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Moree, NSW
About Me:
Farmer by occupation with interest in web development. Check out http://agmapsonline.com for more info.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Very new to the concept but extremely interested in using UGV/UAV in farming.
Hometown:
Moree
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"If you want no-nonsense reliability with full compatibility and more range than you should check out an RFD900 pair. Range is like 20-30km and they are still pretty cheap (~AU$200 for a pair)."
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"Cool project, I'll be watching. Keep us posted."
"@Dan: took off on maiden flight in manual from ground and flew about 30 seconds then snapped to stabilize, then FBWA. Next I would ground takeoff and hand launch in stabilize then change to FBWA. Not saying this is correct - just what eventually…"
"@dan: I can share params with you but I just used defaults for first flight, then used the excellent auto tune feature. No manual setting of PIDs. I learnt to fly manual on aerosim first. Wont be able to share param for a couple months as I am off…"
"Id pay $50 for one of those finished and ready to bolt onto my 9x."
"Not sure if i wrote it in above posts but to be clear moving the ardupilot off a metal bracket to a timber one fixed my problem. (I am on tractor at moment and its hard to read everything)."
"Hi there. I used default PID settings. It was not perfect but worked pretty well. That project is on hold atm while working on UAV. It all changed for me when moving the ardupilot as i did not have external compass. Sorry i cannot be more help."
"I have seen the NAVIO and it is an exciting development. I will be keeping a close eye on its developments.
Would I be right in assuming you think RTK is essential in UAV for pin pointing where an aerial photograph is taken to improve the post…"
Would I be right in assuming you think RTK is essential in UAV for pin pointing where an aerial photograph is taken to improve the post…"
"@Monroe - I agree RTK will add a whole lot to help in farming. We rely on it every day in our tractors for not only accuracy but what we call repeatability - being able to return to the exact same spot year in year out.
@John - Thanks for the…"
@John - Thanks for the…"
Hi there, my name is Ben Boughton and I am a grain producer from NSW in Australia. I have recently been awarded a Nuffield Scholarship to research the potential of UAVs/UGVs in the grains industry (Sponser: GRDC). I have a website -…
"Hi Stephen, interested in your progress with Finwing Penguin. Have you successfully flown with APM firmware 2.76? I am trying now but having altitude issues in RTL & Auto. This is my first UAV with APM, so am learning as I go. Thanks, Ben"
"Hi Anthony, I will start a penguin thread so we can discuss this publicly - I had another fly just now and same issues. Will put up logs etc. I am new to this so still learning."
"Great write up. I am currently setting up Finwing Penguin v2 with APM firmware 2.76.
I agree it seems to Stabalise quite well with the standard settings.
I am having issues with altitude drop/climb during RTL and Auto.
Anyway, dont want to hijack…"
I agree it seems to Stabalise quite well with the standard settings.
I am having issues with altitude drop/climb during RTL and Auto.
Anyway, dont want to hijack…"
"I discovered the ArduRover manual page (http://rover.ardupilot.com) today.. and it has some tips with the compass calibration that I will try next time I get a chance and report back."
Hi all,I am attempting to use ArduRover to control a vehicle I have made using a 2x60 motor controller.I am using the Sabertooth in RC mixed mode with linear response.I can control the vehicle successfully in manual mode with my 9x.When I setup some…
