Hi
I am trying to building a flight controller with Arduino
for that, I need a magnetometer and barometric altimeter
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9694.....................Altimeter
http://store.diydrones.com/HMC5843_Triple_Axis_Magnetometer_p/br-hmc
Read more…I have started working on a blimp-based uav using two motor-propeller units from an old XUFO toy i had lying aroung;i have mounted these onto servo axises so i can rotate them, i am using smartphone linked via IR to a PICmicro as controller,my protot
Read more…I've connected to configurator via usb cable , initiated EEPROM. Now I'm trying to set values for X and Y accelerometer. How do I physically set them to zero? nothing I do moves them?
Read more…I received my motors and ESCs today. I found that some of bullet connectors don't really connect firmly. This could be hazardous, if just one connector fails, I can image the quad falling to a horrible death.
So I cut the bullet connectors and put
Read more…Hi guys, I would like to ask a really BIG favour of everyone posting videos, in order to help those of us with slow internet connections, could you please post video on utube instead of vimeo? As vimeo stalls while buffering and canot be paused and a
Read more…1) Has this been wired in in the NG code? Already killed one 40c battery, would like NOT to do that again.
2) what is the connector type of the BEC. I'd like to buy some
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Hello!
I need help please!
I'm doing the last pre-flight tests and I'm worry about one reaction from my Arducopter.
When I test yaw compensation, my Arducopter wants to flip.
When I watch my gyros in Configurator, I see the Roll Gyro that show fluctuatin
Read more…I would like to do some FPV and have been looking at rangevideo.com. They have an EX-Pod kit that is for the easystar but I want to use the APM for autopilot, waypoints etc and am wondering if the easystay is the best choice. So what is the best choi
Read more…Hi all,
I am a new for UAV navigation.May I know about cross-track error and navigation toward the target waypoint system mathematically please.
thanks
warmly regards,
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I'm not even sure where to post this, so I'l, start here. Feel free to direct me to a more appropriate location if this is the wrong place to post this.
First, I just finished my first Quadcopter based on the Arducopter platform. While the frame is
Read more…Would be great if we had a little black box to anaylise crashes :)
After repairing from another crash, I had 3 or 4 good flights but then was at about 10 meters and things got weird and it crashed. Hard to tell what happened but the end result was at
Read more…Dear community, I'm looking for help on the following situation:
I have successfulli installed Ardupilot in my plane, using an EM406 and Thermopiles. Using Ardupilot V2.7 and Arduino 0022, it took me a few trials to get the GPS working; finally with
Read more…Hello, could some of the tech guys explain what is the new hdop feature in the latest MediaTek Firmware?
If I understand it is something to do with accuracy of the GPS signal but the value is much higher than what literature says.
I see in the comments
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What is the consensus on the positioning of the Magnetometer, soldered directly to the IMU using pins or separate form the IMU with the modified GPS cable? What are the pros and cons to each. I'm assuming placing directly on the IMU was consider
Read more…Just added pictures to the email list I send of story roundups every week from sUAS News. Now I am worried that it will clog inboxs and be slow loading.
This is what it looks like and already I'm not happy with how its rendered in this version but I
Read more…I was wondering if it's possible to use the same concept as the Dyson Air Multiplier
instead of a normal rotor on some drone, will it provide the power needed?
What do you guys think? would it be worth a try, or would it FAIL
would be cool if there whe
Read more…Hi,
does anyone know the part number and/or have the datasheet for the pressure sensor (altitude) on the ArduPilot Mega IMU shield?
Best regards
/David
Read more…does anyone know when the ArduStation will be instock in the store ???
Hi Guys
Just like to share the nVader 600 with you all; www.gressaero.com
I stated out with the standard component base system using gyros and mixer and it work very well
nVader 600 3 S 6000mah 12X6 prop from Jerry Kutra on Vimeo.
Later we went to th
Read more…I have trouble uploading PID information to my Quad. It seems like the configurator only can handle integers. As soon as I add a dicimals it can not update. I can update decimals for the stable mode via Arduino serial link, but they dissapear when I
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