Hey Folks
We are getting our Kyosho Cessna 180 ready for a UAV conversion, and have just completed a mod to give it Ailerons. The airframe is great fun to fly, it's super stable but without ailerons it wouldn't be much use for UAV. Here is the link
Hi,
I purchased the Ardupilot Mega and a bunch of components for a UAV project on my Easystar. The problem I am running into is that the components require 3.3v. I don't see any source coming from the Ardupilot Mega that can provide the 3.3v yet I
Read more…I don't really understand what this #define line in the arduIMU 1.7 code means>>>
I have a ublox GPS hooked up to my arduIMU and I have the demo running with the labview runtime engine. After my gps gets a lock, my compass still is spinning very slowly counterclockwise at a rate of about 1 degree per second.... anyone have any sol
Read more…So, A while ago I started following a netbook called the touch book by a company called always innovating. Now, after looking at some schematics here's why I think it would be a sweet xBee based ground station. First off: The touchscreen can detach f
Read more…What's the approximate release date for the mega shield? I'd like to start building a uav in the next couple weeks and work on that for the next 3 months, until my school resumes.
Should I wait for the mega shield or just buy a the regular ardupilot?
Inspired by others I have constructed a 4 foot wingspan design for my first drone.
Design turned out quite heavy and the short nose is pushing the cofg well back so will need to add some mass up front.
I think I found a tiny error in the ArduIMU firware like follows:
in the arduimu.pde file, at the beginning
#define GRAVITY 101
#define Accel_Scale(x) x*(GRAVITY/9.81
should be .................. x/(GRAVITY/9.81
(after this modification, now I can o
Read more…Is there a version number in the code somewhere? Its not immediately obvious to me.
Also I am using the demo prog, and I understand it doesn't yet work with ver 1.7, but it does with 1.6. In the download section there is no 1.6 as such. It seem to be
Hello All,
Mega seems to work well with the Mega and the IMU.
In the IMU tab when you compile, change all the Serial. to Serial1. to get the data from the IMU.
I guess we need a version called ArduPilotMega 2.6 or something like that.
Earl
Dear All,
I had made a balsa mosel of pusher configuration with the poluhideeral wing span of 1.6m.
I had just done a flight test today and recorded some observations.
1. I did a hand launch , plane dives when throttle is more than 3/4.
Not having much luck here. I finally got my arduimu programmed right, but when I plugged back in the power wires after removing the programming cable I had the one pin over to the left.
As soon as I attached the batter to the ardupilot ffzzt!!! somet
Which RC Transmitter/Receiver would you buy?
Obviously for a DIY Drone project...
Hi,
I managed to destroy a lipo when testing an ardupilot. I didn't notice the ESC had powered down because the LIPO voltage had dropped too low, The ardupilot susequently drained the lipo.
I was surprised that the ESC could power down but still prov
Read more…Hello, I'm having problems running the 1.7 version of ArduIMU, when I first plugged the ArduIMU to the computer to see if it worked with HppyKillmore software, it worked but I think accel information was in gyro information and gyro information was i
Read more…When I plug the battery in and power up arduPilot with shield and the arduIMU connected, the IMU lights rapidly flash like normal, but after they are done, the yellow led does not come on.....if I unplug the yellow wire connecting d8 on the IMU to d6
Read more…I plugged my motor in on my Hawk sky and turn it on and it was working fine, but the prop was turning the wrong way. So I switched the two black leads and the motor was turning the right way, but then all of a sudden smoke came from out of the engine
Read more…Sagetech is pleased to introduce a new transponder to be
released in the 4th quarter of 2010. Having designed the (then) world's
smallest Mode C transponder for the Insitu ScanEagle UAV, this new
design (XPST Mode S) is even smaller and uses less power.
I have two very small copper/black diodes instead of the single diode shown in the wikki
I guess I only need one of them. They have a black strip instead of the white strip mentioned in the wikki.
they look like zener diodes, am i right in thinking t
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