I just received my Arduino Mega and the ArduPilot Mega IMU. I put them side by side and the Arduino Mega is 50% bigger. Definately not the way it looks in the manual. http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/Quad_GettingStarted
I see the one there i
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I was wondering about this props :
They have them as CW and CCW , are there any advantages/disadvantages to using this kindof props in a Quadcopter ?
Ivied reed in some forms that they are not so noisy and better for takeoffs ( i supposethey war
Read more…I am currently using the Ardupilot 2_7 program and currently trying to read the ground_course value for my bearing indicator.
Some questions:
This is my first version of an autopilot.. It uses a arduino, a range finder for aided precision on landings, 2 freescale pressure sensors (one for altitude and one for speed), a Locosys LS20031 GPS module, a 3-axis accelerometer, 2 axis gyro(XY), a
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I currently able to test the XY and Z sensor accurately outdoor.
I am currently testing the sensors using
This is how I mount the sensors together with the AP on this piece of foam.
And to get accurate values with accurate degrees of tilt,
I b
Read more…I am wondering if there is a proprietary binary code output from the compatible Arduino GPS chips, or if an NMEA output is fine? This is because I want this magical GPS unit onboard: http://www.sxbluegps.com/sxblue-gps.html
Has anybody got a good fel
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I have a problem when setup ArduPilot.
When the mode is moved to stabilize or fly by wire A, the throttle is always spinning fast and can not be controlled. I try to do debug in mode 8 (from Jason), and I see the value of Throttle always
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I've read through a few discussions on this forum about poor man's DGPS and getting relative accuracy down to the ~1m range. It seems no one's having much luck even with identical GPS units. I'm wondering if anyone has manged this and what are your
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Im new here and im making as a hobby a tricopter. I have a few questions.
I want make a system that stabilize the tricopter. But how does it Work? Is ther a generalsolution for ? I know that you have to use a gyroscoop and a accelerati
Read more…When I go into arduino IDE preferences, I tick the box that says "automatically associate .pde files with arduino", but then after I exit IDE and open IDE back up again, I go into preferences, and the box is un ticked again. And I've tried right clic
Read more…So I think I got it all up and going now how does this look? Only tweeked a few numbers... Is the Z accel number right? I take it when I give it thrust this will be at zero?
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the blue led in the imu v2 with the gps EM406 is not locked , why?
Read more…I've got my defines.h folder defined but I was trying to save my home coordinates and it doesn't seem to go to the right place. What format do the coordinates need to be typed in the planner and how are they saved so when I come back and run the pla
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Hi All:
Does someone have experience using the Razor IMU, listed in Sparkfun: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9623?
It seems the hardware setting is identical with ArduIMu + Magentometer. Since now DIY drones sto
Read more…Hi,For a short while now I'm using a kite for lifting my camera to 500m-1000m in a city to obtain ortho imagery for mapping in OpenStreetMap. I'm planning a full photo map of the city.. unfortunately with the range covered by a single kite flight I'd
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