I need help building/buying an aerial vehicle. I have some design challenges, I need a flight time of +1 hour(s), payload capacity of ~3 lbs, obviously autonomous features, ability to land on rough terrain. I have little to no knowledge of UAVs and w
Read more…I have two questions:How do I implement the dropping of the egg? Should I just make a compartment and add a servo to open/close it?Also, I found a thing called Remzibi OSD (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1102975)It comes with gps. Do
Read more…I ordered my FPV set up this week from futurehobbies.I bought a 500mw 900mhz Receiver and Transmitter from future hobbies:And kx-195 sharp camera from Future Hobbies:What else do i need, other than a couple 11.1v lipos to make my system work? thanks
Read more…I already has this problem before (thread), and I though I solved it by issuing a firmware upgrade.But is seems that the Fw is not the problem. Actually, when the GPS is turned off for a long time (until the board's supercap gets depleted I suppose),
Read more…Look up on ebay " Keychain Camera" they are a cheap, lightweight small great video camera to mount on your R/C Plane, or whatever. I mounted one on my R/C Plane and get great aerial shots. Their video is 720X480, so it is not to bad looking. I have e
Read more…Chris:I have my first Ardupilot working for RTL in my Radian, great tool for specked out thermal fly aways.Next planed platform is a twin elec. SR Telemaster with mods for FPV in the nose.I,m trying to decide what to do next. What is the latest estim
Read more…Hi guys,I m having problem with vibration as i m using on heli. How do filter out IMU data with minimum compromise. Or is there a way to minimise the effect??I am using 6DOF IMU, here is the test pic
Anyone know where to purchase helium tanks in San Francisco? Preferably refillable...Also feel free to add a location to get them in any city - it'll probably help someone if not me!
Read more…Will i be able to use 406 gps with ArduPilot Shield v2 with Power Regulator?I will upgrade to uBlox later.thanks
Read more…Hello All,Is it realistic to expect an easy star to fly these waypoints?
Hey guys its been a while since I've been around. To give you a status update, I didn't win the undergraduate research completion that I developed the UAV for. But thats the way things go. Anyways, I've been messing around with the idea of placing th
Read more…Hello All,After a couple of crashes, I've had to rebuild this a few times. Also, since I'm new to this, I have a lot of the orders laying around. I searched and didn't find this as succinct, so I thought I'd post it.This is a complete parts list with
Read more…which Reference Vector should I use?...Dear All,Since I'm new here, allow me to introduce myself: Name is Serge and I am a Embedded Hardware/Software engineer. As I am into experimental rocketry, I decided to built an IMU specific to Rockets. I have
Read more…Hi - I was just wondering if anyone has had any experiance using gas or glow power with the ardupilot? I was wondering how it would work with the extra vibration etc......Thanks everyone!
Read more…My own design plane with ArduPilot 2.1 (no z-sensor, no shield) has a problem with it's aileron control reversed. Now let me explain: the ailerons work correctly with AP switched off i.e. normal flight (lets call this A), they also work correctly dur
Read more…Dear All,Since I'm new here, allow me to introduce myself: Name is Serge and I am a Embedded Hardware/Software engineer. As I am into experimental rocketry, I decided to built an IMU specific to Rockets. I have built a board based around a dsPIC33FJ1
Read more…hi there guysis there any way of increasing the memory of a ArduPilot, i read in the manual you can only store 48 waypoints or something like that, i wana store loads more than that for my missionmaybe a external usb memory stick or something?cheers
Read more…I have just spent about an hour trying to get a printout of the ardupliot code from the Arduino IDE. I cannot get the output to 'word wrap' so that, even using landscape format, some of the comments are truncated.There must be something obvious that
Read more…I found this article today on AOL and decided to share it here in case anyone is interested.http://www.sphere.com/2009/12/01/photo-captures-mystery-drone-operating-over-afghanistan/
Read more…Hi all,First, Thank you for even reading this thread.I wanted to get a remote control plane for myself for the holidays. I was reading this, and thought that I might as well get one of the planes so I could later turn it into a "diy-drone" after I wa
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