Below is a gopro fpv.
55 seems alot more "wobbly" than the previous versions.
Im running a std arducopter.
@Jason: im not sure if 55 is tuned for the 3DR.
Thoughts anyone?
G:)
Read more…I mounted my GoPro Hero2 to the top of my 3DR frame using the standard mount and the resulting video was unusable- complete jello. So then I used tripod adapter with the camera and a 1/4-20 bolt to the top and still had unusable jello in the video.
Is
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I am having problem finding the dimensions of ArduPilot. I read in one of the Forum Discussion that i can get all the dimension from Eagle Files (.brd). I have downloaded the Eagle software and open the .brd file. Because of my poor Eagle Softw
Read more…I have a stock ArduCopter frame with ArduCopter 2.0.55. I have enabled the mag, and it's soldered as described in the wiki.
It hovers very stable, and yaw is not drifting. However, when I apply yaw input with the rudder stick, the quad yaws in the wro
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While waiting for an assembled A/P Mega to arrive, I downloaded and extracted the APM software - opened it and searched on but could not find the directed ArdupilotMegaPlanner.exe file. I did find a file named ArdupilotMegaPlanner.exe.config but
Read more…Iv been thinking. What happens when you're in the middle of a flight and your ESCs BEC kicks it.
All power to the APM is lost and so is your craft.
Even if you use a stand alone BEC, you suffer from the same problem.
Has anyone had a crash due to APM po
Read more…I have the HIL firmware loaded and I am flying the plane manual in X Plane simulator. I grab the Home location and draw a quick square set of waypoints about 200m altitude. However, once I switch to Auto mode, the plane doesn't follow the gps waypoin
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I find following image in the documentation confusing..
If i understand correctly this is the view from the bottom. with this pin connection configuration, I find impossible to achieve a configuration given in the following image..
I'm assuming th
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Things are fine with the old combination of arduplane 2.24/ APM planner 1.0.88
With arduplane 2.26/ apmplanner 1.1.1 or .2, I can't get throttle settings to work.
Have gone through reflash/reconfig cycle a couple of times and always the same.
Summa
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My X quad loaded with 2.0.55 teeters on a single axis during hover. I have increased the gain of P values for both rate and stabilisation which is has made the quad more responsive, however teetering remains. Aside from this I am pleased with t
Read more…I would like to minimize the processor time in arduino and googled some ppm encoder stuff. I found that the parallax propeller has multi core architecture with eight 32-bit risc cores. That device is commonly used as servo controller, but I would lik
Read more…I'm a newbie and have been flying my 3DR quad for a few weeks now. I saw the impressive post about Arducopter 2.0.55 and decided to try it out tonight, so I fired up the APM Planner selected 2.0.55 and installed it. But afterwards all of the settings
Read more…I have been noticing a strange behaviour in the yaw. While hovering and no yaw stick input the quad stays within a 5 deg heading. As soon as I move the stick the smallest amount the the left the quad starts to rotate to the right (clockwise looking
Read more…My piloting skills are not there yet, and I'd like to be able to launch my foamy with one hand holding the transmitter. I would like it to immediately climb to the default altitude after leaving my hand.
Should I launch while in Loiter ?
Read more…How can things like this be prevented in our field of studies on drones?http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/08/world/meast/iran-drone/index.html?iphoneemail
Read more…Hi all,
Im going to be building my first UAV with an easystar clone in the coming months. One thing that is really driving me a little crazy is trying to get a handle on the different kinds of boards and how those boards interact with the different s
Read more…Hi all! After some pid tuning, but require further adjustment, today i made the first real flight with my "heavy ArduXOcto", i open this thread for sharing my experience if someone else wants build a similar "heavy configuration" using ArduPiloltMeg
Read more…Is there any software that you can upload to a laptop and content the an arduino and then the arduino to all the rc components and have a fully functional uav
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