Flying latest stable release.
I armed my octo with a 3d gps fix and started to fly in simple mode. This is one of my first times flying in simple mode so I was just trying to get a feel for it and start to "trust" the APM to handle the direction. It w
Read more…Does anyone know how to configure APM to use infinite servos with camera stabilization? I have the photoshipone 2x gimbal.
Read more…Where can I get the full ArduRover code for upload to Ardupilot Mega, I wish to try my hand at an autonomous ground vehicle
Kind Regards
Read more…We have been going around in circles trying to discover what on earth is wrong, so any help would be appreciated!
We have an APM 1 running arduplane v2.27 and using the APM planner with xbee telemetry and after flight testing yesterday, came across th
Hello all,
I purchased a Shuttercable from Quadrocopter.us (http://shop.quadrocopter.us/Shuttercable_p_309.html). I was wondering if anyone has this working with the APM?
I'm not sure where to start with this.... I think I need to locate 5v/3.3v swit
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My name is Adam Kroll, I'm the managing director of an airborne mining surveying company in Australia. We have recently received a government grant to develop an innovative UAV platform to be used for surveying purposes.
To date we've been out in
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In 2009 I started getting interested in the idea of making a UAV completely from rapid prototyping materials. I started out thinking I could just build a plastic plane, but quickly realised the materials were not stiff enough for creating
Read more…I'm trying to use APM2 with my TREX 500
I already converted it to flybarless
but the servo response seems very laggy and glitchy.
Is this normal?
Read more…I have enlarged my prop from the standard 6 x 4 to 8 x 6 on my skysurfer due to the lack of thrust received from the smaller prop. This included some cutting and changing to get the motor mounted to the correct height to accommodate the bigger prop.
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Hi to everyone at DIY Drones!
I don't know much about UAVs, my specialization is the design of laser products. I recently made a laser range finder by accident that might be useful in UAVs.
It started out as a project to design a new kind of chip that
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I'ts my first post here and I'm happy to have find a beautiful site web with a great community !
First, I will apologize, I come from Switzerland and my first language is french and not english, so sorry for my faults !
I search a good Ard
Read more…I've just installed an airspeed sensor after having 100% succesful flights up to now. I've read on the documentation, this line:
" It is not recommended for most new users, however, as it does require additional tuning and adds one more layer of contr
Read more…sometimes when i get to a way point the airplane thinks it missed it and turns around and tries again to hit the same way point if im flying a grid pattern it messes up my grid because instead of going to the next waypoint it tries to hit the same
Read more…I've tried to use Mission Planner's self update from the Help screen with two different older versions of Planner on two different computers. They both hang up at the same point with a 404 error.
A screen shot of the error is attached.
Has anyone els
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So I've finally uploaded the 2.27 and set the APM 2.0 via the Mission Planner with the default flight modes (Manual, Stabilize and RTL). On APM 1.4 (running v2.23 with Remzibi code), when I switch to RTL while on the ground with the GPS locked,
Read more…Im not sure if this problem is due to arduplane 2.27 or mission planner..
somehow when i retrieve the flight logs from APM(converted to .kmz) and open them in Google Earth, the flight paths are all there.... but there is no altitude data at all. Its
Read more…Does the new V3 come with a full AHRS software, or is this still be worked on? Is there a place to get the source to the current firmware running on the board?
Thanks,
JesseJay
Read more…Any news when APM2 will support octo config?
G:)
Read more…Hi, I am thinking about building my new bird that can fly longer, I am thinking a glider will be the way to go...Any recommendation? I will be using Ardupilot 2(Purple board) and a GoPro Hero 2 with a 3s.
Read more…I'm using the latest (1.1.18) version of Mission Planner with X-plane. I reflashed my APM1280 with the latest version (can't remember what it picked!) and all seems to be configured correctly, but I'm missing something!
I can fly the aircraft manuall
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