All Discussions (17281)
Sort by
help me spec my skywalker
Ive decided to move ahead and purchase a skywalker. By the way, I think I saw somewhere a "version 5" with a reinforcement rod for the wings, versus rubber bands... any opinions on this?
To keep things simple,my intention was (is?) to purchase the s
Read more…Web based Aerial Imagery and UAV Flight Tracker with Ortho-Mosaic/GIS/KMZ Tile Builder
Hello fellow UAVers,
dronemapper.com
My UAV partner (Ross) and I have been working on a project that we'd love to get some feedback and additional ideas for. Our intention is to allow free access to this web based tool and also a really cheap subsc
APM 1.0 Voltage Regulation Capacity?
The LM317 datasheet says it can take in up to 40V?! Does that mean i can put 12V LiPo directly into the APM board for external power?
http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/snvs774l/snvs774l.pdf
Video Play back with KML or lat/long
Is it possiable to replay video recorded in Mission Planner Sync with Google earth or lat/long.
Is to posiable to play video with telemetry data ?
Read more…Understanding software handling
Hi all,
I am really very impressed how many information about software and hardware configuration for my Arducopter I can find in the manual on the site diydrones.com. It is really a great job, thanks for all the people involved!
But as a beginner in e
Read more…Params file for the Quad
In the download area I see the params file for airplanes ( bixler, etc). However I do not see any params file for the Arducopter Quad. Mine is the 3D robotics Quad frame. Can someone please point me to a location where I can get the params file.
T
Read more…
Back in the Air
So, last weeks episode ended with me with my head hanging low and the contemplation that hard drugs and hard alcohol could possibly act as a substitute for my obsession to get into multicopters.
(See http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/things-that-go-u
Read more…I'd like to use a different type of current sensor
Been working a little bit this weekend on my ArduCopter, and now to the point of setting up the battery voltage/current monitor.
I see the AttoPilot part is not in stock where I would normally purchase from. There is a sensor I have laying around from
Read more…APM2 strange behavior
I took my APM2/Y6 out for its maiden today. At first, it seemed ok, a little wobbly, but this is only with a few PID iterations. Something just doesn't feel right though. After some forward flight in stabilize mode, if I return the elevator to neutra
Read more…Slow servo movement on non-manual modes [Solved]
Hi all
After 8 very successful flights these last weeks, this morning for some reason, while in stabilise, my plane's surface areas are very slow to respond to movement of the airframe. Normally, using the standard skywalker parameters, the ailerons a
Read more…Shooting direct down
Hi All,Started flying yesterday and am building confidence to start flying my Sony Nex5 but I'm going to strap it under the batterie and shoot direct down for our new www.floorink.com gallery. I'm going to shoot all textures through the seasons that
Read more…Some crazy things happened
Yesterday I almost lost my skywalker, just because stabilisation start doing strange things.
Good I fly without fpv in LOS only.
Here is the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7FMUay3ktQ
In the middle of flight (4:20) I accidentally turned on flaps
Read more…How to visualize the flightlog ?
So I import logs from APM - is there a tool for windows, or preferably Linux, that can show the flight over a map, dislpay AHI and compass /other information ?
Read more…Controlling my quad through XBee vs Radio
Hi All,
I would like to control the quad from a computer. Now I do have a XBee, so I'm curious about following factors.
1. speed
e.g. say we want to quickly roll the quad, through XBee would it behave in similar speed compared to a normal radio. prop
Read more…Whats wrong with my oilpan/compass
Help again
I recently destroyed an oiplan in a crash.
Ordered a new one and built it along with a new compass.
This time I have connected the compass via the i2c cable.
Trouble is it is very slow to show changes in direction in the mission planner.
The he
Read more…rolling even with tx adjustment
I tried 2.3 for the first time tonight with my 3dr frame and apm1 2560.
In stable mode its very stable except an annoyind roll to the right. I have to adjust the stick and then it holds still. I even tried to adjust the stick with the small adjustment
Read more…Anyone have an Arduino Uno Sketch for sonar - throttle alt hold
I've been trying to get my head around the best method of controlling the throttle channel on my KK tricopter to get it to stick to a set altitude (anywhere between 0.5 to 8m) using just my XL sonar I pulled from my APM based quad and an Arduino Uno
Read more…Availability of APM2
Can someone fill me in on how to get an APM2?
The store site invites you to pre-order, but refuses to accept the order saying the item is currently unavailable.
Is the pre-order period over, and now you just have to take your chances with a back-in-sto
Read more…What inidicates RTL in the log file
I have been testing on my test rig.
I switch to RTL and the copter looks like is is doing something different than stabilize.
However when I check the log file I dont see RTL anywhere.
All I see as far as MOD: lines go is
MOD: STABILIZE, xxx
How can I te
Read more…