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Fayetteville, AR


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University of Arkansas


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Researching UAV control with the University of Arkansas


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Fayetteville, AR


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Blaine Hoyt replied to Blaine Hoyt's discussion HexaCopter take-off problems
"I'm back!

So, after adding foam to dampen the vibrations to the APM, most of my issues were resolved, and it flew pretty well...
After not using it for like a month, it now wants to flip over (to the right) when I give it any throttle.  Attached is…"
Jul 3, 2012
Blaine Hoyt left a comment for Dusty Starbucks
"Hey Dusty,

Looks like I fell off the face of the planet for about a month... Anyway, I'm using the DX7se controller, and I have the controls set non-linearly (It makes the flying on my MikroKopter incredibly easy). Also, are you flying in stabilize…"
Apr 17, 2012
Blaine Hoyt left a comment for Dusty Starbucks
"Could I possibly get a copy of your PID settings?"
Mar 14, 2012
Blaine Hoyt replied to Blaine Hoyt's discussion HexaCopter take-off problems
"Here's the latest and greatest video:

RATE_P is set to 0.144 I and D settings are 0. STB_P is 4.5 and STP_D is 0.005
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Mar 14, 2012
Blaine Hoyt replied to Blaine Hoyt's discussion HexaCopter take-off problems
"Thanks all for the help!  Turns out I was just pussyfooting around the controls and throttle.  As per Jan, I changed up my RATE_P and am seeing better results.  It's still pretty dang tough to fly, so it definitely needs a lot of tuning.  I'll post…"
Mar 14, 2012
Blaine Hoyt replied to Blaine Hoyt's discussion HexaCopter take-off problems
"Here are two videos of it in X mode:


 
I didn't want to lift it any more or it would have gone completely out of control.  Just hoping this might help someone help me out!
 
Blaine"
Mar 13, 2012
Blaine Hoyt left a comment for Dusty Starbucks
"No, I haven't got them fixed yet.  I'm just sitting here in the lab fiddling with stuff on the copter hoping for some sort of breakthrough, but it doesn't look very promising right now....
I started a topic on the subject to try to reach out to the…"
Mar 13, 2012
Blaine Hoyt posted a discussion
Hey all, I'm having some real problems getting my new guy to take off.  This is everything from the jDrones kit (except in the Xaircraft hexa frame), 850Kv motors, 20 Amp ESC's, hexa PDB, 10x45 props, APM1.0.  On takeoff, the copter wants to move to…
Mar 9, 2012
Blaine Hoyt left a comment for Dusty Starbucks
"Dusty,

Thanks for the replies!  I went ahead and actually modified the carbon fiber just a bit so I could use the existing holes on the pcb.  Our jDrones also took a dive (<5 ft.) and after that, we realized the frame was a pile of junk (especially…"
Mar 9, 2012
Blaine Hoyt replied to Dusty Starbucks's discussion Back in the Air
"I went through a very similar situation as you, and am currently replacing my jdrones hexa with this bad boy.  Already very happy, and this is only after 10 minutes of assembly (it seems very sturdy)!  Question though, how/where did you attach the…"
Mar 5, 2012