I have a Pixhawk with external GPS+compass and telemetry installed in small powered glider. In full Auto mode, it seeks waypoints, but very ineffectively and just seems to randomly wander most of the time. It holds altitude but just doesn't want to
Read more…I purchased the Pixhawk about 2 weeks ago with the matched GPS and telemetry radios.
I have set up the Pixhawk with Mission Planner as outlined in the QuickStart Guide, with the following exceptions:
I have my APM1 based UAV working now, it's been quite a journey so I thought I would post some of what I learned since many others are probably going to be buying APM1 now that it's half price (right after I bought mine of course :-)
I'm writing this
Read more…Wondering if anyone else has seen this problem. I followed the instructions on enabling the built-in battery monitoring for APM1 (I have APM 1.4), soldered the leads to the board and soldered in the single resistor where indicated, checked all conne
Read more…I just bought the APM1.4 from 3DR in kit form. I soldered it together, then attempted to connect it to my PC according to instructions. When the Mission Planner was installed, it loaded the device driver, but when I connect the APM via USB, the dev
Read more…Wow, there's been more interest than I expected. Many people joining but no one saying anything :-) My APM 1.0 boards are supposed to arrive tomorrow. I ordered the 1.0 boards by mistake, I didn't realize they weren't the latest and greatest. I s
Read more…There is a post in the Arial Photography forum on DIY Drones with a link to a YouTube video of a drone with a laser scanner. This looks pretty close to what I would like to do.
Gary
Read more…PX4 looks like a good platform for this application. It seems likely that the extra horsepower would be useful if not necessary for dealing with the volume of data that could potentially be generated.
I've started setting up the build environment on
Read more…My main interest in the application is for the installation of solar power systems. I'm a solar designer and software developer based in San Jose, California, USA. Right now we have people risking their lives climbing around on slippery roof faces
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