HiI have a quadcopter with a diy frame.I am flying in X-Mode using the Ardupirates software v1.1, Jan 24, 2011.I have GPS and magnetometer installed,the magnetometer is calibrated and I have entered the declination for my location.GPS is getting a si
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I am ordering the ardupilot mega and have been looking at OSD's. The one that gets recommended on this site is remzibi. I know it is compatible with ardupilot but it does not seem to support antenna tracking. Is it only eagletree systems that
Read more…Ok, this is more a arduino.cc forum question, but since the subject of my experiments is my AC I thought I will post here my question. :)I am trying to benchmark the amount of time the loop() function requires to complete. I get the max amount of tim
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I'm testing APM 1.02 beta, and using happykilmore GCS to track my trayectory. All work fine in my home when i have internet conection. Maps from google load correctly and wireless conection work fine too.
But when i go to the field to
Hi all, I have been setting up APM in a Hawksky and am having issues with the throttle. I am using a Futaba T9C with a GWS RD8SL dual conversion receiver on 35Mhz. Setting up on manual mode was no problem, and all four channels perform perfectly with
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A team of aerospace engineering students and I at Iowa State University are developing CyDrone, a multi-role, semi-autonomous sUAV at a price point within the budget of individuals and localized public entities (~$3k).
We want the
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My setup is as follows
Easystar w brushless
APM with mediatek 1.6(updated firmware yesterday, went fine)
software is the 2.012 you get when you do "upload firmware" in the planner.
Manual works
Stabilize works
RTL works
Auto works like this:
I make a
Read more…I received a magnetometer last month and soldered it to my IMU instead using a cable. I've calibrated it until the offsets stopped changing but every time I fly it I get a twitching left and right. Sometimes even a 180° turn and I will have to turn i
Read more…I am trying to arm my motors using the standard left stick (throttle) move to the bottom and right. Nothing happens.
Configured arducopter using CLI running on a winxp machine.
Calibrated the esc without problem. Transmitter is communicating properly
Read more…I have just finished building my HK 450 GT Pro. It is VERY difficult to hover!
How unstable are helis supposed to be without stability software?
The micro twin rotor cheepies seem so stable compared to the Cyclic 400 size.
Should a well setup heli be ab
Read more…After all the efforts and the wonderfull help from Chris and Alex we got the simulation and everything working last night. Today a new issue arised. When trying to read or write waypoints to the APM I get the following message in APM Mission Planner
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I'm looking for log files of different setup. I'm doing a project in a control system class where I'm analysind the behaviour of the airplane to model it.
I mostly need the *.log file from the APM Planner, but you can also post you kml and kmz fi
Read more…Check out this image. When I engage GPS hold, my quadcopter begins this spiral to try and find its way back to the hold position. I have to believe this is caused by a bad compass heading. However I have calibrated the compasses and also set the magn
Read more…Help please, I cant get my simulation going as per the manual
I am running Windows 7 and X-Plane 9.21rc2, set with all the settings as per the manual (see image) , APM Planner 0.4.19 Build 0.4.4125.34330 and my Ardupilot Mega 1.4 updated to Ardupilot
Read more…Hey everyone I have a Spektrum DX6i and I don't know if it can accept a PPM signal, your help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Nick
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Had a pretty massive crash the other day. I'm looking for three things, and I'm in the US.
The 28cm full-hole arms, a purple motor, and a motor mount or two.
I've been fishing around and e-mailing a few people, and I can't seem to get an
Read more…Hi all,I have a hobby zone super cub, one of the newer BNF versions with real 3 wire servos. I replaced the combined esc/receiver with a turnigy 30A one and a spetkrum 6 channel rec. With ardupilot mega 2.012 installed it works well. However, when I
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By now I got my quadcopter flying very nice in stable mode.
I want to process now to the altitude and position hold mode and would like to know a bit more about the PID settings.
Are the PID values for position hold close to the ones for stable mode?
I've tried all the available versions of the code and the roll is always inverted. When I turn right, for exemple, the log file and the ground station show that I'm turning left.
Is there a special configuration I have to do to invert the roll?
Note
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