I was looking at the GCS that Jordi did and was wondering if there is any code or if someone has done one that might not be a HUGE task. I would like to have a display on the GCS that tells me the stuff that on OSD does, but in an interface that is e
Read more…hi everyone i am a newbie out here pls help me outi am designing a control system for a quad rotori have not studied any basics about control systems can ne 1 guide me how to go bout itthanks in advance
Read more…I am looking for a good location for flight testing in Southern California. Has anybody got any suggestions? My local RC field is in a tight valley and there are just too many interested folks.Ideally a farm with a 50 to 100 acres of empty fields wou
Read more…I have heard a lot of different versions of what a PID loop is. I am going to post my version as taught to me by my PID coach when learning to tune and autopilot on a UAV. Also i am going to throw some tuning tips in as well.P term -The P term is lik
Read more…I have been thinking of ways to increase the range of the data modem or video feed from a UAV. And it always comes back to having better directional antenna on the ground that has to be pointing at the UAV. My problem is I don’t know too many people
Read more…Hi guys, I was wondering if there was a way to increase the range of my airplane's rx/tx, without going to drastic measures?TK Chris
Read more…I saw this and, whereas it's not exactly news, it is the best article I've seen on this particular application.http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14718-robot-spyplanes-get-new-role-as-medical-couriers.htmlOddly, the design they've gone with
Read more…Does anyone know of a sensor (not too expensive) that could let a UAV know it’s altitude relative to the ground height not sea level? I guess what I am asking is…..Is it possible to hold a UAV’s altitude at say 400 feet above the ground regardless of
Read more…After you have the correct voltage at a certain point, does the current that a DMM would measure at that point have to equal the current that a sensor uses? for example, a sensor i'm using needs 2.5V and says it draws something around 1mA. when i mea
Read more…I need some advice from people with fist hand experiences.How do GPS Errors occur??Is the just one single sataset send from the GPS-Sensor, or are there "many" datasets for a specific time that are wrong??What is the best way to find misleading datas
Read more…It's hard to understand who here has experience or sklls to do what you all seem to want to do. There is a lot of talk about stuff that might lead to it. But it is unclear if anyone is flying or close to flying real autopilots, or if they are just ta
Read more…where can i find a servo that responds to velocity input, rather than position? i'm going to use it in a gimbal that wont be used for piloting the aircraft, so i don't need/want the camera to return to center every time i let go of the stick. would a
Read more…I had an ESC (BP30ESC), but I don't have any RC receiver and transmitter. I wonder if anyone knows how to program an ESC without using receiver/transmitter?I have microprocesor that outputs PWM singles and controls servos. When I output a 100% duty c
Read more…We looked at this issue recently in UAV Swarm....But this proposal, as well as many others, involve broadcasting the route of all planes in clear text. Surely, that is a bad idea.So I've rethought my Swarm protocol to "obscure" the actual location, a
Read more…Hi, I want to build a low cost, UAV with a digital camera hooked up to it which will take pictures in 10 second intervals and have GPS, Altitude hold, and waypoints. I need it to be done in 60 hours or less. If possible, I'd like to build it from a k
Read more…Hi AllI am very new to this but are working on a guidance system for a boat.While searching the net I found the MicroMega uM-FPU V3.1 math co processor. http://www.micromegacorp.com/other.htmlAt $20 USD it seems reasonably priced and well suited to G
Read more…Hi all,I am a professor of Physics at Wabash College I am helping a group of undergraduate Physics majors build a drone. However, none of them has any experience with working with RC airplanes, so we would like to try to build a simple GPS autonomous
Read more…I am presently using a Hitec Laser 6 and a PCTx with my UGVs, but need more range. I am considering the Spektrum DX6i, but no one seems to know if the DX6i will work with the PCTx. The older DX6 and the DX7 are both known to work with the PCTx. I hav
Read more…Need a lightweight system in which a sensor is airborne for carrying out surveillance.The sensor should remain airborne for a minimum of 2 minutes at a minimum height of 30m and above to do imaging of a proportionate area below.Recognizable real time
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