Hello, i'm trying to make a DIY drone at lest equivalent to DJI Phantom in performance but cheaper, will be used with GoPro hero2.
I'm total noob in drone and UAV domain, but i can handle with electronic circuits, soldering and other electronic stuff.
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I'm working on controlling the ArduCopter using pose estimates from an external source using ROS by using MAVLink commands over USB. Now, although I can use rc_override to control the pitch and the roll of the quadrotor, what makes this tough i
Read more…I spent a lot of time to connect quadcopter to simulator.
I tried the AC 3.0.1Beta HIL firmware, after flashing I've done setup - reset
but the calibration radio does not start
then i go to advanced parameters and load my previous calibrarion data usi
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I'm setting up a quad (SteadiDrone) with ArduCopter and a 9ch Tx (JRx-9303).
Everything is up and running, but I'm having a hard time finding a guide on assigning switches in Mission Planner from being all "stabilized" to Stabilize, Acro, Alt h
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I had been flying my 3DR Hexa for about a dozen flights. For the first six flights or so I only flew in Stabilize mode, then when everything seemed okay I went into Loiter mode. I did that for a few flights and it seemed pretty stable. Af
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Had a crash the other day while testing the 3.0.1-rc1 firmware.
The quad suddenly went down while in the air... well, it just dropped dead.
I couldn't arm the APM anymore and the LED's were blinking weird
So I decided to go back to 2.9.1b and it resu
Read more…Should I update my APM with the newer PPM encoder before installing ver. 3.0.1 firmware? Note: I purchased Ardupilot Mega 2.5+ before March 1.
Thanks.
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My ch2 input(pitch) isnt working in the board. Some defect inside the board surely. I have tested using every possible way and its not working.
I tried using radio calibration, used different Rx channel ( to ensure that Rx has probs) but the APM h
Read more…Err hello all I may have lost the plot here but cant get any output to motors on my hex from channels 5 and 6 if I move them to 3 and 4 all is ok so motors and escs are fine?
Any thoughts or is the heat getting to me :)
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Hello Folks
I am a newbee to the whole drone thing, I am present building a quad X config. and require some assistance with setting up the various flight modes on my Walkera Devo 12 s with the RX1202 reciever.
Has anyone out there used this radio, if s
Read more…on the attached log the quad failed to head for mission point number 2 so i aborted and flew it home.
Compass is working as expected and GPS had 10 satellites.
At waypoint 1 when it reached 100 metres it appears to loop around - you can see this when y
Read more…This may be a dumb question, but I moved my APM above my PDB and my flight tests went well. I purchased an acrylic dome to protect the APM, satellite, receiver and etc. My question is, can I mount my Spektrum AR8000 on its side? This will allow ad
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on my new 5000 mah 3s battery attached is the voltage vs throttle.
On the log attached and associated screenshot all i did was lift the quad to about a metre high and enable loiter. I have a gopro and fat shark fpv on board
is this voltage drop n
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a few weeks back i had 3.0 rc* installed and had performed the motor compass cal but my compass was off in simple mode so i reverted to a previous version (2.91b). After a cal it was working fine on 2.91 b.
Tonight i put on 3.0.1 and calibrated
Read more…Following this article and i cannot enter the measured voltage. Measuring your battery voltage and current consumption with APM. I am using the 3DR module. Image attached
Why not - is there a bug?
thanks,
Damo
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I uploaded 2.9.1b Hexa copter firmware on my RTF
Does anyone have the latest dump of the firmware that comes preloaded on the hexa RTF?
Would be great if i could know what the differences between 2.9.1b and the preloaded firmware is.
Read more…jD-IOBoard Configuator V1.0.0-27483 - Air Frame X-Frame - GUI shows REAR REAR designations for the two front arms.
Is this correct?
Why not a simple update to fix this?
Why only the REAR arm?
What about the other three?
What LED strips allow for patte |
I have my Compass Autodec = 0 and Compass Learn = 0. From what I have read throughout the discussions, it is recommended to have them off at all times. Is this correct? Do I need to check my declination values each time I change locations, to be s
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I got the Hexa-c RTF from 3drobotics.com
have, APM2.5,loaded with 2.9.1b FW, taoglas GPS unit, and all the regular stuff.
I was setting it up following the first steps guide. and couldn't do Radio calib in GUI, the accel calib, compass ca
Read more…I bought 24 steel screws, waited a week and received 24 nylon screws.
I bought four black prop adapters, the mailing label was printed on day two but then it was not handed off to the USPS for four weeks. I inquired, and got the lovely 'we'll respond
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