Most Reliable UGS out there?

Hello, 

I am currently trying to work out a reliable 4 wheel rover to make or buy for a project I am working on. The rover will need to be reasonably big, enough to carry all necessary parts, around a 200 gram payload, and run for 12-20 min all autonomously. I would love to get some advice on the best system out there that I could buy off the shelf or the necessary parts I need to build one. I would love to build this with a pixhawk with the duel GPS to run autonomous missions and eventually plan to have it work with two UASs using mission planners swarm function. I am really looking for the most reliable system that can run, say 50 times before having to do any repairs if is just running autonomous missions on a model airplane runway. Please let me know if you can help me out or direct me somewhere else. 

Thank you, 

Graham Bryan

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  • Graham E Bryan said:

    Id like to use a Thumper like this one, https://www.pololu.com/product/1567/resources. I am unsure on what I need to buy afterwards. Can someone please give me suggestions on the list I have created below. Much appreciated! 

    - Pixhawk

    - 3DR Radio

    - 3DR GPS (can I put two on here?)

    - 3DR Power module

    - ESCs? 

    - 3s lipo? or another battery suggestion that will give me my desired run time? 

    - ? 

    You need 2 RC truck ESCs, electric brakes must be disabled, foward and backward power rate must be the same.

    https://www.pololu.com/product/1567/resources motors of this chassis can't apply 3Lipo, please use 2Lipo.

  • Id like to use a Thumper like this one, https://www.pololu.com/product/1567/resources. I am unsure on what I need to buy afterwards. Can someone please give me suggestions on the list I have created below. Much appreciated! 

    - Pixhawk

    - 3DR Radio

    - 3DR GPS (can I put two on here?)

    - 3DR Power module

    - ESCs? 

    - 3s lipo? or another battery suggestion that will give me my desired run time? 

    - ? 

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