"I've got some questions about X-Bees compatibility with ArduPilot....
- Is the XBee Pro 900 XSC RPSMA at Sparkfun (sku: WRL-09087) works with ArduPilot ? The range can be greater... and consumption current for the transmetter is less (210 vs 265…"
I have 2 ArduPilot bords and 2 EM-406 GPS. I was wondering what could I do with a spare board and GPS...Would it be possible to interface the second GPS on the ground station and compare the ground station's GPS position to the UAV's GPS position ??…
"How do you wire up the Arduino and the MATLAB ? Is it with the FTDI cable ? Is there any Servo Output / PWM ? Do you need to erease the code in the Arduino to be able to use the MATLAB tool?"
"There's also an IR sensor in the Wii-mote. It is usefull for tracking devices on ground (IR target). The sensor returns coordonates (x and y). There's some people over the web that had maneged to buit some tracking devices with it. (see youtube...)"
Control and navigation software : Google Earth preview, better communication, V-tail / ailevons mixing, auto and fixed refesh rate (for communications)
I think there's alot of ground station code out there (see my VB HUD), yours has very beautiful graphics !!! And you have a nice feature with the uplink."