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Donny posted a discussion
I've posted a few times and I appreciate the responses.  I'm planning to launch a high altitude vehicle (rocket or glider) that is actively stabilized (not guided ;) using ardupilot.  To be clear, this is a really small vehicle that will fly for a…
Jul 14, 2010
Donny replied to Donny's discussion programmable servo
"Thanks Chris!"
Jul 13, 2010
Donny posted a discussion
Does ardupilot control how fast and how far a servo will move or do I need a programmable servo to do that?
Jul 13, 2010
Donny replied to Donny's discussion Active Stabilization
"Yes... I probably just need to tinker with it. I was hoping to just get a quick yes Ardupilot can do that answer. I'm confident I can figure out how on my own.

This reminds me of trying to find community support for the gumstix computers."
Jun 15, 2010
Donny posted a discussion
This is a will ardupilot do that question.  I've just built out my own telemetry system that uses GPS, GMRS radios and an arduino board.  I've not built out ardupilot yet.I plan to have a powered glider and I'd like it to be stabilized but not…
Jun 15, 2010
Donny replied to Donny's discussion wings level only
"That is kind of what I was thinking and I just sent an email to Howard at FMA.

I can get the simple two axis co-pilot for $70"
Jan 5, 2010
Donny posted a discussion
I'm interested in ardupilot for an aircraft that is only a wing leveler. No course guidance or anything else is needed.Would I be able to construct this using the ardupilot board, the programming cable and the FMA co-pilot.From a brief read of the…
Jan 5, 2010
Donny replied to Rik Vlaming's discussion Ardupilot Shield V2 schematics?
"And will there be an update to the manual - http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddjmqgw3_43gm6gvggf"
Oct 22, 2009