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 autono
Read more…Hey guys,
I've been working on a rover that navigates using SLAM instead of GPS for indoor applications. The system basically tricks Pixhawk into thinking it's connected to a GPS. I'm using ROS on an Ubuntu mini PC and converting position information
Read more…I have a differential Drive robot with a Sabertooth 2x60 that takes care of the skid steering.
I am trying to set up a boat with an APM Running Rover Firmware With 2 motor/ESC pairs, one spinning CW and the Other CCW to drive the same way.I how do I
Read more…Hi,
I'm having a weird problem where whenever I write a set of waypoints, mission planner is setting them all as HOME in the flight data screen. I tried an older version of Mission Planner (1.3.37) and it fixed it for the first two runs then the probl
Read more…I've put together a Rover which I want to navigate indoors. It uses an external computer running SLAM with a LIDAR sensor (which works great) I then package position information as GPS (NMEA) packages and feed it to ArduRover through the serial GPS p
Read more…Hello,
The former wiki for Ardurover was complete and clear about the first time setup. The current new ardurover wiki site does not give a clue about the channel assignments In (steering, throttle, mode)/Out (which servo outputs to use for steering/t
Read more…Hi everyone,
I am trying to use the buttons on my joystick to operate Lights and smoke on my rover/boat. I can use the extra channels to operate the lights etc via the X & Y axis on the Joystick but that leaves me on channel short. I have 7 extra but
Hi everyone. For about a year and a half, I've been working with Iris+ drones on projects involving computer vision, and pathfinding using genetic algorithms. A couple of months ago, I decided to branch out and try a rover. I bought an Axial SX10
Read more…I am working on the power system for a large (6' wide x 5' long) rover. The motors are 4 brushed DC motors with 60 A draw. In the past I have used the sabertooth motor controller and thought about using 2 60 A controllers (one for each side). Is it p
Read more…I have a Pixhawk controlled wild thumper 6WD and would like to add computer vision, basically follow the person with the red balloon or other easily recognizable object. Would the PX4FLOW work for this application? Or any suggestions or personal expe
Read more…I'm trying to get a new rover up and running and keeping hitting bumps...and also my head on the wall! Please help before this beast runs me over lol!
Overview:
-200lb custom built steel frame rover. It resembles a very small UPS truck.
-Casters up fr
Read more…Hi everyone. I'm new to Rover, coming from Copter. In APM Copter, the default use for LIDAR Lite is for altitude. The wiki mentions that APM Rover also supports LIDAR. I'm guessing that altitude isn't the use and that its for obstacle avoidance but a
Read more…When your rover is tired and needs to call it a day for recharging its batteries, it needs a home.
But to come out the next day, it needs to backout... i.e. to have a backwards function... sort of like a copter's landing and take off.
I realize there
Read more…Hi,
Building a 6-wheeled rocker-bogie vehicle that Ben posted back in September (http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/introducing-the-nomad-working-title?xg_source=activity).
I'm new to land ROVs and wanted to know if APM or Pixhawk and the code support
Read more…Hi
I like to control my rover (Pixhawk) using 3DR telemetry with the ground station. Can I use a joystick or gamepad on PC? I like to do it without or in parallel to Radio Controller, how do I set it up?
Can I configure it on the mission planner?
There
Read more…In can control the Rover in manual mode with no problem but when switch to Auto mode it keep spinning around. Got fixed GPS, can anyone provide some insight?
APM 2.6
Sabertooth 2x12RC mixed mode
Thanks!
Read more…The rover works completely in manual mode, but whenever I switch to auto or RTL the rover just turns in tight circles. I get an error message "Error compass variance". I recalibrated the compass, but that did not do anything. Could I be receiving too
Read more…I am having difficulty connecting a pixhawk to a sabertooth motor controller. I am going from the SBUS on a FrSky X8R receiver to the RC in on the pixhawk. then from channels 1 and 3 to the sabertooth motor controllers signal 1 and 2. The sabertooth
Read more…HI i have an apm 2.5 paired with a CN06 PLUS gps module (with external compass). I am using the internal compass and the GPS Fix led just blinks. I do get a solid fix for 10 seconds after switching on and then starts blinking.
Do you have any idea wh
Read more…Good day all i was wondering if there is a mission planner for android, or linux or Ubuntu (so that i can set waypoints using my android tablet or a single board pc like raspberry pi/beaglebone e.t.c)
my current setup (not done yet)
Read more…