking into building a hexa (or more) copter that is built on a ring with no central structure/frame.
Has anyone figured out how to use multiple flight controllers to determine orientation/movement? I wouldn't be able to put the controller in t
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I have been trying to follow the wiki instructions building a Hoverthings Flip Sport Quadcopter using a Pixhawk, a 4-in-1 Speed Control Quad HOBBYWING Skywalker Quattro 25A x 4 and a Frsky Taranis but am having no luck getting the motors to work
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