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Vision-based navigation

I am looking for vision-based navigation systems.  Imagine an environment where no GPS or RF connection to the drone is available.  Can a drone navigate by (for example) looking straight down and following a road network? 

This project is crucial, and

What inspections are required before take off?

We need to check each detail carefully before takeoff to make sure the drones can fly and work safely, efficiently and stably. Check if battery or tank is well installed, the connectors of each component are firmly in position, the power is in good c

MicroDones???

Hey guys am new to the forum and just doing some surfing about drones. I came across MicroDonres.

Was looking around for a price and found one and was very surprised. Are they really going for 11,000-20,000 US dollars??

If so what makes these so differ

Do you know about S9KEAZN32AMLC?

S9KEAZN32AMLC is a Kinetis E series microcontroller produced by NXP, with 32KB flash memory and low power consumption, suitable for various embedded control and Internet of Things applications.

I'm an electronic component engineer and I like watching

HC-SR04 Ultrasonic

Hi everyone,

Is it possible user this sensor HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor Distance Measuring Module instead of the actual sensor (MB1000 LV-MaxSonar-EZ0)?

Or use this for object avoidance?

ChinaHobbyLine SpeedyPizza Battery - Powering Your FPV Adventures

When it comes to FPV (First-Person View) drones, having a reliable and high-performance battery is crucial. One notable option in the market is the ChinaHobbyLine SpeedyPizza Battery. In this blog post, we will explore the features and benefits of th

Pairing DJI Mavic Mini aircraft and controller

I am a novice UAV pilot.  Two years ago, I purchased a DJI Mavic Mini UAV to inspect parts of the roof, chimney and gutters of our house that aren't visible from the ground.  This was particularly important because squirrels had built nests inside th

Loiter

Hi, can anyone help me to understand why my drone is not good to loiter?

Thanks

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What batteries are used in Traxxas cars?

Traxxas is a well-renowned name in the world of remote-controlled cars. They highly regarded for their exceptional quality off-road vehicles that offer a thrilling driving experience. However, to enjoy the full capability and performance of these hig

Iris+ acting bizarrely after upgrading Pixhawk 4 firmware-- need advice--

Hi,

I bought an IRIS+  in 2015 with a Tarus camera gimbal and flew it a few times-- including some auto Missions.  Then I discovered 3DR had gone out of business and the copter has largely sat on the shelf for 7 years.  I just bought 3 new batteries f

Help! ESC config or Motor slider issue

Drone Orange Cube+ flight controller set up needed.

I am looking to hire someone to set up a Orange cube+ flight control system in a prototype UAV.   

We are located in northern Illinois... 75 miles SW of Chicago.

We would also take recomendations on all the additional equipment needed to make this desi

Aerial Mapping Project

I am a student at OSU working on my degree in Civil Engineering and working with one of my ASCE club members and an advisor, to understand how to do UAV Aerial Surveying and Mapping. Our goal is to convince the advisory board to fund our project and

Drone Image Editing Services

We provide top notch drone photo editing services for residential and commercial real estate aerial photographers and property developers. Some of our specializations include Aerial photo editing, HDR image blending, perspective correction etc. 

Conta

Really......

Fixed my pdb problem and everything, all the motors arm and run all right at the exception of motor 1.

Motor 1 seems too be at least 20% slower than the other 3.

I have re calibrated manually and automatically 3 or 4 times. 

This is absurd.

Campaign for Sony Multiport protocol reverse engineering

Hello all

In Airborne Projects from time to time we have customers requesting advanced MultiPort functionality on our DROTAG but we are not sure if there is interest on it.

We also have a tradition of releasing infrastructure code that we develop for o

Dual GPS

I'm using Pixhawk and added 2 GPS receivers however, only one of them is receiving signals. The first is pluged into the Serial 3 (GPS) port and the I2C port. The second is plugged into the serial 4 and 5 port. GPS_AUTO_CONFIG is set to 1. GPS_AUTO_S

FastSerial library purpose?

Hello All,

I need a history lesson. How did we get here?

Hey all.  I'd like to know the history of how we arrived where we are today with these Drones.  What were the key moments in hobby Drone history.

Like...who and when did they make:

-The FIRST Multi-Rotor

-The FIRST GPS enabled unit.

-The FIRST Arduino bo

University Final Year Project - SPAD .NET UAV

Hey guys,

After trawling around for a decent UAV website, diydrones.com has finally answered a void.

Im currently studing at the University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield UK. My degree is in Aerospace Technology with Pilot Studies (BSc Hons), Im curren