ArduPilot handles drone stabilization when the ap is engaged. Do we lose stabilization when we need to turn off the ap to land or fly manual?
Read more…Hello guys,this is my first thread or discussion and I would like to introduce myself first.i graduated 3 years ago with a bachelor degree in aerospace engineering, my final design project was a UAV, but it was only the airframe and structure itself
Read more…Im a final year aerospace engineering student at the University of Manchester and am researching into systems for a UAV. Im after a magnetometer for the detection of anomalies really rather than navigation but am struggling to find anything, ive stum
Read more…Hey guys,Im new to this site but not to the Radio control world. Ive been flying radio control planes for over 10 years and compete on a weekly basis in the south in both freestyle and IMAC competitions. I have vast knowledge of the radio world and c
Read more…I am completly new and of course need guidance.I wish to build a directional antenna that ties into a gyro. I would like it to keep an antenna in a fixed direction using the input from my gyro. This would be for a ground based internet uplink from a
Read more…Quick introduction first: My name is Brian Mills and I've been employed in the commercial flight sim industry for 8+ years.Recently I've been working on an S-Function that integrates JSBSim (the default flight dynamic model for FlightGear open source
Read more…Hi,are there complete plans to build the white jet shown on the Main page of the site?
Read more…Hello,For those of you that have successfully used the ArduPilot in an RC truck or car, have you used the basic ArduPilot 1.0 code and, if so, was it heavily modified from the code used to control airplanes? I'm just getting started on controlling my
Read more…I'm currently deployed to Iraq with the Marines, and since the war is winding down here I'm finding much more time on my hands than the last trip I took over here. The other day I helped one of our intel guys preflight our Raven UAV's and I'm really
Read more…Here is my code for the Parallax Propeller CPU using the guts of a Wii nun chuck as the accelerometer.The code is modified from Paul Huber's to use the nun chuck data.For a $15 accelerometer it works nice. Still worling on project.
Read more…Does anyone have any experience building/flying Tom Hunt's Vertigo VTOL?It has the potential of a neat UAV platform.Here's a video of it flying: http://youtube.com/watch?v=bCJ70Fr1umAGood review of it here also: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthr
Read more…I am currently studying Aerospace Engineering at the University of Manchester, England,UK. One of my final year projects is to implement and integrate the communication systems onboard a rotary wing UAV (tumbleweed if you want to google it) (2kg payl
Read more…Hi!I'm planing to build an UAV helicopter. I don't own any rc helicopters and I never flew one. Which one do you recommend? What electronics should I use? I heard a few people talking about Arducopter, but I don't know where to buy it... Please reply
Read more…I am pouring thru all of the C code for ArduPilot and get most of it. I am having some difficulty understanding all that is done in the FailSafe code. Can anyone summarize what all is going on or point me to a reference?Thanks
Read more…Hi everyone, I am new here. We are conducting a project with an Electric Company in South America, the plan is to test a DEMO to evaluate if we can improve actual method of towers and lines maned inspections using UAV Helis to take till and thermal p
Read more…(note below that this was a problem with the way I was testing, not with the system)Greetings,I've got the V2 setup mounted on a piece of cardboard, so I could verify it's operation before mounting it in the plane. I guess I'm glad I did, because so
Read more…I wanted to test my set-up this weekend and share, well I tested a bit and this is what I can share:Application: Aerial security platform with a OSD onboard.(The funny part)Aircraft: My old Gentle Lady glider as a development platform with modified w
Read more…We have everything up and running in our fixed wing trainer but only get 40 feet away during the collapsed antenna range test before the servos go nuts. If Ardupilot is taken out of the loop, Range is over 100 ft, the plane flies fine and the Co Pilo
Read more…Hi,I would like to try and build a UAV blimp. I probably have some of the required skills: techincal (pic, c++ and python programming), practical (some soldering), and theoretical (a physics major), but I have no experience in r/c airplanes or airshi
Read more…Hi all,I just got my ArduPilot board and have throttle lead connected to out 1 to supply power. I have the standard GPS connected and version 2 of the software loaded fine, but I only have power light on and the power light on the GPS. Can anyone tel
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