How does a failsafe work in terms of microcontroller programming? What modules in the microcontroller are involved.. I want to implement it on my own hardware.. cheers! 

Hi!I'm working on a custom autopilot, and as a first step I'm using a wheeled platform that is supposed to navigate to waypoints. I have written code for navigation and I use only a GPS as a sensor at the moment. I tested my setup today and the…

Hi!I have decided to develope my own uav system for my easystar.. One thing I wanted to ask you about is the algoritm for following waypoints.If the plane knows it's current position and heading (GPRMC string), and is supposed to steer for it's next…

Hi! I´m just about to buy my first gps-module to interface it to my basic stamp for a future Autopilot project. I have thought about the Globalsat BR-355.. Is there anything special I should think about when buying a gps module? I've seen many…