Hello all
I am working on a tailsitter design. I realise that the ardupilot software cannot yet handle the transition from hover to horizontal flight, but I'll face that obstacle when I come to it. For now, I am working on the hardware, and am wonde
Read more…I have been doing Aerial Photography for almost ten years now and I recently began the process of configuring multiple micro controllers. I purchased these pieces of equipment to make the process of flying my aircraft easier and more efficient. Recen
Read more…I've just released ArduPlane 2.68
This key features of this release are changed in the MPU6000 filtering, and several bug fixes (including HIL fixes).
The changes are:
I am trying to fine tune PID's on my quad and have two questions:
Hi!
If the RC transmission is interrupted, the APM 2.5 robot switch circling mode, where you can turn off this ?
Please help!
Joe
Read more…"Homemade" HM-TRP 868 MHz identified as:
SiK 1.6 on HM-TRP
FREQ_868
In tool for Min Freq default value is 868000, for Max Freq is 869000, BUT in both dropdown lists I have:
902000
907500
915000
921000
928000
433050
434040
434790
435000
Is this correct?
PS. Same in
Read more…I just built my Arducopter however, when i connect my battery to the set up the escs start beeping indicating there is a problem with the voltage. When i connect the battery to a lipo battery charger i get and error saying the second cell is below vo
Read more…I have got the Mission Planner to work on Ubuntu 12.04 but can't connect to the 3DR radio, keep getting a "can't establish connection, permission denied" error.
I'm using this port and 57600 baud: /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Silicon_Labs_CP2102_USB_to_UART_
Read more…Hi!
I did a spikefilter wich i find very useful for barodata. It may be of use for GPS as well. Sorry i am no programmer and have no mathematical background so i will describe the function like a kid would do it....
Here is an example array with 5 ele
Greetings,
I am preparing to take advantage of the MP's antenna tracking ability and I am interested in what peoples experiences are with the two common controllers, Maestro and the Ardupilot legacy board. What are the Pros and Cons for each and why d
Read more…As more RC flyers and aerial photographers are getting started in Multicopters, and some are converting to CarbonCore, I’m doing this photographic build thread to talk through how I would personnel build a Hexacopter.
Setup:
CarbonCore Hexa 950
Zenmsue
Read more…Is it possible to send assembled board with sideway connector?
And also why diydrones dont use USPS priority mail,There is lots of registered and trackable USPS mail service to send international.
Priority Mail® International Small Flat Rate Box**
Prior
Read more…I have an odd problem that just baffles me to no end.... I know this is not in the exact correct place, but I have a slight bit of pressure to get the quadcopter to tune-able conditions. I'm in a group working with autonomous vehicles as a project in
Read more…I've been working with the Auto Takeoff macro and have experienced the problem where the throttle goes to "max" as soon as AUTO mode is selected.
The documentation and other posts tell me that I should close the throttle and put the APM in AUTO mode.
Read more…How much Voltage Sag is normal?
I'm going round and round with various batteries trying to find one that doesn't sag so bad.
What I'm talking about is; in flight, it seems most batteries will get down to 10v or so, but once I land it's right back up t
Read more…Hi All,I have been looking at this site for about a year with great interest before finally pushing the button on a APM 2.5 last week. Now it's here I have a few questions before leaping in....I work in life science automation so I have a good ground
Read more…Hi,
did anyone changed the DGPS function to EGNOS instead of WAAS to get a higher GPS accuracy in Europe?
I thougt I should only change line 45 in AP_GPS_MTK16.cpp
"_port->print(WAAS_ON);"
to
"_port->print(EGNOS_ON);"
Did anyone tried it
Cheers Gregor
Read more…Hi,
today i tried to fly in the altitude hold mode resp. loiter mode.
When I activate it the Hexacopter ascends about 6-8 meters and descends to the ground.
I just installed the MB1260 XL-MaxSonar-EZL0.
When deactivating the sonar everything works fine.
I
Read more…Just my view but I feel in the Configuration page in Mission Planner for the PID config selection now in this latest version to get the the PIDs is to many click and all the drop down menus are unnecessary.
When we are doing the the PID tweaking and
Read more…Hi All,
I finally got the solution to the 'frustrating' gimbal lock that I was facing for quite some time with the use of APM board while building my camera mount for a closed loop stabilization. The problem happened on the 2-axis camera mount using P
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