Hi guys, a brief update on my project thus far - I have modified a NexStar EP to serve as my main UAV platform, and have currently installed a camera, transmitter, and an EzOSD (highly recommended) and will be looking at how to best integrate the aut
Read more…Just purchased the dev board and the programmer. From what I have read, once I verify that the roll pitch and yaw demo is working I can fly the plane with no other programming needed. Is this the case or am I misreading it?Thanks for answering such a
Read more…Hey everyone,I got the build plans for the Tiny v2.11 from the paparazzi home page and took it to a company to build for me. The thing is that i don't know where to go from here. I know when u buy the assemblies that are available that the autopilot
Read more…Hi guys, I'm new to all this and need some help. My question is to know whether it is possible to operate an R/C aircraft with a Joystick (as you would in e.g. MS flight simulator) or must it be a conventional R/C controller.RegardsMoe
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Read more…Hello guys,I give you a new configuration of my easyglider after experimental flight with Ardupilot:
Hi Jordi,Thanks for all your help getting me to the point where I can drive 4 servo outputs from the ardupilot.My next task is trying to read the value of another channel in from the receiver.Earlier you said there is only one pin free. Were you refe
Read more…Hi Guys,I am a final year Mechatronics Engineer at Curtin University in Australia and am look for some advice on autopilots. I have decided to create one as my Project this year. I have recently discovered that there are two possible ways to do this,
Read more…Hi all,here is the case I made for my ardustation.It has external sockets for servos and FTDI cable. I will add external power socket (or maybe internal lipo?) and external sma antenna connector too.http://picasaweb.google.ch/chiloschista88/Ardustati
Read more…Here is me first flying Arduino - Mini Quadro Copter:- Take off weight 180 Gramm- Achsis center distance 155 mm- Propeller GWS 6x3 3-blade left/right- Motor Robbe Roxxy 1815-25- Controller Hype 6A in the arm (not modfied = PPM)- 2 cells LiPo 800mAh-
Read more…Hi everybody,i fly a glider for thermal flying, i sometimes go pretty high and cannot see properly the atitude of my glider. I'm looking for a way to receive the atitude dat of my plane (roll and pitch angle, eventually climb/sink rate).what is the p
Read more…Helloi have a proplem wife loade the software on the ardupiloti hafe make some pictures how you can see the proplemplease help me i dont now what is the proplemthank you wery mutch
Read more…I'd like to buy these XBee components:- XBee-PRO 868 with wired whip antenna (XBP08-DPWIT-024)- XBee-PRO 868 with RPSMA connector (XBP08-DPSIT-024)As I understand digi.com doesn't ship to Europe/Switzerland. Are there any other places where I can buy
Read more…Hi there,I tested my Easystar yesterday at the local park, i was using the ardupilot 2.23 (latest) code, with the shield. I added the waypoints using the desktop utility and all seem to work well. The easystar went to the waypoints set. However i dec
Read more…Hi Jordi/Chris,I have a question about the "remove before fly" plug in the ardupilot code. I only see this briefly mentioned in the manual, and only from the perspective of where to solder and what the plug looks like. I haven't found any explanation
Read more…Hey guys, just got my ArduPilot in the mail. I'm starting to figure out just where I'm going to be mounting everything, but already I've found a minor issue. The bottom part of my NexStar's fuselage is continuously slanted, which gives me no level ar
Read more…Hello,I’m curious if anyone here has experience with connecting multiple digital sensors using the Xbee or other RF modems.Is there a known way to multiplex 3 serial devices over a single RF modem?-Dave
Read more…Most foam wings or other airplanes are built with clear packing tape all over. I read somewhere that clear tape will block the IR from working? Does that mean I need to mount the sensors away from my flying wing covered with clear packing tape ?Earl
Read more…Hello all,Does any one know of a good program to design a fuselage?Thanks in advance for all of your help!Chris
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