Hi Guys,Having trouble with implementing my arduino328 based multiplexer. Problem is with the "pulsein" command being too slow to read more than one channel. As a result the output pulses are sporadic on all the channels. The code is attached. A bett
Read more…Alright. So I heard about diy UAV drones a while ago, and the second I did, I thought it sounded like a lot of fun. I got to thinking then, how I might be able to use it.Currently, I'm an undergraduate majoring in Zoology and Biology. I plan on getti
Read more…Hi the idea here is to come up with a new UAV specific airframe design for the DIY community. Seeing that the AP's are rapidly improving and are cost effective for DIY we have no Airframe to match. We need something with Ailerons to start with, its t
Read more…Since we now have DCM available as well as Z sensors we can effectively integrate the Z sensor with the rest of the IMU, this should help with the UP/DOWN orientation as that can be measured accurately with the Thermopile.Any issues with this?
Read more…Greetings,I'm running the latest versions of everything, including the new (excellent) HappyK config tool. The first thing I worked on was getting the RTL mode, and that's working quite well now.The next step was to create a couple waypoints, and see
Read more…I'm working on an autopilot system, and I can't find anything online about the basics of waypointing. I tried a link to Jordi's Google Sites page, but it's been taken down.Does anyone have information on this?-Adam
Read more…Hi all,I'm interested in having a UAV track a moving beacon. I'm thinking some secondary camera / processing, and infrared LEDs on the object to be tracked.This would obviously be in addition to the inherent existing capabilities of the Ardupilot.I d
Read more…i found this sensro on one of many adruino sites. its a Maxbotix sonar sensor. might be cool if the autopilot could detect obsticles in its path and then compinsate for them. just an idea i had here is the link to the sensor web site. only 25 bucks s
Read more…The ground station when ran on an aspire one laptop cuts off the lower portion of the program. aspire one and other laptops are ideal ground stations for on field due to their low cost and eas of use. Will there be updates that allow switching of scr
Read more…I am looking to build a drone. I wnat it to fly a pattern and take still pictures at pre determined points. Basically building a large areal photo out of several smaller ones. I actually have no idea where to start. I knwo I need a frame? Whats a goo
Read more…I admit it, I am a pack rat...of sorts...I have a real tendency to want to accumulate knowledge and information on particular subjects. Recently I have been truly picking over the interwebs for all kinds of resources for OSD, the tech involved, chips
Read more…I want to record video downlink with a video digitiser connected to USB port.Does anybody know a freeware (or opensource) video stabilization software that runs on a laptop computer and process digitized video for stabilization ?Or do you know if the
Read more…Please help me how to make recover parachute for UAV. My UAV is total weight 30 lbs and Pusher type like Pioneer ,USA.Please me Suggestion (1) which kind of parachutes (2)how to apply electronics relay or how to open this box.(3)how to make ourself f
Read more…I've been working through the Ardupilot code function by function trying to rebuild it. (Unfortunately the only way I can really learn code is take it apart and rebuild it and experiment with it.) I've been able to control servos, use the MUX, and re
Read more…Transmit data over the audio channel or in the hidden video lines instead of using xbees.I find it a good idea because av transmission is cheap and probably everybody has it onboard.Personally I have a video only transmitter and receiver (even if I h
Read more…How have y'all attached the board to the envelope?I first tried some double stick (foam) tape I had - it stuck to the mylar really well but not well to the board (too well - blimp moved just as I was about to put on first piece and it got permanently
Read more…Just wondering if anyone knows where to get a XY and Z sensor that is compaitble to ardupilot. they are illusive apparently.thanks
Read more…Hi all,Just a small question. I have just started to install my Ardupilot on my easystar and have come up with the following question:At this moment I have my 3 wires coming out of the air vent of the brushless motor and placed my ESC (towerpro) on t
Read more…I've been test flying my easystar in manual mode and I can record good telemetry data for the flights. I tested WP mode on the ground in my yard with 2 points 100' apart and walked between them and the groundstation shows the WP change with a valid d
Read more…HiHoI am having trouble establishing serial communication. I think it may be the GPS has been put into a weird mode (I may have sent something to it while trying to download some arduino code) and I cannot send a reset to the serial port because I ca
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