Is there an anti-static coating that can be put on APM2, or APM 1? Are there components other than the barometer that cant be coated? Just asking as I'm tired of commiting ESD crimes against my APM!
Read more…1. Can the video capture facility remember the capture device used and remember the screen res, so it doesn't have to be selected each time, quite a time consuming feature at the moment.
2. Maybe have a button on the main actions tab to turn on/off th
Read more…I have a 206T, but I think most Cessna or trainers like it would have similar airframes. Did APM/APM2 work for you out of the box?
Read more…I'm having a issue with one of my APM1 boards.
The handtest shows that the quad wants to make a lot of movement in random directions.
First of all the compass states 'not healthy' with CLI test. I desoldered the mag and want to test the APM on its own.
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I was reading a spec for a commercial UAV and it stated that the design was capable of +/- 6G. I also noted that some catapault launchers generate a 15G load on launching.
Does anybody have an idea of the kind of G forces you see in hobby U
Read more…I used to fly UAV's in the army, and there were a couple of features in the GCS for the camera that I found really useful. I was wondering how hard it would be to implement.
Point at Coordinates button- when pressed, the camera stays fixed on the cu
Read more…I want to share the work of somebody from another forum. I thought his solution to vibration problems in multi-rotors is pretty novel, a good implementation, and quite effective. It appears that not only does damping the motors protect the frame (a
Read more…Plugged in APM2 with supplied USB cord,
loaded the driver from the wiki onto Win XP,
checked port & port baud in device manager, port 6 & 115200
started MP v1.1.40, set Port (6) and Baud (115200)
Click connect, this times out, on the terminal window:
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Read more…Hello, today I received my APM2 and I have loaded the firmware 2.28 with the APM Planner1.1.38. But there is no way to detect the GPS. NO GPS continually displays.
Hi all i just got my telemetry working and for some reason now my MP is showing my plane in Africa,,i have tried going back to the USB and disconnecting the xbee,s but still will not report the correct location .i have GPS lock and it was showing th
Read more…I am watching my video from last test flight.
I had strong wind - enabled RTL (same as if I lost connection) - and the plane turned nice to home, being at Altitude 160m - maybe 100 meters from home, it flew at 0% throttle and 0-1m/s speed for severa
Read more…Hi all,
Been tasked at work to look at aircraft platforms capable of 30 minute flights with a 500g payload for a VLOS flight-trial.
What is available at the top-end amateur / low-end commercial level? I am aiming to suggest platforms ranging in cost
Read more…I'm trawling through the APM Arduplane 2.28 code base trying to locate where the PID loops are calculated and hence where the gains applied.
I want to be able to implement a density altitude/Mach/TAS-based factor on the PID gains to allow (simulated)
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This mission planner is absolutly briliant but there is one little thing I wonder if it is possible to do. I have an ArcGIS mapping solution and alot of my own data running on ArcGIS Desktop 9.2. Is there a way I can tel the application to use
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Version 2.4 of the ArduCopter code is now available in the AP Mission Planner and in the downloads area. Although not as big a change as the 2.3 release, it still includes a respectable number of enhancements and bug fixes.
Enhancements:
Hi Everyone,
I'm currently building an autonomous UAV. I've been having issues with PID control and I've tried to increase the frequency of my control loop as I thought that would be the source of my problems.
I can get my control loop and sensors to o
Read more…I decided to convert the quadcopter to an octocopter.
I made a mistake when I ordered the additional ESC's. I already have 4 Turnigy Plush 25A and I ordered another 4 but got Turnigy Plush 30A.
Can I still use them or do I need to buy another 4?
Read more…It happened right after the update to 1.1.37. It was working fine right before. This is how it looks like:
It's weird that it reads '1.1.22' on the top of the window. I downloaded 1.1.37 from the download page and opened MP from the downloaded folder.
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