Hello all,I'm pretty new around here and I'm excited to get started. I am going to attempt turning my first rc plane, a Nexstar .46 rtf (which has been sitting in the workshop closet for almost three years), into my first UAV. I'm planning on using t
Read more…Hi EveryoneGot the ArduPilot board put together, but when I tried uploading the code I get the following error:avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x51After some research, I ha
Read more…my second problem is regarding servo movement.i want to know whether is there is any way to find out required amount of servo movement to attain a speciic amount of turn in air at approx constant air speed and height?
Read more…this is shailendra singh,i want to ask that if i am using atmega 128 to rotate servo for 2 sec for a required movement and after coming on the required track we rotate back it to its orignal mean position ,than aeromodel will itself allign with the h
Read more…I played with the RollPitchYaw demo, and don't understand the results.I supposed it's a kind of IMU and the servos represent the current position in Earth reference system. But it either doesn't or I misunderstood something.I did the test without the
Read more…The Wii nunchuck has 3 axis accelerometers. It talks thru an I2 interface, and the whole unit can be had for $18. The Wii MotionPlus has a two axis rate sensor (tuning fork) and is reported to be very accurate by gamers for another $18. Get two for 3
Read more…Has anyone used laptop or camera lipo's in their platform? It appears like some of them are cheaper than RC lipo's of the same voltage and miliamp.
Read more…Everytime I try to load the 2.4 code into the ardu pilot, I keep getting55 erorr:easystar.h:no such file or directoryany solutions?
Read more…I want to make a UAV, but i dont know how big the plane needs to be,i want to buy an rc plane that's already made, and then modify it.do you have any suggestions on where to start, and what kind of electronics i need, and which plane to buy?
Read more…What should I put on my Xmas list the UAV v2 Development Platform from spark fun or the ArduIMU+ V2 (Flat) No High-Pass Filter from diydrones store??I have an Arduino bread board kit and have loaded the code and tied it into xplane I'm ready to go wi
Read more…I have just bought the Ardopilot Board, the v2 shield and an EM406 GPS. I already have an x-y sensor from my FMA CPD4 co-pilot however I am finding it impossible to get a z-sensor without having to buy a new x-y sensor. I have the lead to connect the
Read more…I have built it and powered it.now I need to fill the envelope.I don't recognize the helium portHow do I fill?.
Read more…Hello,Does anybody know how to change the com port to 5 or higher on the computer?. Mine says com 3 and it needs to be 5 or higher
Read more…Dear all,I plan to build a 30mm x 50mm Autopilot with ATMEGA 1280. Some details:- 4 analog pins to read 2 ADXRS610 and 2 axis from ADXL322 (each roll and pitch).- I2C to read a HMC6352 (yaw).- ISP- flash at UART 0- radiotronix tranceiver at UART 1- G
Read more…Recently there was quite a bit of discussion about the Sony Webbie camera and the addition of the magnetic lens attachment. Has anyone had the chance to fly the Webbie with the lens. I use the flip and it seems to work pretty good with the lens attac
Read more…I just completed my assembly and power up the ardupilot. Power LED and MUX LED both on,Stat blinking, GPS blinking so i think everthing is alright with the boards.Downloaded Arduini, and 2.4Copied files per manual.I get this error when I try to uploa
Read more…After building this setup we got a blinking led on the GPS module, a couple of led's on the ardupilot and finally blinking green led on the sending XBee module. Unfortunately we get no data from the Xbee whatsoever. The red led is not giving any sign
Read more…I am trying to find a temperature sensor to put on my UAV to find out the temperature of the air surrounding the UAV. I am doing a project for UF on a wildfire surveillance UAV and the temperatures around the UAV will be heightened due to the wildfir
Read more…Hey everyone, new to the forum. I am a ME/AE at the University of Florida doing a project on building a UAV for wildfire surveillance.We need an infrared camera and the only options that I have found so far is the Flir Tau series. The max resolution
Read more…Good day to all, Im new here in this great forum, been reading the previous posts, blogs and articles for a while now, and they are extremely useful for a UAV Newbie like me.Im currently doing a project at college, and I need your help.First things f
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