NXP has a development board which they call "The LPCXpresso54102 Sensor Processing/Motion Solution".
The OM13078 Development Board comes with a mezzanine board called the " Sensor Shield Board (SSB)", plus application software and sensor fusion softw
Read more…Just wanted to share this story of a quad flying with a Bee Brain,Fascinating....
Read more…my quad (APM 3.1.5) does this oscillating altitude hunting during forward auto flights....there is no such problem on AltHold or Loiter modes thou, steady as a rock.....only does this in forward flight.....anyone got any ideas or where to start looki
Read more…I used to think that either a GPS or a airspeed sensor was needed to perform centrifugal compensation for fixed wing applications. I noticed that several stabilization devices have become available on the commercial market, so I went back and revisit
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I need some help analysing my crash or confirming my theory. APM 2.6 with Arducopter V 3.2.1 firmware.
It is (or rather was) a V-tail quad with 3printed centerplate and arms made of Balsa wood. I flied this frame for about 6 months without any
Read more…How the altitude estimation in Arduplane works with analog connected rangefinder (SF02F) on board on the altitudes covered by the rangefinder. Does the Pixhawk gets the altitude data from the rangefinder or other sourse - baro, GPS? I need to do lowl
Read more…I am currently using this airspeed indicator with APM 2.6
I have tried to use the AP_Airspeed example to read the airspeed indicator at A0 pin.
However, it gives me constant 0. It seems the indicator cannot communicate with the APM by AP_Airspeed.
I rel
Read more…Time for me to take a step back from multirotors for a little while. My loss is your gain! I'm selling my whole kit basically and I'm happy to sell it as a group or separately. Here's what we have:
TBS Discovery Pro kit: basically the gimbal frame p
FW : Arduplane 3.2.3
FC : Pixhawk 3DR genuine
I did maiden flight of skywalker x8 successfully but I found something wiered from log.
The below log shows pitch and Alt went well but DesPitch was 0 for a while. Even more the same to DesRoll too.
In second
Read more…Hello Everyone!
I have been working on this particular model for a few months now:
http://bormatec.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78&Itemid=59&lang=de
There is a Pixhawk autopilot installed, and I have already taken it on its first mai
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So I've been lurking for a while though I've decided to share with you one of my projects. This project is actually being assessed as part of my course so please excuse the formalities.
Anyway here is my blog which has the entire project so far:
Read more…Hi all, I´ve been reading you for years in the shadows and not I´m desperated and need your help
Just build an F450 style quadcopter using a APM 2.6 board, last firmware updated.
Before you say it, yes, I have checked motor spinning directions and prop
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I am trying to get my airspeed sensor to read zero indoors (still winds), and it basically just keeps telling me 10m/s +- 2 m/s. How can I simply reset the airspeed sensor using a Pixhawk with Mission Planner?
I will keep trying to unplug and
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Probably worth considering, and passing around the other drone-related blogs and owners:. We had all our aircraft GPS systems quit for about 10 minutes from similar jamming in the Boise ID area last week ... what would happen to drones that rely on
Hi folks,
Not sure if this is the best place to put this but pretty sure I'll be pointed in the right direction if not :)
Today I did a bit of filming and would have loved a feature whereby I could get a steady forward motion and then lock that forward
Read more…I saw this on the DrudgeReport report today:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/us/drones-smuggle-contraband-over-prison-walls.html
Seems like there is at least one story per day about drones. Is there an attempt by the media to attack private drone u
Read more…I have an issue with configuring my flying wing setup with the Pixhawk on APM Plane 3.2.3.
The flying wing has two elevons (green) and additional two elevators (red).
I want that the elevons works like they should in standard setup and additionally wh
Read more…Hi. My company needs some relatively simple fixes to Mission Planner. We are willing to pay cash, and these changes can be contributed back to the main distribution. Seems like a win-win to me. Anyone interested?
Please send me a PM.
Thanks!
Read more…Why my PID parameters are so large ? what it indicate ? Is there something wrong with my motors,ESC,prop,frame or something else?
If my ESC is not Sensitive enough or my power is poor? or the others!
RATE_PIT_D,0.035
RATE_PIT_I,0.15
RATE_PIT_IMAX,100
HI all the problem is describe as below: In alt_hold mode ,the vehicle would overshot obviously when I let go my stick very quickly, after a high speed flight to left or right ,but this would not happen in Stabilize mode . Why ! Which parameters shou
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