I've noticed a lot of people are talking about autoland - and no wonder; landing can be tricky, and is generally the part of the flight where you're most likely to break something. I plan to get my UAV to autoland, because I'm not a great RC pilot, a
Read more…Well i am starting to get things together to make my rock crawler autonomous. i have a ardupilot and arduino mega on the way. i have already experimented with a basic stamp v2 in which i was implimenting a mesmic dual axis accel. and ping sensor to j
Read more…Hello,I was thinking about the e-trainer 140 (graupner) to make my uav. It's a very light aircraft (1kg rtf for 1.4m wingspan - sorry for the metric unit) with good flight quality. What do you thinking about this model ? Thanks
Read more…Hi Everyone,I have a question for you. I'm designing auto landing system with ultrasonic sensor controlled elevator.It will take the control in last 3 meters for smooth touch to the ground.And another idea using this for low level flying with auto al
Read more…I bought some extra boards and thermopiles recently here on the forum and couldn't understand why the one board wouldn't work properly, then I noticed that one of the chips is not correctly lined up on its pads. Would it have come out of the factory
Read more…Currently, Adafruit is out of stock on their XBEE adapters. I was wondering if this adapter from Sparkfun would work?http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9132I am new to this so all the help I can get will be great.-THANK YOU
Read more…My class is intended for Large scale uav and rc pilots Course is over a weekend period on our aircraft Beginers to advance. Class start at 50.00 a day we include all equiptment! Bring a tent or stay in a hotel in nearby Muncie or Richmond Indiana. Ju
Read more…HiI originally had some problems with uploading my code, however i managed to work it out and it was all working fine. I did a few test flights to tune the gains and after i was ready to try RTL a few days later. So i connected up everything and load
Read more…Hey guys! This is my first post on this wonderful forum. I've been following this site for a month or so now.I'm currently flying a Multiplex EasyStar (w/ EasyGlider wings) with a simple video recorder under the feuselage...it's a great platform, but
Read more…I saw this on rcgroups.com and wanted to make sure it was seen here. Really cool.http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1167074
Read more…I am embarking on an arduino based quadcopter project and am an absolute newbie.After reading the discussion groups for a couple of weeks, I have some questions to help me get started. Thanks in advance for any help.1) What kind of props are being us
Read more…Ok this is my first UAV and I'm designing my own board (with a PICAXE 28x). Does anyone know of good GPS and gyroscope evaluation board or chip that is also inexpensive? I've looked at the Parallex GPS, but I haven't found a good gyroscope.Sam R.
Read more…Hello,Is ArduPilot enough powerful and accurate to perform an autonomous landing ?thanks.
Read more…hiwhere do I buy loose ir connector located on the underside of the Shield where you connect the IR sensor?
Read more…My XY sensor only works correctly (version 2.4, AT328 board) if the cable is to either side, not front or rear, weird. If it's front/rear then roll controls elevator and pitch controls aileron. I've tried reversing the two analog wires from the senso
Read more…Greetings all, I am new here and I am about to get started with my own system. I have been involved in RC aviation since I was a kid and I am now a helicopter pilot in the US Army. Recently I have gotten involved in the world of microcontrollers and
Read more…hello, I have a blue version. Is it the new version?. If yes, I don't understand why I must select in the header file an old version therefore to initialize the GPS. If I select the new version, nothing works. The GPS don't fix.#define SHIELD_VERSION
Read more…I'll start with a bit of background information on me... I picked up rc flying as a means to an end about 6 months ago after stumbling on rcexplorer.se, a great site for anyone interested in fpv flying. A few days later I found diydrones.com and I wa
Read more…I am working on a project of controlling a UAV over long ranges, for example would it be possible to control a UAV Via wifi?. 2.4ghz has a range of 140 mile with the proper equipment, so would it be possible to operate a UAV within this hotspot?. Onc
Read more…Happy New Year Everyone -Does anyone know if it is possible to feed a fpv composite signal into and iPhone of iPod? I have done a bit of research but have not found any information on this subject.thanks,Doug
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