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About Me:
I am a Development Manager and Technical Architect for GMR Marketing in New Berlin, WI. I am also the President/Owner of Sentient Drone, LLC. We offer Droidworx systems and custom solutions. http://sentientdrone.com
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Autonomy interests me.
Hometown:
Milwaukee
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"@Rob J: Stands for Arduino, the family of boards that ArduCopter runs on. See: http://arduino.cc/"
"Michael: I am working on this right now. This was my last blog post about it http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/rate-pi-autotuning-a-third-attempt.
I am integrating this code and enhancing it in the new project structure. Feel free to pull down…"
I am integrating this code and enhancing it in the new project structure. Feel free to pull down…"
"Are you using bullet connectors from the ESCs to the motors?"
"Barry,
It sounds like the flight controller is expecting standard fixed rotation servos and is outputting a constant value for the set point. Most gimbals are configured to operate this way. In other words, if you rotate the copter to the right,…"
It sounds like the flight controller is expecting standard fixed rotation servos and is outputting a constant value for the set point. Most gimbals are configured to operate this way. In other words, if you rotate the copter to the right,…"
"Josh,
I will try to help:
1. Propellers - APC 14x4.7 SF, you need 4 pusher and 4 regular
2. ESCs - Any 60A opto, like hobbywing
3. Motors - AXI 2826/12 or equivalent. I have some used ones available here:…"
I will try to help:
1. Propellers - APC 14x4.7 SF, you need 4 pusher and 4 regular
2. ESCs - Any 60A opto, like hobbywing
3. Motors - AXI 2826/12 or equivalent. I have some used ones available here:…"
"René Jean:
In order to change the refresh rate, you need to flash them. The simonK firmware is great. Give it a shot!"
In order to change the refresh rate, you need to flash them. The simonK firmware is great. Give it a shot!"
"All defects in the software are logged here: http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/issues/list
That can be viewed by anyone at anytime. Defects are not hidden from the public. There is a repository for them at the above link so that developers can…"
That can be viewed by anyone at anytime. Defects are not hidden from the public. There is a repository for them at the above link so that developers can…"
"Yes you should be able to solder directly to a PDB. Using bullet connectors can make swapping defective ESCs easier, but you risk having a poor connection. If you do decide to use bullets, make sure you get the good ones with gold plating. Many…"
"@Randy: Simonk firmware does not play nice with some low kV motors. The symptoms are loss of timing / sync and motor cutouts. A more robust ESC firmware that is still linear throttle / fast respose is wii-esc. They have a sync recovery system and…"
"Excellent post. Riveting!"
"Any chance you will create one with a higher amp rating?"
"@Jani: Very exciting! Will this be able to hold up to 8 x 40A ESCs? I run a large octo."
"I would certainly be interested in super fast response multi-rotor ESCs. I saw someone else suggest multiple ESCs on a single PDB, but I don't think that is a good idea. What happens when one fails? Replace the whole board? Suonds expensive...…"
"Excellent video Marco! For all the auto-rotation questions... this is not a true auto-rotation, but it does demonstrate that the quad can maintain its attitude in a near free fall. Marco has custom firmware on his ESCs that is likely responsible for…"
"You could try to tilt the motors 3 degrees per the wiki for large octo configurations. This will give you more yaw authority. Check to see if you have the motors tilted the wrong direction, which will decrease your yaw authority."
