Is it advisable to give GPS altitude a little weight over baro alt due to baro drift? We are seeing a +10m to -10m altitude variance after a 90 minute flight so auto-landing is out of the question (until we can fit a laser altimeter).
ALT_MIX can be s
Read more…Can someone tell me more about the sonar module used for the Inspire 1, it looks very similar to the HC-SR04 sensor, and from what I heard, Ardupilot doesn't support this module?
Can someone explain why ardupilot is against this module please?
Thanks
Read more…I am looking to try some aerial mapping with a 3DR Y6B. The Y6B has a pixhawk flight controller and I am looking for the appropriate way to connect to a chdk Canon Sx260. I have found this link which is a cable I can make right now in house.
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Please can somebody guide as I am new to Quads. Had a small crash today while auto tuning for the first time. The quad went quite far and a tree came in line of site so lost orientation.
Is it possible during Auto Tune mode with Alt Hold, simple mo
Read more…We have a single project that is simple and straightforward for the right person.
Help us refine parameters, sensor data or whatever it takes to make a flying wing softly land within a 25 foot predetermined landing point with varying wind conditions
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I have to map a large area and I would like to know if somebody use an automatic method to split a large area into small areas for mapping based on the max flight time of the plane/multirotor.
The idea is to get small poligons based in a big
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If you look at the picture you see how I have mounted the external compass and GPS. The arrow the the direction it should be mounted. However I have not followed the direction because the wires come out of the left side of the module.
Ofcour
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Hello. I am in the process of moving and am trying to parse down my inventory of supplies. I have the following items below all new and never used. Please let me know if interested in anything or al
Read more…After the update to 1.3.11 our telemetry radio RSSI values are gone? They just show zero, another PC with 1.3.10 shows the values normally. Anyone else getting this?
Hello guys!
I need some help here. I have always been able to get a good mavlink connection to my PixHawk via USB. It has decided to not work any more. Attached is a pic of the details of the non-connection.
I donno how to viably interpret this. Can anybody help
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I'm currently running my Pixhawk with the PX4 autopilot project firmware (found here: https://github.com/PX4/Firmware), also the firmware that is loaded through QGroundControl. I need to reverse the servo output for my ailerons, and I can't
Read more…I found a solution to resolve the bouncing when the copter autoland. I set my landing speed to 90 from the default 50 m/s. No bouncing when it autolands, only thing the landing is a little hush. I tried any value below 90 the coptor will bounce when
Read more…Hello,I am struggling to understand how I can control the digital output pin #55 on Pixhawk.I want to switch navigation lights on my UAV via Mission Planner. I have the necessary logic to swith the leds but no idea, how to activate the pin via MP. Al
Read more…Before I try this I wondered if anyone else had tried.
I want to use my S4 mine with 3dr telemetry radios. The S4 has no power on out the USB. Can I hook the radio to my phone with USB micro connection while powering the radio with a battery through
Read more…I have a few Mediatek gps modules that I am not using and I would like to build a small gps tracker (not to use on a UAV but something else). The gps trackers that use radios like Garmin dog trackers cost quite a bit. Can I just connect the serial po
Read more…I would like to raise a concern I have about the 3DR power module. I have completed my hex (900mm) setup and have done around 10 flights. I am running 2x 4S 5000 mAh in parallel with 2814 770kv Tmotors 13x4 props APM 2.6 with V3.1.5 FW and no servos
Read more…I'm using a Pixhawk and 3DR GPS/compass module in a plane. The external compass is apparently recognized by the Pixhawk as the COMPASS_EXTERNAL is set to 1 and the DEV_ID's are recorded.
However, if the Pixhawk is rotated the heading changes, if the G
Read more…Hello! I'm trying to achieve accurate landing on the basic station. I did code module using OpenCV && Aruco and did make integration with ROS...
So what I have right now - topic with altitude, shift angle, and distance from target and roscopter as a m
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I was trying to search on the internet and I would like to be sure. I want to know which is the IRIS+ firmware uploaded by default .
Looking here:
http://3drobotics.com/iris/info/
under ArduCopter software instructions
I think it is the A
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