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Echunga, South Australia
About Me:
Just a rural tech head, not much to do up here!
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
myspace.com/andrew_t1000
Hometown:
Echunga
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Besides wing tip green and red lights, a forward facing white light on the vertical stabiliser, where do the anti-collision lights go?I live under the main approach path to Adelaide airport (groan) and I've been taking photo's at night of light…
"Easy answer there Jean-Baptiste, Australia has the highest per capita uptake of technology.
Wide open spaces, low population density make it a great place to fly UAV's or FPV.
Australia has always been at the forefront of inovation."
Wide open spaces, low population density make it a great place to fly UAV's or FPV.
Australia has always been at the forefront of inovation."
"this is really cool!
great work!"
great work!"
"It's a lot faster with wheels with better ground clearance.
GPS speed is around 4-5kmh.
The 6 way battery is a joke, you need way more current, each motor has a 2.5A stall current, getting the rover to move at anything less than 40-50% PWM just wont…"
GPS speed is around 4-5kmh.
The 6 way battery is a joke, you need way more current, each motor has a 2.5A stall current, getting the rover to move at anything less than 40-50% PWM just wont…"
"I think the issue here is just plain ignorance.
These people have never seen a "toy" aircraft with a 2 metre + wingspan before!
I was cutting out ribs for another two wings for a total span of 4 metres and suggestion it would be better as a biplane…"
These people have never seen a "toy" aircraft with a 2 metre + wingspan before!
I was cutting out ribs for another two wings for a total span of 4 metres and suggestion it would be better as a biplane…"
"Thats what I thought.
Basically common sense and good building practices.
Seriously, if most model flyers had seen what, where and how the ArParrot was being flown they would have been horrified.
I know I was.
These are the <expletive> guys…"
Basically common sense and good building practices.
Seriously, if most model flyers had seen what, where and how the ArParrot was being flown they would have been horrified.
I know I was.
These are the <expletive> guys…"
"Hi!
I was discussing my UAV on the local HackerSpace facebook page and got asked,
"Do I have a drone operators license?"
This is the doc I got sent
http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/rules/1998casr/101/101c0...
How much of this applies to…"
I was discussing my UAV on the local HackerSpace facebook page and got asked,
"Do I have a drone operators license?"
This is the doc I got sent
http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/rules/1998casr/101/101c0...
How much of this applies to…"
"It has 4 motors, this might have influenced me a bit!
In the video it is being controlled with a 2 channel Sparkfun Monster Motor Shield.
Because it does have any suspension besides the wheels, just like the loader, if one wheel looses contact…"
In the video it is being controlled with a 2 channel Sparkfun Monster Motor Shield.
Because it does have any suspension besides the wheels, just like the loader, if one wheel looses contact…"
This is what I've done to my Dagu Rover 5!As it comes out of the box.I was shipped the 4 motor version.I live out here in the "boonies", so I get to talk to guys that use and maintain earth moving equipment.There is even a guy that restores old…
"Are you using the sonar for altitude or collision avoidance?
If you are sending out sonar "pings" horizontally, the prop "down wash" is going to screw with your ranging, the faster the air flow across the sonar path, the further away an obstacle…"
If you are sending out sonar "pings" horizontally, the prop "down wash" is going to screw with your ranging, the faster the air flow across the sonar path, the further away an obstacle…"
"Thanks for posting that link!
That is way cool!
Have you seen some of the recent projects where people send up balloons to 75,000+ feet?
Great video footage on youtube!"
That is way cool!
Have you seen some of the recent projects where people send up balloons to 75,000+ feet?
Great video footage on youtube!"
"With the obvious stress points, wing roots and spars, engine mounts, landing gear mounts, think about how much abuse it will have to cope with.
The other thing you have to take into account is tailplane area, I have found this out the hard way.…"
The other thing you have to take into account is tailplane area, I have found this out the hard way.…"
"If you know someone at a fotolab, see if you can score a couple of those cheapy disposable cameras with built in flash.
They run off 3V. Just trigger when the "Ready" light comes on.
It's cheap and nasty but works.
I've used them on hot air balloons…"
They run off 3V. Just trigger when the "Ready" light comes on.
It's cheap and nasty but works.
I've used them on hot air balloons…"
"Have a look at my photo's.
My plane is a lot like this one.
My prototype was 1/4 the size, about 320mm long, 150 mm high, 40mm wide, large horizontal and vertical stabilisers, no controls, just a "chuck" glider and it was very stable. I got good…"
My plane is a lot like this one.
My prototype was 1/4 the size, about 320mm long, 150 mm high, 40mm wide, large horizontal and vertical stabilisers, no controls, just a "chuck" glider and it was very stable. I got good…"
"Keeping it real simple, use a slit with a couple of photo detectors, 1 slit/axis.
Its the way PIR motion sensors used to be made, before they went to the fancy fresnel lens.
I started experimenting with this technique on the bench, watching the…"
Its the way PIR motion sensors used to be made, before they went to the fancy fresnel lens.
I started experimenting with this technique on the bench, watching the…"
