I thought I would let everyone know about hobbycity.com. They are an excellent place to get lipo packs for about half(!) what they cost from any US source I have found. Their shipping is also reasonable and quick. The last time I ordered from them, I
Read more…I have a draganflyer vti and want to add an autopilot how and where can I get the system
Read more…Since Nitromodels Predator is sold out, what other options are there? I'm heavily into R/C tanks and want to fly something and the Predator is it.Jeff
Read more…Hello everyone,Besides some small roadblocks, my Arduino-EasyStar UAV project has been going well. The autopilot is nearly debugged (or so I tell myself : P), and I have all of the electronics parts I need, except for the proper batteries.I'm not sur
Read more…Hi AllWhat's the difference between a "electronic compass" and "magnetometer"?Thanks,
Read more…What could be better than building your own jet engine?This site was created by Kenneth Moller and is home to the most active pulse jet forum community on the planet. There is an extensive searchable treasure trove of publications, plans and discussi
Read more…I am using an FMA CDP4 co-pilot as part of my autopilot. Trying to figure out which would be the best way to connect it.The way I see it I have 2 options (or a 3rd option, connect the thermopiles directly to my MCU without the CPD4, but I would prefe
Read more…Using IMU, GPS and controlled by PID, it finally drifted less and can hover!!All channels are automatic, except the throttle is controlled manually, so it's still a 'semi' auto hover. Will definitely move to fully automatic soon!Video1Video2Hurray!!!
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This is sort of the second half to an earlier discussion I started about problems with software serial that I was having with the Arduino. I didn't like the fact that the SoftwareSerial library would hang if serial input was abruptly cut off, so some
Read more…Hello everyone,Great site, I have been lurking for a while now, and It’s excellent to see the progress of some of your endeavors.A friend and I are beginning our first UAV project. We are just getting started with the hardware, and expect a 2 lb (hig
Read more…Hello All,I have been working on a balloon dropped glider off and on for a couple of years as time permits. The goal was to carry my glider aloft to about 60K feet and release. The glider was then supposed to navigate it's way back to the launch site
Read more…Hey everyone, I'm new to this site. I'm starting on a uav project and I had a question that googling hasn't sufficiently answered.I've noticed that, for tilt sensing, many designs that I've seen are using an infrared setup to detect the difference in
Read more…I've come across a small problem with some software serial code in Wiring for the Arduino Diecimila. This is the function I'm using to read information from a GPS module:int SWread(byte rxPin){ byte val = 0; // unsigned long beginTime = millis();
Dear DIYDrones members,I am a total newbie so forgive me if my question is rather basic. Also, apologies for my bad English, as I am not a native speaker.I wanted to know whether the following would be feasible and at what cost, roughly speaking.1. I
Read more…Hi everyone!I need to write the code for navigation calculations(distance and bearing) for my UAV project. I went through some of the methods like pythagorus & haversine but I am really confused. Can somebody share the code/method which has been succ
Read more…I'm working on my first autopilot. For the moment, it's just the GPS part of the autopilot. I have a GPS that is outputting NMEA data and I'm trying to develop a parser for that data. I'm using the parallax propeller and It's 1:42 in the morning so t
Read more…in my basic x AP ive been using a whatchdog timer in place of a failsafe and it has worked fine . i have even had bad gps , waypoint data ect and have had no problems recovering manual control . would use of a watchdog timer on the arduino project he
Read more…Hi to all,I can see you community are thinking in arduino for UAV controllers, i am designing some uav boards for a complex universitary project but development is too slow and i am thinking to build a wiring or arduino based PCB with all hardware in
Read more…Hi everybody!Is there any barometric altimeter based on sensor like MPX4115A available, which can give the altitude data via serial comm. I tried searching but did not came across any.What do you guys think about designing one as an open source proje
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