Does anyone use any open source software to stitch photos together? I've got a set of shots from a plane flyover that I would like to make into one image and then geo refrence.
Thanks!
Dean
Read more…I have been a long time lurker and I am finally ready to start my summer project of building a hexacopter. I'm actually hoping it doesn't take all summer, I'd like to take to take it to the NC coast and fly. I just ordered some G10 to build the frame
Read more…Hey Everybody!
After looking at a few plane UAV build threads, I see that the majority of the Autopilot boards are being mounted to a slab of balsa inside the fuselage. Is there a reason for just using a piece of wood? I was thinking about using som
Read more…I have no luck flying at preset altitude , or RTL at set altitude when airspeed is enabled.
By looking at the source, I am not even sure it it's expected to happen:
static void calc_nav_pitch()
{
// Calculate the Pitch of the plane
// ------------------
I've just released ArduPlane 2.31
This is a bug fix release, primarily for the barometer bug that Randy spotted. The only other change is a much improved automatic compass calibration system based on a paper by Bill Premerlani.
I wasn't planning on doi
Read more…So I've been having some compass calibration issues and after fiddling with the compass calibration I went back to the MP Flight Data screen and the artificial horizon just shows perfectly level, regardless of how I pitch or roll the APM. Other thing
Read more…As a newbie to multirotor flight, I decided that the use of an Ardustation and Xbee link would be the easiest way to set up the PID's.
Thanks to excellent after sales guidance by Martin ( BYOD ) the system is up and running on 0022.
During my practice
Read more…What would be the noticeable difference having 1100kv motors compared to 880kv motors on a quad?
What are the pros and cons for higher or lower Kv motors?
Would I be correct to assume if I put one different Kv motor on one arm from the other three moto
Read more…Hello DIYers...
First, a little background, my rc hangar includes an EasyStar, Cularis, FunJet, and a 1.2m balsa warmliner. I've done quite a few recorded videos, but I'm looking to get more into FPV. I've also trolled the forums off and on here for
Read more…So I think my compass is reading wrong which is causing the loiter function to do gigantic overshoots in a toilet bowl effect, orbiting the point.
When I set my quad on my porch, or anywhere I have clear geo-references and connect to Mission Planner
Read more…Hello-
I'm doing some research and currently reading this opinion piece:
I wonder if there are any scripts developed for rotorcraft that w
Read more…Newbie question
What is the correct location to install an APM control board.
I am building a new design plane and want to put the APM IN the wing on the CG this would put the centreline of the APM approx 5-5 inches outside the centreline of the fusela
Read more…Hi all! I try to using a MTK3329 gps with another fc board for comparation test, unfortunately, this board only accepts "standard NMEA" at "38400 baud" by default (and not binary), I flashed the gps with the original firmware, but unfortunately the d
Read more…is *only* "Nav pitch alt PID" used when airspeed is not available ?
and
is *only* "Nav pitch AS PID" used when airspeed is available ?
Or is there any way these two are used together, or influence each other ?
Read more…It is hard to get a muticopter to fly properly if you do it alone. It would be nice to meet fellow South Africans to discuss and share ideas and skills. I live in New Hanover KZN and would like to hear fom anybody interested.
Read more…I've just started to encounter an issue with my quad, where motors 2 and 3 will continue to beep after the initial 3 short and 1 long beep, as if the radio wasn't calibrated.
If I spin or move them by hand while they are doing this, they will eventual
Read more…Dear Diydroners,
Today I uploaded the latest source. I got from an old version to 2.5.3. I haven't used my drone for a while. I am experiencing problems with my ESC's, they are constantly beeping (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVVPYiSMWOA&feature=you
Read more…Another flight with the same problem. I removed the bullet connectors and cleaned up the wiring and removed the camera and transmitter, but I've got the same issue.
Please reference the video link @ 0:43, 1:30 and at 2:45.
I'm not seeing anything wrong
Read more…Team,
I have worked out a new way to account for acceleration in the computations to detect roll and pitch gyro drift in IMU computations.
The method that is commonly used right now is based on computing centrifugal effects in the body frame of referen
Read more…when we update the firmware should we erase the eprom and reconfig it all over.... or just load the new FW and go fly...
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