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Mountain View, CA
About Me:
I currently fly a modified mini speed wing and a Multiplex mini mag using a DX7. I'm working on a Parallax Propeller-based autopilot system called octopilot. Including GPS and receiver the whole autopilot system weighs less than 3 oz!
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
code.google.com/p/octopilot/
Hometown:
Mountain View, CA
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"Thanks Ric! I'm so glad it's working well for you too! I'm loving it it my planes as well. My tiny Bonsai is one of my favorite planes now. It's so fun and easy. These days I mostly bring out the bigger planes only when I need flight times…"
"Thanks Chris! Yup, MatrixPilot does support traditional waypoint planning, and since it also speaks MavLink, many GCSs work with it as well, including Ardupilot GCS and QGroundControl."
The UAV Dev Board was an early entry to the DIY autopilot world, designed by Bill Premerlani along with SparkFun. The hardware went through 5 revisions over the years to incorporate better and better sensors, with the 5th generation, the UDB5,…
"Congrats Jordi! I'm excited to hear about your new venture, and I look forward to great new products, and continued support for old ones!"
"This looks really nice. What's the wingspan?"
We joked about using FPV gear to try 3rd person snowboarding last April 1st. And then we made it happen!3rd person RC flying: old hat.1st person RC flying: cool! but done.1st person snowboarding: fun! and done.3rd person snowboarding: at long…
We're excited to have UDB boards once again available for purchase over at SparkFun! [UDB5 from SparkFun]This latest revision of the UDB switches over to using the MPU6000 digital accelerometer+gyro chip, which has been performing even better than…
"Here's a guy who got video of the launch from his FPV radian. What a great idea!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KburnQRulRQ"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KburnQRulRQ"
"Swung by the 3DR booth and said hi to Jordi today. (Missed Chris though!) It definitely seemed like one of the most popular booths there. People loved seeing the tiny quad flying around, and wanted to know more about the bigger platforms. And…"
"Here's my first attempt (also my first T3 entry). My plane wasn't going full throttle, so if I get another chance, I'll enable racing mode. :)
I was flying an old UDB3 prototype in a Multiplex ParkMaster.
I measure this as an 84 second run, so…"
I was flying an old UDB3 prototype in a Multiplex ParkMaster.
I measure this as an 84 second run, so…"
SparkFun released a new version of the UAV Dev Board today. It comes with a new, faster processor with much more program memory and RAM, and loads of extra digital and analog IO.MatrixPilot 3.2 is already fully compatible with the new board,…
"Sure, just buying and using one of these could seem like less fun, but for a lot of us here, designing, building and successfully testing something like this is at least as fun as the actual flying. :)"
"I think that the hardest part of coming up with a great scripting language for acrobatics and navigation is figuring out how to handle the interactions between the low-level commands like SetThrottleValue(50), mid-level commands like…"
"Impressive work, Bill! It's always fun to follow along with the rapid progress of your R & D.
And for others reading this, but not interested in using the bleeding-edge code from our subversion repository: Good news! This will be included in the…"
And for others reading this, but not interested in using the bleeding-edge code from our subversion repository: Good news! This will be included in the…"
"I saw you Doug! My wife and I are in the background for a few seconds too. :)"
This is a screenshot of part of one of my MP3.0 test flights from yesterday. The plane was programmed to fly figure eights, using the UDB Logo program below. The GPS track is shown at 1Hz, and the dead reckoned IMU track is shown at 4Hz. The…
