We've just released ArduPlane 2.33 for your flying pleasure!
This release adds three new features over the previous release:
Hey guys,
Has anyone ever tried to tilt/angle the rotors to help stabilizing the aircraft? If you look at De Bothezat design, it does use this principle. Here is a picture illustrating the concept:
Once I calibrated compass - how/when would I recalibrate it ? or is it only done once per hardware configuration ?
Would a recalibration be needed when flying on a new site, or after some time ?
Read more…Hi,
I have successfully tested my software with the new MPU-6000.
So the old sensors that i used are for sale.
MPU-6050 breakout
IMU-3000(ADXL345 & IMU3000) with HMC5843
If you are interested contact me.
Hi all,
I cannot see any green bars to calibrate radio signals (AC quad, new APM2 board, Mission Planner, win xp)
do you have any hints for me to debug or solve?
board has gps lock.
My thought is that the Mavlink comms is faulty one way (sending to APM d
Read more…I know I have firmware 2.30... 2.32 , how can I verify it's version number ?
Read more…It has been a couple of weeks now and I'm getting more comfortable with my STABALIZE and LOITER set up on my 3DR quad. Still having some yaw issues but yesterday morning I was enjoying the fruits of my labor out at my local RC field.
In one of my last
Read more…One thing that I liked about the xbee air unit was its tiny wire antenna.
Are there other options for the air unit besides the right angle antenna?
Read more…There has been a lot of discussion about regulatory compliance on the announcement thread for these radios.
I thought I should explain a bit about why these radios don't already have compliance certificates, and what you can do to get involved in an e
Read more…If I wanted to move the radio away from the APM2 (mounted onto a wing, for example), are there any limitations on the wiring distance between the radio and APM2?
Read more…apm1 3dr running in X. well i was flying it and i landed hard, went to refly it and now my controld are reverse.... i push stick right it banks left, i pull back it goes forward....Hmmm anyone seen this before?
Read more…Hi Everyone,
I thought it might be useful to give a bit of background on what this forum is for.
3DRobotics have just released a set of telemetry radios based on the Si1000 chipset. The ArduPilot developers (particularly Mike Smith and myself) have bee
Read more…Hi all,
I've been searching options on open source platforms, but more from a developer point instead of conventional user.
The strategies used for autonomous navigation and Autopilots are based on one of these four principles: PID, fuzzy logic, neural
I've got a quadcopter that has a 9" span between props. Does the APM 2.0 firmware need to be updated to support it ?
Read more…I got a minimosd and the instruction found at the wiki shows the use of an independent battery to power both the camera and video/audio transmitter.
Question: Can I use the main battery powering the arducopter to provide juice to the camera and transm
Read more…I noticed this as a quick way of overcoming any line interference that might cause issues with any of the MaxSonar sensor.
http://www.maxbotix.com/tutorials.htm#New_Flash_UAV_and_Mobile_Robotic_Users
Read more…I found this more powerful Xbee :100 MW Xbee Pro and I am wondering if anyone has any experience with it. It should have more than double the range, however the RF data rate is only 9.6 KBS instead of 156 kbs for the 50 MW model we are all using. I'
Read more…Although I am new to UAV building and operation I am an active RC modeller for 40 yrs. (not a misprint)
I want to fly my UAV for all the usual reasons and eventually make a business related to these activities.
I understand all the political debates th
Read more…I have a QuadPod. I would like to swap out the controller with a APM 2.0 controller. Does anyone know how much the APM 2.0 board weigh ? Also how much current does it draw ? Right now I have a 850mah LiPO. I'm going to increase it to a 1600mah ba
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