It is true that as we progress things can get scary- no one wants to see thousands of dollars in copter and camera plunge to the ground. There has been talk of a parachute system, but I think it does need to be automatic. Things happen very quickly a
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I've been through all the threads here regrading this issue and could find a solution :(
I bought the Attopilot current sensor from Sparkfun:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9028
I added the 3.9Kohm resistor in AN0 (and only in AN0) and i can't ge
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after hard crash of my airframe the IMU lost some parts (one slider switch, 4 DIP switches and the relay circuit, see the attached picture).
Instead slider switch i soldered temporary one (the ugly big one ;-( )
I tried to connect APM via USB and
Read more…I'm looking for the best solution for my qc.
I hope my qc will fly stable in the windy condition.
Does any body know what should I do with my PID configuration?
How about the motor & prop configuration? Should I use high KV motor or Low KV?
Which is bett
My unit (std quad, 2.0.37, sonar, mag) has been flying very well lately- I have hun a lot in stable, alt hold, loiter, simple with generally good results - now seems very easy to fly (except maybe not Steven Colbert!- check out UAV on 7-28 episode).
Read more…Hi All,I have changed the 1280's on my boards to 2560's and I now need to know which bootloader to use and the fuse settings, can anyone help ?RegardsRob
Read more…I have the quad sitting next to the computer, props off.
If I connect the battery and then the USB, then connect into the MegaPlanner.
Switch in flight mode.
If I arm the motors (low left) the green led stops blinking. Throttle up spins up the motors, b
Read more…What is the minimum requirements for APM Planner,?
I have an Acer Aspire One running XP which I would like to use as a ground station
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I've got some designs for the mounting plate for the APM for the traditional heli (Trex450) but I'm having some troubles finding a company capable (and happy to) cut the templates out of 1mm carbon fibre for me. Anybody know of such a company?
Read more…OK, I've been puzzling over this question for a while, but I've not found an answer yet. Perhaps the gurus here can tell me?
So when integrating the three gyros that are obviously rotating simultaneously, when you come to fuse them together to rotate
Read more…I've had my APM for a while now - I got it in December 2010 and had it working basically, but never flew with it. I just started reprogramming and setting it up again and noticed that my first channel output isn't working (even in manual mode)... I r
Read more…I just received my order of motors and ESCs from jDrones, but unlike the motors and ESCs I had previously ordered from DiyDrones, the bullet connectors where not already soldered on.
The problem is that a couple connectors were missing, so I'm just g
Read more…Does anybody know what the pid adjustment would be for what seems like pulsing motors in alt hold?
All works well and in stabilized all esc/motors work fine, very smooth and controllable-Thanx to the developers!
Sonar is active and it looks like its
Read more…soldered the battery monitor resistors on the IMU shield. Soldering skill not so good. Using continuity test on multimeter, the 4 terminal pads away from the pins seem to share a common connection whereas the soldering pads row near the pins are not.
Read more…Just a thought that sprang to mind as I regularly fly quite close to an airport, also some of the UAV competitions define areas that must be kept within or kept out of.
In the Mission Planner, you could achieve this by defining zones (an area you can
Read more…Upgraded Mag Compass from HMC 5843 to HMC 5883L .
To verify the the 5883L was a good unit, I ran the Compass Library test program comparing the 5843 to the 5883L . Both the 5843 & 5883L reported about the same number (~ 180) for a heading of South.
Read more…I have no solution to solve yaw isu, until today
I've test to 3pcs ardu board, I use hexa and qc config
1. Hover mode is ok
2.I move it fast forward. After 10meters, the quad have yaw problem, the qc spin (about 90degre) by it self, And then it stop
I found these motors on hobbyking. according to the description they have been designed for quadcopter use. link
I also know the motors for arducopter where also specifically designed for quads
So what makes a quad motor, a quad motor?
The one thing
Read more…Hello all,
I'm new here, so bear with me, pls :-) My background is RC cars and boats, and very little flying, but I want to get more involved in flying. Preferably with helicopters and possibly with a FPV system.
The Quadrocoptors has caught my atten
Read more…Just went to the terminal tab in 1.0.44, typed in setup, hit enter, typed in modes, hit enter and it drops back out to the command prompt after telling you the current modes. Not getting this issue with the Arduino IDE serial console. Is there an opt
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