I'm working on a project where I want an arducopter to recieve waypoints from a pin dropped in an android app, go to that location, snap a picture, and transmit the image once it has been taken to a server accessible by the app. My question is: what
Read more…How difficult would it be to record GPS coordinates as you flew and then use those breadcrumbs to retrace the way back home when RTL mode is selected or as failsafe on signal loss? instead of jumping to altitude and then making a direct path home.
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I have a simple question for experts.
In my gimbal, I am having the PAN/ YAW feature which rotates the gimbal 0-360 degrees, using speed control mechanism. It works, though there seems to be some drift (a.k.a gyro drift, I guess). Here goes my
Read more…Roll IN, Pitch IN, Yaw IN & Thr IN (amonst others) seem to be missing or changed somehow in the latest MP?
Also there are some columns that have no heading so one has no idea of what they are?
Hi all,
After a couple of successful autonomous BIXLER flights, I felt I could securely move to the bigger Skywalker, which had it's maiden flight yesterday: APM2, Arduplane 2.66, Skywalker default param, 3DR UBLOX, no airspeed installed though.
Since
Read more…I'm trying to have my hex face the next waypoint while traveling to it.
It appears the ROI command may accomplish this.
Any ideas what values I need to enter to accomplish this?
see attached scn prt
thanks, steve
My specs:
ArduCopter HEX-B 3DR Frame,
APM 2
Read more…Is any advantage to do myself a 3S Lipo pack with 3 of those 1 cell 2200 ($3.61 x 3 = $10.83 HobbyKing), instead of buying a battery already build ($7.89 HobbyKing)? I know people buy those 1 cell for repairing an broken cell. But I did buy 3 of thos
Read more…I made three flights today and, when playing back the log files in MP 1.2.19, none of the waypoints get displayed. I have noticed in the past that if you play back a log file at accelerated speed this can happen. Replaying the file at normal speed
Read more…So I've been unhappy with how aggressive the throttle is on 2.8.1, plus my quad sinks, and climbs, and sinks and climbs, over and over. And I feel like I'm often giving it waaaay to much throttle just to hold altitude.
So in the new Arducopter Pids s
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I just loaded the new APM Software (2.8.1) on my APM 2.5 and installed a sonar (MB1260 XL-MaxSonar-EZL0 High Performance Ultrasonic Range Finder ).
Now the GPS doesn't work anylonger. The LED's on the LEA-6 keeps off and after a few secon
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I was trying to build an IBCrazy antenna for my 900MHz 1000mW system, but the performance is very poor :( Tried 3 different types of antennas, but performance is Crazily bad.
If someone has a 900mhz antenna with an SMA connector(self-made
The mission Planner had a few up date but there is no info about what's new or bugs had fixed. Isn't it good to let user like us know more detail of every update so we can enjoy this wonderful program to the best it can offer?
Read more…This is a re post from category but no respond. I hope someone will help here.
I've connect attoPilot to APM 2.0 as per the manual. I also do the calibration. The voltage reading for my 4 s battery is correct but the current reading is either 0 A, 1 A
Read more…I had another great day out in the field yesterday. I was able to demonstrate a very stabilized flight with Alt hold and Auto.
One slight problem when the helicopter is going waypoint to waypoint there is a slight wobble. I am really not sure which PI
Read more…A question for experienced designers/aerodynamacists:
I have built and flown my third own design twin boom pusher plane. All 3 are very similar in dimension and proportion.1.7m span, 1.3m length, 1.3kg weight, Clark-Y airfoil.
However from the previous
Read more…with lots of new snow, I decided to test recovery time needed to stop the fall if motors stopped during the flight.
I did it the way I see this accident to happend. - while in loiter, I took the throttle stick all the way down, for descend - then - s
Read more…If you go to Arducopter Pids and change Altitude Hold/Altitude Error:/P, it shows up immediately in the Arducopter Config/Altitude Hold/P spin-dial.
BUT.... If you change Arducopter Config/Altitude Hold/P, it never shows up in Arducopter Pids/Altitud
Read more…Trying to power my APM 2.5 from the output side, I've installed j1 jumper but only have 1.4v at the fuse as shown to measure here: http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot-mega/wiki/APM25board. I can power it via the output bus but would prefer not to.
Any
Read more…Hi all,
My lovely wife bought me a simple gimbal for my quad and surprised me with it and a GoPro (told you she was lovely). I know nothing about this stuff, so thought I would ask for help here. The gimbal only has one servo - for tilt. I am unclear
Read more…I've connect attoPilot to APM 2.0 as per the manual. I also do the calibration. The voltage reading for my 4 s battery is correct but the current reading is either 0 A, 1 A or 2A. That's all it show. Anything went wrong ?
Thanks for your help.
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