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Ooltewah, TN
About Me:
Mechanical Engineer with a life long passion for RC aircraft and aerodynamics. Private glider pilot.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Interested in more of a challenge in my hobby by adding an autopilot.
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"Pete,
Thanks for representing "MatrixPilot" with a systems architecture schematic. With the phenomenal growth of this autopilot, it's hard to keep up. The schematic helps me get a grip on the big picture.
Bryan"
Thanks for representing "MatrixPilot" with a systems architecture schematic. With the phenomenal growth of this autopilot, it's hard to keep up. The schematic helps me get a grip on the big picture.
Bryan"
"Jesse,
I've been playing around with an Arduino uno, sensors and geared DC motors to create an inverted pendulum. I just looked at your web page and your basic information on attitude sensor reading/conversion will be a big help. Searching the…"
I've been playing around with an Arduino uno, sensors and geared DC motors to create an inverted pendulum. I just looked at your web page and your basic information on attitude sensor reading/conversion will be a big help. Searching the…"
"Here is a picture of the 270 deg. thermalling technique used by full scale pilots.....
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"I tried signing up for the competition and this is what they told me......
Bryan,
I'm sorry to bring this up after initially telling you it's okay,and I take responsibility for the change and for providing what turnedout to be an incorrect answer,…"
Bryan,
I'm sorry to bring this up after initially telling you it's okay,and I take responsibility for the change and for providing what turnedout to be an incorrect answer,…"
"Well,
I just tried running the same test again and I couldn't get the serial connection. I had to go into the Vista device manager and disable/enable the com port and that did the trick."
I just tried running the same test again and I couldn't get the serial connection. I had to go into the Vista device manager and disable/enable the com port and that did the trick."
"Hi pixhawk,
I was using COM port 9 on my Vista laptop and getting data on the debug console window.
I just tried it again and it's working. My only guess is I was doing the wrong sequence of operations?
It didn't work on my first three tries. If I…"
I was using COM port 9 on my Vista laptop and getting data on the debug console window.
I just tried it again and it's working. My only guess is I was doing the wrong sequence of operations?
It didn't work on my first three tries. If I…"
"Pete,
I just ran qgrouncontrol on my desktop running XP and it worked. Mystery solved....
Here's a pic of Mag output deviation when a magnet was placed nearby.
Bryan"
I just ran qgrouncontrol on my desktop running XP and it worked. Mystery solved....
Here's a pic of Mag output deviation when a magnet was placed nearby.
Bryan"
"Pete,
Data is arriving in the comm window and when I click on Hex I get the numbers.
The coloured check boxes don't appear (the whole graph window doesn't appear) unless I click on simulated data and then click the simulated data box again.
No…"
Data is arriving in the comm window and when I click on Hex I get the numbers.
The coloured check boxes don't appear (the whole graph window doesn't appear) unless I click on simulated data and then click the simulated data box again.
No…"
"Hi Pete,
Unfortunately the numbers are not changing next to the check boxes. Also, I've tried clicking on "ground clock".
Happy,
An option to display raw sensor data on your GCS sounds great. Looking forward to trying it out when it's ready.
Thanks…"
Unfortunately the numbers are not changing next to the check boxes. Also, I've tried clicking on "ground clock".
Happy,
An option to display raw sensor data on your GCS sounds great. Looking forward to trying it out when it's ready.
Thanks…"
"Well Pete,
I downloaded qgroundcontrol and the Mavlink branch of Matrixpilot, set the options.h serial to Mavlink per your video tutorial, set the com port and baud rate and got serial coming into the GCS from Matrixpilot. The problem is I couldn't…"
I downloaded qgroundcontrol and the Mavlink branch of Matrixpilot, set the options.h serial to Mavlink per your video tutorial, set the com port and baud rate and got serial coming into the GCS from Matrixpilot. The problem is I couldn't…"
"Pete,
Looks like Mavlink would be the way to go so I could see the live mag. output and there wouldn't have to be any postprocessing and trying to sinc "position with error" later. That's also a great idea to log a flight and see in FLAN if the…"
Looks like Mavlink would be the way to go so I could see the live mag. output and there wouldn't have to be any postprocessing and trying to sinc "position with error" later. That's also a great idea to log a flight and see in FLAN if the…"
"Hi Pete,
Have you experienced any error (deviation) based on where you place the magnetometer or when the motor is running?
I was thinking of running a test where everything is hooked up outside of the plane and there is a serial connection with a…"
Have you experienced any error (deviation) based on where you place the magnetometer or when the motor is running?
I was thinking of running a test where everything is hooked up outside of the plane and there is a serial connection with a…"
"I can't read the writing by the solder jumper for setting the magnetometer to 3.3 or 5 volts even with a 30x jewelers lens. The writing is smeared together. Can anyone tell me which way to solder the jumper for 5v?
Thanks,
Bryan"
Thanks,
Bryan"
"Wow! Now Gary is a British Agent. I always knew there was something sneaky about him.
The proof is in the results. Do a quick search and you will find many, MANY success stories with Dean's AttoPilot. Not just success stories but the log files,…"
The proof is in the results. Do a quick search and you will find many, MANY success stories with Dean's AttoPilot. Not just success stories but the log files,…"
"I work for a small, high tech, R&D company that develops mainly USV's. You got me on the power I use. I've never measured it, but go by how easily the wire cuts through a scrap piece of foam. That way, it's independent of wire length, wire gauge and…"
