Bradley J Carr's Discussions (19)
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ESC component problems.
Hello all!
For a few months now I have been messing around with one of the ESC controllers that came with my 3DR quad. In the shop the ESC works perfect. Take it outside and wouldn't work at all.
1. Before trying anything I had taken off the heat
Read more…3DR telemetry
I have been throwing around the idea of getting the telemetry. Would I be able to have all the modes available to use? So that way I could use two channels off of my radio for the head tracker and then possibly use the channels off of the APM for
Read more…One motor not working sometimes!!!
Hello all,
I have posted about this before and really haven't had a solution. Once in awhile after I get the computer hooked up to the quad and get things set. Then I unhook and get the motors going. One motor will not spin. I will try a few times
Read more…Changing batteries
If I change from the 3-cell to the 4-cell. What kinds of problems could I face? I have a 3dr quad. I think you would call it the first generation since it came with the apm1.
Read more…Glider controls
I would like to know if anybody has had any luck with using APM1 on a glider? I am currently working with the FAA to see if they will let me send a glider up with a weather balloon and get it to come back close to me were I could have control over i
Read more…Making the ESC reverse
I was trying to run something with my Arduino uno. How can I make the ESC go in to reverse? I have not found anything that would let the motor go forward and reverse. Just forward.
Read more…Arduino Uno
I am looking for some cool ideas that I could use with this UNO currently with the APM1 board that is on my 3drquad? Looking for suggestions. Please add your feedback.
Read more…Sonar questions.
I have a question with the 3dr quad. I was out flying a while back and this is something that keeps bothering me. It was in auto mode. I have sonar enabled. When the copter rolls does the sonar think that is is farther from the ground than it rea
Read more…Laser Altimeter
Fuel for the thought.
I wanted to see if anybody has every wanted to try this. I am not sure how it works but I had read about it and wondered if somebody wanted to try it.
Read more…I have a problem in the settings with the 3DR quad.
I have tried two attempts at auto flight both have ended with the same result. The copter starts heading one way and then comes back and then it tris to move towards the way point. But over compensates and then loses altitude and tries to recover i
Read more…Mission Planner logs and KML files.
I can download the logs from the APM1 but I am trying to figure out how to get it to overlay in the google maps. I have been trying and keep going through the wiki with no luck. Anybody that can would be greatly appriciated.
Read more…Motor Problems?
I have been flying the quad here and there when the weather allows it. I have had this problem happen twice and I can't find how to fix it.
About two weeks ago I set everything at home and then went out to fly and one motor would not start up. I ge
Read more…Mission Planner setting loiter radius and wp radius?
Just a quick question and something simple. How low can you go with the settings at the bottom of the flight planner, that are Loiter Radius and WP radius? I would like to crunch them down a little but what happens if you go to far?
Read more…Mission Planner auto land Value
Recently I changed the Auto_land to 10000 and now I was out in the feild and it came back to me on the RTL command. And then It would never land. I looked at the Values when I got back and the it says -2147484000. It will not let me change this.
Read more…How much wind is to much for the 3dr quad?
I went out the other day and had a 28 mph wind gust and the quad flew and tried to keep up the best it could. It landed successfully on its own and I was amazed. Yesterday I went out and the wind what right at about a constant 10mph wind and it jus
Read more…Mission Planner waypoints
Is it possible to make your mission from a computer at home and load it before you go fly. I would like to do this but it wants the home position. If I plan the whole thing out what will happen after it locks on a GPS signal in the field?
Read more…PID Sets
I was wanting to load the original pid settings for the 3dr quad, Is there a default button in the mission planner that I am missing?
Read more…PID Settings
I have a 3dr quad and was out flying around and in Alt_hold and Loiter. The quad will loose fifteen to twenty feet before it really reacts to get it back up to alt. Then it will over shoot and then will slow down dramatically. I will post the Pid s
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