Hi guys,
Has anyone encountered such a problem before? Every once in a while when I fly my UAV, it flies with a steady state error (parallel along the designated flight path, but about 30metres away from it). It doesnt even appear to be trying to cor
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On the shield is a slide switch next to the dip switch's can anyone tell me what this does and or what position this switch should be in?
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Hello all,
My telemetry stopped working recently. When I attempt to connect using the Mission Planner at 57600 baud rate, it times out. When I look at the command prompt output it looks like it isn't receiving any packets of data. I used the un-brick
Read more…I'm trying to:
1. Find the bill that Obama signed into law on Tuesday
2. Decipher the BS contained in the new law (there is sure to be some) and see what it says.
This may (or may not) be the bill in question:
http://republicans.transportation.house.g
Read more…Is it important to have gps 3D lock (the red lamp glowing, not blinking) for Loitering? Or can it still work if the red lamp is flashing?
Read more…this page at the bottum , the sown why creates the opisite direction of what is shown
http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_Props_2
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Perhaps someone can give me an idea if this would be at all feasible. I would like to film someone who is walking. The arducopter is flying in front of the person, automatically keeping a set distance. Then through a wireless command the arducopte
Morning,No wind here this morning, did my pre flight check, all was going well then lost my front prop mid flight, the Ardu fell out of the sky from about 8'. I did damage to 2 props a motor and a motor mount, no more flying today.Need to keep gettin
Read more…I have the 3dr quad kit and had a bad ESC, (still waiting on a RMA for two days).
The other 3 work fine with my 2200mAh 3cell lipo's. But would like to use a 4cell A123 2300mAh packs instead. I know they are heavier but they have always been my choice
Read more…Might be a silly question
I just wanted to know what the differance was between the PPM output, and the Mux output on the diydrones ppm encoder?
Read more…Yay I got my APM 2 delivered yesterday. Thanks to all of you who have been working hard to deliver this beautiful product.
What is unclear to me at the moment is:
- how to set APM 2 into CLI mode (switch is gone?)
- how far is the firmware compatible
Read more…I received my APM2 yesterday. After a USB cable problem that have been resolved I've got another problem today.
Yesterday I was able to upload firmware and view sensors in mission planner.
A few hours ago I managed to power the board using output 5v bu
Read more…I know this has been covered, but things seem to be picking up quickly on the subject.
Here is last night's Nightline report on drones and all of the negatives of putting them in the hands regular people hands.
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/d
Read more…Any help would be appreciated please!
We have been using an APM 1 with XBee telemetry and just received our new APM 2's.
Naturally we transferred the xbees to that board as per the photo's, but it won't connect, no matter what we do.
Is there a hardware
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After installing the latest MP firmware (2.3) for my octo.
Im getting a strange twitching when i spin up the motors on the ground as seen in the video.
I have tried changing the RATE P and STAB P to no avail.
It however still flies, fairly stable, but s
I am looking for advice on how to mount my APM2 board.
I plan to first put it on a Bixler with a Bixler-electronics chassis purchased from the DIY-Drones Store and then later on a Tri or Quad copter.
In looking around I think people are using foam tape
Read more…Prompted by Larry Grater, I investigated the airspeed that APM Mission Planner is pulling in from X-plane and handing to APM.
It appears that It is confusing X-plane's TAS with IAS. Seeing that APM will only know airspeed as indicated airspeed from a
Read more…I'm experimenting with flying wings in X-plane using HIL with APM-MP as a few of you guys are doing. I have made up my own aircraft models in plane maker, but there is one thing that I'd like to do to make it super realistic, if possible, and that
Read more…I'm working with an APM2 after months of experience with an APM1 in an EasyStar. The new APM2 has an airspeed sensor and typically shows 8-10 mph when sitting on the bench. On its last flights, we tested Manual and got the plane trimmed and flying
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