All Discussions (17288)

Sort by

Not got a 3 way switch?

I have a Futaba 6EX which has two 2-position switches on channel 5 and 6. I am unable to mix them to form a 4 position switch according the Futaba (marketing or honesty?) so how do I create more positions on my switches?

Why not use an Arduino Pro Min

Read more…
2 Replies

IMU Gyro Stability

Greetings everyone. I'm working on a project where a computer steers a farm tractor via GPS. Getting accurate position data is easy. My challenge has been getting accurate heading data. I have tried a MEMS gyro on the yaw axis, but it shows a lot of

Read more…
4 Replies

Ardupilot for a car

I am interested in using ardupilot in a rc car and believe in needGpsArdupilot itselfBut I have read the user manual and it does not mention how to do it for a car.Also, is there a way for it to respond to the ground beneath it or control it's speed

Read more…
0 Replies

New way to TX/RX

Ok guys, I am COMPLETELY new at this, so please forgive me and feel free to shoot holes in this.

I am wanting to build a drone that is pretty hefty and could drag up a forward looking video, full autopilot, downward looking video, and downward looking

Read more…
1 Reply

Mq9

Ok I received the mq9 from nitroplanes as a gift not sure if this is best format for ardupilot. This thing has a 8 ft wingspan! Is this going to be a nightmare for my first ardupilot project ?any suggestions greatly appreciated thanks-

Read more…
2 Replies

Reading Material

Hi guys,

I'm a video game programmer (focusing on artificial intelligence) and I'd like to take some of the concepts I've had a chance to experiment with in virtual worlds to our very concrete world.  I'm interested in building a "multi propeller" cop

Read more…
0 Replies

What RF

I'm using 2.4Ghz rx/tx.

 

Using 900Mhz for telemetry.

 

Question is, since the rx/tx is spectrum, shouldnt I also be able to use 2.4Ghz for video, or would it stll cause interference?

 

If so, what frequency would be good otherr than 2.4 and 900?

 

 

 

 

Finall

Read more…
1 Reply

EEPROM use and airstart

Hi there,

I'm reviewing the code whilst finishing off on the last details on the APM (voltage monitor, xbee connection, etc.) .  I noticed that the APM makes rather heavy use of the eeprom also in flight.

From what I gather, the eeprom is written to a

Read more…
1 Reply

Autonomous Tank in progress

3690841925?profile=original



I am in the process of getting my tank up and running and figured Id leave a post of my progress.  I have been reading on DIY Drones for a long time now and decided it was time to contribute a little bit.  I built the model in Rhino3D and then laser

Read more…
2 Replies

Activity

Jose Araujo liked Jose Araujo's profile
Aug 29
spencer harvey liked spencer harvey's profile
Jul 9
More…