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arducopter 2.5.4 outstanding loiter mode as good as wkm
hello folks,
i would like first of all, all the people here that took some times for answer to my questions, helped me out how this arducopter works, you are all part of my loiter succeed :)
i wanted to share this video with you, cause i ve often heard
Read more…GPRS CONNECTIVTY TO APM2
Dear All,
Did anyone tried to create a link between APM2 & APM MISSION PLANNER with GSM/GPRS link
Read more…How Can I Remove Vibration Noise From My Accelerometer?
Hi All,
I plan on building my own autonomous UAV from scratch. I'm using the following IMU: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10183
Right now, I have two main issues.
1) My accelerometer picks up way too much vibration noise from the motors. The raw data
Read more…Faulty APM2
Hi,
I got my APM 2 board 1 month ago and have been using it for HIL simulation and it has worked fine, I was just finishing assembling my Bixler today and was just finishing to install all the electronics when the APM2 suddenly stopped working, what I
Read more…Position Hold mode moving aircraft heavily to one side + beware of rotors unless you want to see the doctor..
Hello Everyone,
first of all - a general warning - always make sure you disarm your copter before getting your hands into it. -->> Also make sure to test if it really has been disarmed by e.g. pulling the throttle again up before approaching. <<--. I
Read more…Initial GPS lock error
Hi all,
I thought a CH7 "reset home" switch may work here, but I'm having a hard time finding the parameter / place to set that up in Mission Planner. Is that still available?
I know you can do it with wireless radio via MP, but I don't have wireless
Read more…Intermittent problem when powering up
I have the APM2 with 2.5.4 loaded in my hexacopter. Sometimes when powered on the APM2 will not go through its startup routine. It happends randomly. The blue solid LED instantly comes on and the leds do not go through the sequence. Nothing else ha
Read more…GPS data wrong in kml files, need a solution
O.K the problem I am having is once I have downloaded logs for use in google earth the - is missing from longtitude so instead of -0.2244xxx it reads 0.2244xxx and puts it out by about 20 miles.
Everthing is o.k in mission planner but as soon as missi
Read more…HUD Stuck on Arduplane APM1
I have been using my APM1 board for a while now with APM Planner as an ArduCopter 2 mode and am now trying to get it to work as ArduPlane.
I have downloaded the firmware with in APM Planner (1.1.77 mav 0.9) with Firmware->ArduPlane 2.33.
Seems to downl
Read more…Take off Weight vs Flight Endurance for a heavhy-lifter multi-rotor UAV platforms
Hey,
Take off Weight (TOW) and flight endurance are inversely related attributes for most of UAV platforms.
I want to build a multi-rotor UAV platform capable of lifting 2.5kg payload (+ weigh of platform+batteries+electronics etc) and try to hover at
Read more…Mission Planner TCP Connection
All,I have been doing some work with the APM, and am trying to create a simple traffic proxy so that I can send messages to the copter from APM and from another python program. I am using pymavlink to attempt to do the forwarding, but I am running in
Read more…Heading "went South"
I have a flying wing with APM 1.0, software version 2.3. Last Sunday it flew multiple flights flawlessly with 4 auto landings. I built a second wing with identical hardware but I updated the Mission Planner and the APM to version 2.33 but left the
Read more…A few question about antenna tracking
I'm a newbie in the antenna tracking, and I have a few question about this function in the Planner.
1. It seems I must point the antenna to the north before I fly, am I right?
2. Are the travels of servos adjusted using the "PWM range" box? How can I c
Read more…Traditional heli E-Sky Belt CP
Can anyone please point me in the correct direction. I have an old E-sky Belt CP to which I wish to add my APM 1280 board. I have downloaded the new mission planner and see that only 2560 boards are supported for the traditional heli types.
1. Does a
Read more…New Member Requesting Help - How To - UAV for Weather Monitoring
Hi everyone. I'm new here and I need some help, if you can and want. I would appreciate any help and your time.
I'm trying to build a UAV with the capability of RC and GPS navigation, temperature, pressure and wind velocity sensing, and if possible to
Read more…Joystick Gimbal Control
I'm having some trouble- perhaps I'm doing something wrong?
I'm trying to control a camera gimbal I made with RC channels 6 and 7 out, using a USB joystick. I'm having some trouble with the joystick configuration. I got one axis to work by mapping th
Read more…UAV Design
I have a totally noob questoin so please go easy on me :-) I made this plane in 3D and just theoretically, what if I actually wanted to build this thing? I know nothing about aerodynamics or what it takes to design a machine thats actually supposed t
Read more…Joystick Arming + Flight Mode Changing
Hello Everyone,
i have just tried to use the joystick the first time, but have a few issues:
Main one: Joystick arming: How do i arm using the joystick or only APM ?
When i enable the joystick, the radio remote does not work anymore - and arming in the
Read more…My compass is reversed ! - how can that be ?
When the nose of my quad points south, the Planner (or copertGCS) say North. - all directions are good, but wrong.
The APM2 is mounted so that the SD card is in front left corner. - and GPS up, of course, do please don't ask that :)
it flies well, -
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