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I love aviation, technology including electronics in general - The DIYDrones community is an extension of my passion!
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I am here to get advice with my current UAV, as well as learn about new UAV technology and build some cool stuff!
Hometown:
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"Take a look at SimpleUnmanned's boats. They're pixhawk based so skills should cross over well.
www.simpleunmanned.com"
www.simpleunmanned.com"
Hello, I've been designing and building a number of TIG welded aluminum hulls for my water quality and bathymetry projects and have one that I need to sell. This design is very efficient - but it turned out not to be the right design for this…
"Thank you! :)"
"David, Yes, me too - I am working on a 3rd design called the DuraCat. It will be basically a double ended version of the DuraHull38, ideally powered by two T100 thrusters in a differential mode. (No rudder/servo mechanism to wear out) The exact…"
Let me start off by apologizing if this is considered spam, but I wanted to let you guys know that I have decided to start a small side gig and build/sell some hulls for Adruboat projects. I’m looking for any input, suggestions, comments, and to…
"@ Richard Yes, you can try this: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1688780"
"I am sorry, I do not - however, it's worth noting I no longer have the motor on the back like this. It placed too much pressure on servos, and also did not allow any maneuvering without power. I have changed it to a motor pod/rudder type situation. "
"After reading Grant's comment below and the info at the link, it occurs to me a potential short term workaround may be possible by setting a simple mission using a waypoint with the delay command and a DO_JUMP. For example, we set the desired loiter…"
"I second this - so far as far as I know this has not been implemented. But I am ready to help in any way I can! My boat is available for testing anytime. "
"I ended up changing the design to use a rudder instead of turning the trolling motor - as it did strip out servos, even large scale ones. I'll post some pictures of my setup here later, when I get home. "
"Sweet! I'll be happy to test it on my boat. This boat is also equipped with telemetry and video over cellular so you'd be welcome to test it as well. I'll PM you the connection details. That being said, it'll be a couple more days before I get the…"
So, the post I made about some features in ArduRover has sparked a discussion about perhaps creating a dedicated ArduBoat firmware. That post is located…
"This is very interesting, I think I need to post perhaps a dedicated thread for this topic to gauge community interest and create a community wishlist. Personally, I didn't need dynamic positioning just rather a loiter function which will return the…"
"I don't know of any system off the top of my head, but if you have access to internet on the boat, I bet someone could create a system which will check the weather from wunderground's API for the current location, then based on wind (or whatever…"
"Costco has children's (6') kayaks for $100. They work great! Plenty of space to work, cheap, and tough. You might also check out mozziecraft: http://www.mozziecraftrcboats.com/ awesome stuff there too!
Here is my Kayak…"
Here is my Kayak…"
"BTW: Here is my drone boat. Made from a Child's kayak. This video is a bit old, I'm dumping the trolling motor and going with a low KV outrunner inboard to swing a large prop at low RPMs. "
