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Columbia, MD


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Conversion of used power wheelchairs to be a platform for UAV rovers.


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Columbia, MD


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AndyL replied to AndyL's discussion Rover based on power wheelchair, Sabertooth and Pixhawk in PIXHAWK
"I am not in any troubles yet. Just planning to purchase Pixhawk to add the autonomous function. Want to be careful before investing a few hundred dollars and opening a can of worms. 
Could you share your wiring schmatics?"
May 2, 2016
AndyL replied to AndyL's discussion Rover based on power wheelchair, Sabertooth and Pixhawk in PIXHAWK
"Please note that I am only interested in autonomous ground vehicles. Many autopilot wikis mix up ground rovers with aerial drones, which I have no plan to get into. Thank you."
Apr 28, 2016
AndyL posted a discussion in PIXHAWK
Rover based on power wheelchair, Sabertooth and Pixhawk
A couple of threads here show members using power wheelchair, Sabertooth and Pixhawk to build an autonomous rover. The rc portion with Sabertooth and an inexpensive 2.4Ghz controller seems easy, as I have accomplished the same with three used power…
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Apr 28, 2016
AndyL replied to Daniel Perez's discussion Wheelchair drone doing psychotic dance moves when hunting for waypoint..The wheels may fly off! in PIXHAWK
"Daniel, Has this been resolved? Did you disable the brakes from the motors? I had similar experience with yours. Without knowing about the brakes, I kept burning the 40A fuses. After taking out the brakes, everything went well. When the rover moves,…"
Apr 28, 2016

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