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Brian Boomgaard commented on Jani Hirvinen's blog post Adding more features to IOBoard
"Thank you kindly, I found another option as well shortly after asking that looks like it doesn't require using uart2 but rather uart0 and making changes to sr0 in advanced parameters with mission planner."
Mar 17, 2014
Brian Boomgaard commented on Jani Hirvinen's blog post Adding more features to IOBoard
"David, it can work with the X8R Smart Port if you use the FrSky Smart Port vario in-between (connect to the data in port).

Can anybody point me in the right direction of getting this working without a radio modem? I'd like to be able to use this…"
Mar 16, 2014
Brian Boomgaard commented on Eli Cohen's blog post FDM Telescoping Wing UAV
"Eli, it's great to see you putting this out there. It was great to see it fly last year, any changes to the flap system or wing fences?"
Sep 14, 2013
Brian Boomgaard commented on Brian Boomgaard's blog post SolarSight, The University of Michigan SolarDrones UAV
"Hey James,
Thanks for the link, sUAS News is one of my daily stops. I've been trying to understand the logic associated with the tail configurations I've seen on a lot of UAVs lately. I get that putting the elevator behind the rudder allows it to…"
Jun 19, 2013
Brian Boomgaard commented on Brian Boomgaard's blog post SolarSight, The University of Michigan SolarDrones UAV
"Hey Ludovico,
Had a look at your plane, looks like an interesting design. In our teams history we've had some wings with removable trays where the solar cells were below a clear film similar to yours, recently disassembled them to get the cells back…"
Jun 19, 2013
Brian Boomgaard commented on Brian Boomgaard's blog post SolarSight, The University of Michigan SolarDrones UAV
"Andrew
An academic/university related section would be great in terms of posting content and accessing other members who are in similar fields. In regards to alternative controllers on this project it's unlikely to happen but I appreciate the input,…"
Jun 17, 2013
Brian Boomgaard commented on Brian Boomgaard's blog post SolarSight, The University of Michigan SolarDrones UAV
"Hey Sami,
We've definitely looked at Andre's work/thesis, there is some very useful information to anybody getting started in modelling a project like this or wanting to know how much actual optimization of every subsystem is required.
In regards to…"
Jun 17, 2013
Brian Boomgaard commented on Brian Boomgaard's blog post SolarSight, The University of Michigan SolarDrones UAV
"Regarding cost and availability it's quite hard to say. We purchased reject cells at a discount and had contacts with somebody to do encapsulation from previous university projects. For hobbyists this is definitely a barrier, and I'm very grateful…"
Jun 15, 2013
Brian Boomgaard posted a blog post
Prepping for Flight I'd like to introduce SolarSight II, a long endurance solar powered UAV designed and developed by University of Michigan students in conjunction with MIT's Lincoln Laboratory. Over the past two years we've gone through a…
Jun 14, 2013
Brian Boomgaard posted photos
Jun 12, 2013
Brian Boomgaard commented on Jeff Wurzbach's blog post Misadventures in power electronics
"+1 on 6s power module, support for multiple external current/voltage sensors (multiple power sources and draws)."
Jun 12, 2013