Hi all,I am wondering if it would be possible to use a magnetometer-only solution to estimate UAV attitude. Indeed, it looks like there are quite good sensors available e.g micromag 3 which would allow to estimate plane attitudes quite accurately and
Read more…hi.I got battered but ardupilot schedule,,,I see that again in a hard yellow led flashes very fast, which after the old schedule, the yellow LED blinks once nearly set off staying and re-ignite after a period of about 6 or 7 seconds and remains so ev
Read more…Hello ArduPilots,I have just released a new version (the v2.4.4) of my ArduPilot. This new version contains a very interesting feature: THE SELF LEARNING MODE....This new feature is very usefull in the field, because you don't need to have an interne
Read more…Will the Copilot II sensors work with the Ardu auto pilot. There are only 3 wires coming out of the main sensors instead of 4.Tony
Read more…I just flashed my tiny45 with v16 and it no longer works. I put back on v 15 and everything is ok, normal lights with the 3 positions of my aux channel.Anyone updated theirs lately with good luck. I flew it with v15 and it would stabilize but would n
Read more…I am Danish Butt and working on my final year project with my group fellow Aftab Rashid. We are facing problem with EM-406a. It gave us output on hyperterminal when we used it in the beginning but now we dont know what has gone wrong with it that it'
Read more…Dear All,I got my GS407 U-Blox5 GPS from DIY Drones shop yesterday.Unfortunately, it's been running all night long close to the window and for about 1 hour outside (clear sky, horizon on 180°) : no fix.I have plenty of satellites in view (around 10 o
Read more…I'm considering using the MPX4115 absolute pressure sensor for altitude, and the MPXV5004DP differential sensor for speed. These are both 5V parts, and my microcontroller is 3.3V. What would be the optimal way to connect these sensors to my uC's ADC
Read more…Hello people!I was thinking about interface graphics for my ground station.Begin I was thinking in Java and use JNI, but reading some embbeded system, I changed ideia.So, now Im thinking visual basic or C/C++.Whats yours opinion about?Tnks!!
Read more…Hello,,Iam new in this forum and i have a problem with IMU for generating pitch angle ,I am using the Y-Gyro for short range BUT i must make another sensor (accelometre ) along with Y-Gyro for long range correction using adaptive filtring tecq- ,,whi
Read more…I'm putting together schematics for my YADIYA board (http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/yadiya-yet-another-diy), and I was wondering how many switches, pushbuttons, and LEDs should I use and for what (so I can label them properly). If you read my
Read more…I've been reading about a new type (relatively speaking) of Lithium battery that is available. They are produced by a company called A123 Systems. They make a ton of different batteries for all kinds of applications. The big deal about these cells is
Read more…I got one of these recently with the adapter board, I'm having some difficulty communicating with it and cant seem to find the serial settings I need to read from it. I've got my serial port set to 8N1 and tried everything from 4800 to 38400 and stil
Read more…I am getting close to moving from a hobby involving RC and UAVs to making a career out of it. I am currently in the final stages of development of an all aluminum airframe with a 5-10 HP gas motor, 20 lb recommended to 50lb max payload, large interna
Read more…Hey guys,my problem is that i use the ublox gps, and my Xbee's module max baud rate is 9600 (100mW version). I tried changing the code a bit to:void loop()//Main Loop{navigation();stabilization();catch_analogs();Serial.begin(38400);decode_gps(); //Re
Read more…I have just perfected (finally got to work) a method for sending data up to the plane while in auto and without missing a GPS frame. I've been using all my spare time for a week to get it.It works by sharing the uart time wise. The U-blox sends data
Read more…I was reading Dan Simon article about kalman filters http://www.embedded.com/story/OEG20010529S0118?pgno=1 and I decided to give it a go in scilab.I made the following changes in the code:reduced mesnoise from 10 to 0.1 (that makes my measurement sen
Read more…HelloI am in the progress in building a full replica shadow 200, with a 4.27 wingspan.Its soon done in in the first weeks of fine tuning I am just driving it on normal RC system.I am interested in having some sort of UAV/FPV system where it can be to
Read more…ChrisWill you sell the flexipilot by itself as I do not need the easy star glider. If so how much in GBP......Thanks
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