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silly question

ok, so i got one of the memsic dual-axis accelerometers. the picture that comes with it shows the chip with the x and y axes, as well as tilt about those axes. there is a pin for Xout and Yout. what exactly are the values that it is outputting? does

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Trackir head tracking on a UAV

HowdyI used to play a combat flight simulater a lot and have this Trackir head tracking unit laying around unused.Now I have no experiance with uavs but would love to fly my rc heli with it.Where would I even start?The manufacturer makes available a

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Starting off

Entering UAV's was never a preference of mine, since i'm more of a land lover. In fact, as a personal project I have an autonomous robot based on an RC Kyosho. Took everything off but the chassis, servo and the wheels. Recently, this guy that dedicat

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Search and rescue??

Repost (in proper place?):Just wondering:How close is the technology getting to realistically get set up with a couple of RC planes with programmable (with lat/long coordinates) that will transmit video back to the ground?I'm a non-technical adult in

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first round of questions

After my intro yesterday I spent a few hours cruising the past posts. As mentioned I am interested in getting some high resolution photography of archeological sites from the air. I would need to carry a camera such as the Pentax A30 mentioned on thi

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introduction...

Hello everyone,I can't express how excited I am about finding this site! I am working on a PhD in geography/remote sensing and have been exploring some potential projects in using remote sensing in archeology. Available satellite and aerial imagery w

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radio control system range

hi i am new to fpv flying and i want to know how everyone flying fpv are controlling their planes at long distances greater than 1 or 2 km with their radio control systems.i am having trouble finding a reasonably priced radio control system that will

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Handling Auto/Manual Switch

Hello all,I'm working on the auto/manual switching system for my UAV right now, and I was wondering how all of you handle inputting the signal from the receiver. At least for me, the switch on my transmitter that I'm using to switch between auto and

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