I am working on a variable pitch quad design and I am running into some trouble tuning it. I have worked on the PIDs and got it to the point where it does not oscillate so that I can fly it. Here is a video of a test flight https://www.youtube.com/wat
Read more…I am nearing completion on the airframe side of a single motor variable pitch quad copter design and I need a little help on the software side to get this going. My intention is to use the variable pitch to control attitude and altitude and then run
Read more…I just loaded the Beta 1.01 code and went for a flight today but ran into some issues. I setup the modes to be manual, stabilize, and auto. I loaded a few way points and once in the air I put it into stabilize mode. However it took over the throttle
Read more…I am setting up a APM with a F27 Stryker that uses elevons. I am working with code revision APM 1.0 Public Beta. I have everything working well in manual mode and I used the reverse dip switches to get the controls to react properly to the transmitte
Read more…I am working with the Ardupilot Mega with a 3S lipo and I am trying to get the battery voltage to display in the telemetry. Currently all I am able to get is "Low Battery!" but the battery is fully charged. I soldered the 3.9k resistors in the 1,2 an
Read more…I am working with a Ardupilot Mega using a U-Blox GPS but I am not able to get a lock and I need some advice on how to troubleshoot this. I have read that the first sat lock can take as much as 15 minutes with this GPS so I have left it outside for a
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