Hi, what differences there is in quad+ and quadX apart from the mounting of the sensor in the frame.
who is more stable in flight, quad+ or quadx?
Is there are a difference in the dynamics in flight?
Read more…I have Planner 1.1.86 and Arduplane 2.34.The first line in Flight Planner is...
1 DO_REPEAT_SERVO 5 1900 60 2
This automatically drives the servo 60 times at 2 sec cycles to trigger a camera.
But, is there a way to turn it off, especially
Read more…I am not an electrical engineer and so I could use some help here.
We are a bit concerned about the speed controls pumping too much voltage into our APM2.
It appears our ESC's are outputting nearly 6 volts. Is this too much?
We started looking at some
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I have an APM1 and an APM2, with ArduPlane 2.33 on them. Communicate fine with Mission Planner. Well sometimes the "connection" breaks down and I can't reconnect but that is another story..
Now I want to play with my own mission tool, and have that
Read more…Copter was flying fine.
Flashed latest firmware with latest MP.
Startup and arming goes fine.
But when the copter lifts a few cm off the ground and i give roll to the right, it flips instantly to the right.
Same goes for left.
Obviously instead of the rig
Read more…I working out the details on how to view and record downlinked video to a laptop. I went with the video system from Range Video and I purchased an audio/video-to-usb converter dongle. While I am able to view a video image via Skype as if this were
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I developed an autopilot for modelboats the last few years. Now I want to try to develope an "Dynamik Positioning System" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_positioning)(DPS). Therefore I need the ship movements to steer against them. I want
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I need little guidance here. I am using the latest mission planner software. (Using MissionPlanner32-1.1.86.msi) When i select the correct icon (in my case ArduCopter V2.5.5 Alpha Quad) from the firmware menu. It detects the APM1 and also
For anyone interested, I've tweaked the OSD firmware to add a timer and a " time to battery empty" indicator.
The timer is very simple and just starts counting when the speed is over 3m/s so you can get the flight time
The time left function attempts t
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I have started to build new quad with X525 frame.
motor are KDA 20-22L.
Can someone share good initial settings to start from.
Thanks.
Read more…I just made a couple of test flights with my new Y6 and sound that the settings I used on my quad don’t work. First in stable mode I had a very large slow oscillation and had the lower the STAB_P gain all the way to 1.8. Now it is very sloppy in flig
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Slowly trying to work out how to tune my quad.
I have had some drifting issues and with the latest firmware it seems to have helped.
As Im a newbie, im currently only flying is stab-simple or alt hold-simple while i learn and tune.
I have notice
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Was looking at my engines as they were making a bit of noise after a crash and noticed that I've actually lost the fastener (is there another name for it?) that holds clicks onto the shaft and holds the engine together... does anyone know wher
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What is the reason that sometimes AUTO mode without any operation Circkle mode
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I have uploaded the latest firmware for APM Mega (blue version). Now when i start the autopilot and telemetry the horizon in mission planner indicates - 20 degree pitch down attitude....when uav is level
What is the solution if any?
thanks
Read more…My Az-El mount is sitting on the bench, almost ready to go to the field. But, it doesn't seem ready yet. The hardware was set up and ranges configured with the Maestro Control Center. Azimuth is on channel zero and elevation on channel one. I set
Read more…I've been trying all day to get this working properly with minimal success. I have followed the guide here: http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot-mega/wiki/Xplane.
I'm running 2.5.4 with the hil firmware from mission planner, and I'm using the QRO_X mode
Read more…I have had very good performance out of my APM 1, I have been flying in stable mode for a short while now and have good control and confidence in my quad. I flew today and got up to 150 to 200 feet, when descending at about 75 feet I lost complete p
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I have a hexacopter with APM2, pulso motors and a dji frame. Pretty strong setup as I am running 4s. Stabilize and alt hold are perfect! Spent a couple days tuning them to perfection. This is my third Ardupilot and the others dont even
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I posted in another area but perhaps this is where it should really go...
I have an Arduplane2 with an easystar to get started with this...
Im just wondering how people are typically connecting their AP2 to their radio, their batteries, and their se
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