Hi!
I'm looking to build a UAV with a payload of around 100 kg of water. I'm guessing I'll need an engine of around 35-50 bhp. Got any ideas about the engine? Also, should I use a puller or a pusher prop? My engine budget is somewhere around 1000 US
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I tried compiling each of the APM codes above on the Arduino before uploading to my APM but I get this line highlighted everytime:
byte oldSwitchPosition; // for remembering the control mode switch
'Modefilter' does not name
Read more…The much talker about DJI Wookong-M multirotor stabilizer has started to set standards of stabilization that go way beyond what MK have done. Check out this video. Interestingly it seems that the system is caged to operate within 150 deg/sec. I think
Read more…I recently got my KK-board based quad to fly. Very few problems after reading the manual :-) The biggest obstacle to longer flights seems to be my lack of flight experience.
The copter is a simple homemade 8mm alu-tubing frame of 102gr, four 1400kV B
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My new bicopter prototype - the Nymbus 650 - uses a mod of the original APM airplane code and two fixed-pitch airplane props. Hoping to have your feedback. Here are some clips, some alongside a T-Rex heli, and some partially from the on-board
Read more…I have a couple Digi XTend 1W 900MHz modules that I am trying to get working with APM 2.23 and APM Planner 1.0.63.
I have the modules set up for 57600-8-N-1 and they seem to be working fine as a serial link (I can hook them both up to my computer, op
Read more…Hi there, I bought my last Oilpan H directly from DIYDrones store as full APM kit, and flew it once, it flew great, and when I connected it to USB and updated my pids, and then unplugged it, I never noticed but the entire SMD Mini usb stayed on the c
Read more…ok , new to all this and spent time looking in forum for an answer with no luck -
so here is the question.
apmplanner 1.0.63 (new today)
used ardupilot mega firmware which successfully uploads to board.
press the button "APMSETUP"
get the hint to check C
Read more…I was wondering if there are known cases of amateur UAV's which have LORAN-C navigation rather than GPS or in combination with GPS.
Thanks for any info, i am interested in accuracy, bandwidth, computational complexity and last but not least, indoor o
Read more…Hi everybody,
i thought i might do a post on some feature that most people may not know about. so here goes.
1. HUD, if you double click the hud it will popout, allowing you to run the hud full screen, on a seconds screen.
2. Tuning, if you enable tun
Read more…From the some of the comments I've seen on various discussion groups, it seems that many take a dim view of the AMA's stance on autonomous operations. I recently joined the AMA to get access to a nearby flying field and while browsing through their
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Is it possible to stabilize 2 or 3 axis camera mount via ArduPilotMega instead of other IMU based stabilizing ?
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I've just uploaded the latest version of the APM code to my APM from the latest APM Planner to date (1.0.63). I then went to CLI mode to test the compass. Alas! Compass was not intialized! On my previous code (2.21), my compass was st
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Is there a good reason my APM wouldn't connect in Flight mode but does connect in Setup mode?
I am obedient in moving the mode switch as instructed by the prompt.
It always times out and gives the no h
I'm not sure if this is correct or not but I noticed when holding my plane (skywalker) in stable mode and using config file from the download section that the elevator moves up when I roll left or right.
I don't remember seeing this before and wonder
Read more…I have an extra Arduino Mega (2560), and have been wanting to continue (reboot) the work that had previously been done on the ArduStation Mega. I have a 2.8" color touchscreen that I am going to use for the screen instead of all of the buttons and t
Read more…I was hoping this first flight post was going to be something to celebrate after many weeks of testing to ensure I had all the calibration and IMU feedbacks correct. However as I hope you can see in the video I lost the right motor which caused my q
Read more…The Question can seem stupid but I think that is a crucial point for obtain a better performance .
Any experience can you share ?
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Hi all,
i have big problem with navigation modes. Here is my setup:
APM 1280,
Oilpan v2,
Magnetometer hmc5883, AP_COMPASS_COMPONENTS_DOWN_PINS_FORWARD
GPS mtk16,
sw version 2.0.39b.
tricopter configured to X orientation
When i run test on compass and gps in
Read more…in stable mode,in hand auto level is very slow?how to modify my pid for stable mode?
software:2.0.39b
m2m:45cm
props:9'
