Gender
Male
About
Location
Gilbert, AZ
About Me:
Recent graduate of Cornell University where I helped to develop an aircraft that performed a perching maneuver. In addition, I've built several UGVs. I am currently a partner at Thorpe Seeop a small UAV business based in Mesa Arizona, you can learn more by checking our webpage (www.seeop.com)
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
In highschool robotics captured my interest and it has now ballooned from a side project into a full time job in addition to it being a hobby. I'm interested in everything from flame resistant quadcopters for use in fire fighting, to anti-piracy drones.
Hometown:
Gilbert,AZ
Activity Feed
"That's a sweet bird you've built Spike! Thanks for the detail on the rudder. "
"Thanks for the feedback Spike. Booms are a good idea. I'll definitely look more into that. As for the holes in the wings, there will be a plate that slides over them. It's illustrated in the top right corner. I'd be interested in learning why…"
Hey Guys, I'm working on a new project, I call it the rotowing (still working on the name...). In essence, it's a wing airframe with a VTOL via quad rotor. The back props rotate to provide lift during take off, and forward thrust during…
"What I would have given to know about this stuff 3 years ago... Definitely looks feasible. On my list of things to test out. First I need to buy a plane...
I'd be willing to write the software if someone else furnishes the bird. "
I'd be willing to write the software if someone else furnishes the bird. "
NASA opensourced their flight design tool a while ago. Has anyone used it? Is it worth learning how to use? http://www.openvsp.org/ Thanks Ames
"My understanding of optical flow is that from using it with cameras. But basically you find unique shapes in the image and watch where they go from image 1 to image 2, you do this for the entire image and turn it into a vector field. From the vector…"
"Java should be natively portable between Operating Systems (it was actually one of the design points of the language). You should be able to move java written on a *nix box to a windows box, at least theoretically. What do you think needs to be…"
"What are the central plates made from?
The arms appear to be some kind of plastic, and the central plates appear to be aluminum. If that's true the GPS might work in between the plates because of the spaces, but I wouldn't expect it to be accurate.…"
The arms appear to be some kind of plastic, and the central plates appear to be aluminum. If that's true the GPS might work in between the plates because of the spaces, but I wouldn't expect it to be accurate.…"
Howdy All! My name is Barrett Ames and I'm a partner at Thorpe Seeop (www.seeop.com), we design and manufacture UAVs, for military and commercial use. I think that you guys might be interested in 3 airframes that we offer (I've attached pictures of…
"Sorry for the extra post, but the forum format from arduino didn't work out in the post, so here it is without all of those tags.
magnetom_x = ((((int)buff[0]) << 8) | buff[1]); // x axis
magnetom_y = ((((int)buff[2]) << 8) | buff[3]); // y axis…"
magnetom_x = ((((int)buff[0]) << 8) | buff[1]); // x axis
magnetom_y = ((((int)buff[2]) << 8) | buff[3]); // y axis…"
"Hi Guys,
I just started working with the 3 axis accelerometer. I'm using the compass.pde from the arduIMU repository to interface with the device and that is working great. However I'm having an odd problem on one side of the output range.
for the…"
I just started working with the 3 axis accelerometer. I'm using the compass.pde from the arduIMU repository to interface with the device and that is working great. However I'm having an odd problem on one side of the output range.
for the…"
"Alright i just did it with a relay.
I just took the signal wires and hooked them into a SPDT and then sent a signal from the processor to the relay to decide which way to go.
DOH! Should have thought of that one a while ago."
I just took the signal wires and hooked them into a SPDT and then sent a signal from the processor to the relay to decide which way to go.
DOH! Should have thought of that one a while ago."
A couple of weeks ago I asked how you guys would stabilize and navigate.Chris Anderson said FMA-Copilot and use the rudder to navigateI must say first... FMA rocks, keeps it extremely stable, there might be a tiny amount of elevation loss, but…
"I was there competing in the Tech Challenge, We also use a vex controller for our UAV."
"Hey Chris,
You'll have to say Hi to my teammates. They're team 201 they'll be competing in the FIRST Tech Challenge. They'll be listening intently as you introduce the new platform I'm sure."
You'll have to say Hi to my teammates. They're team 201 they'll be competing in the FIRST Tech Challenge. They'll be listening intently as you introduce the new platform I'm sure."
Hey Guys,I'm a High school student working on a UAV with a couple of my buddies. We've got a ultrastick platform that has flown well for us, we've got a 26cc gas engine with the ugliest cowl you've ever seen and a velocity stack turned ram air.…
