I received my Ardupilot board(328chip) the other day. I carefully soldered up the minimum connections and used the FTDI 5V breakout board to upload Ardupilot. I upgraded the Arduino to the latest. Something isnt right now. My problem started with my
Read more…hey guys................thi s is an excellent forum for autopilot system development.I am doing my FYP on this particular subject. Is there any GCS software available that can be easily configured on any autopilot software and can communicate with an
Read more…I would like to learn about building UAVs from a technical first principles perspective, but I don't really know where to start.I don't really mind if it takes me years until I get something off terra firma. The satisfaction for me is the technical u
Read more…Part 1: latitude/longitude holdI am posting an example with relaxed altitude hold (+/-10m vs 50mAGL) using 6DOF IMU autopilot.GPS reception notoriously drops from 10 to 4 sats because of heavy roll (up to 40 commanded and some 50 achieved roll - 6-11
Read more…Hello all. I have been reading a lot of posts on these forums for awhile now as I'm trying to construct my own system which can send both flight data (speed, GPS data, etc.) and live video from the air. I am considering getting a 1.3GHz receiver and
Read more…Hi all, anyone know where I can get the Source Code for the Ground Station? I'd like to make some modifications in LabVIEW 8.6.1.
Read more…Hey guys, I've gotten far enough along in the planning process of my UAV to start asking power questions. I'll be using a NexSTAR EP (http://www.towerhobbies.com/products/hobbico/hcaa09.html ) for the airframe, a DragonOSD ( http://www.intelligentfli
Read more…Hello All:I am new in this forum but suprised to see many experts and fans here. Please give me a suggestion on recommending a suitable GPS module.The platform in my hand is a ESky-like coaxial helicopter. I need a GPS module for its precise position
Read more…Hi, quick question:I have an older ftdi to usb cable. The 5v kind. Works just fine on my 5v arduino clone. I noticed that the instructions here tell you to get a 3.3v ftdi. Yet... from what I can tell the system is powered at 5v. Will my current cabl
Read more…I would like to add some simple functionality to my autopilot, chiefly a signal sent every 10 seconds or so to fire a small camera. After looking a bit through the older posts, I am still a bit confused on how one would go about doing this, any sugge
Read more…I am about to do another paparazzi systems integration on a Nexstar. Since the GPS is on the AP board, I have to mount the AP where it has a clear view of the sky. Previously I have cut the fuse aft of the wing, and mounted the AP there, but I have n
Read more…So its times like these i wish i had an autonomous vtol type vehicle, i have lost a 2 meter sailplane in deep woods, i have no money but i was wondering if such a task,vehicle would be possible to do which im sure it is. But what if you were to take
Read more…My log-i PRESS RESET BUTTONArduPilot!!!Waiting for fix positionWaiting for fix positionWaiting for fix positionWaiting for fix positionWaiting for new data flags0060Mot: 0 Yaw: 120 Alt: 0 Crs: 346 Dis: 95 Des: 24Mot: 105 Yaw: 60 Alt: 186 Crs: 352 Dis
Read more…I made this video by running the video through RoboRealm and using the optical flow module. I captured the x,y vector variables and overlayed them, as well as the flow vector. This software could on a fast machine rx video and output these vectors ba
Read more…Hi folks. I've readed in the comments in the ardupilot that it´s imposible to detect the lost of the rc control because in case of lost of connection, the rc receptor just cut´s down the engine and it´s imposible to know if that comes from a lost of
Read more…Hey all. I'm a freshman (soon to be sophomore) AerE looking to make my own UAV. I'm planning on running this project in multiple stages, starting with getting a NexSTAR EP ( http://www.towerhobbies.com/products/hobbico/hcaa09.htm ) fitted with a qual
Read more…I have been trying to solve this issue for a while now and have finally caved in to ask for some help. Can someone give me some advice on how to do the following?*Note: The only forces acting on the accelerometer will be gravity (so, in a static cont
Read more…No idea where this topic would go, but here it is.http://www.fpvsystems.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=12&products_id=27&zenid=8gsp44s631r4pbt8eehqgkqs23Anyone ever seen this one before? I plan on doing some night flying, so I need an OSD
Read more…Found this a while ago while researching for my UAV project.http://www.fpvsystems.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2&zenid=8gsp44s631r4pbt8eehqgkqs23Any comments?What kind of regulations would be needed for something like this?Cheers
Read more…Note to self: stop taking phone calls while trying to build my UAV.I just stripped the blue wire off my motor (a motor which has never even been turned on) as I was trying to remove a poorly soldered connector on the end.
