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Pasadena, CA
About Me:
I'm a mechanical engineer, which is a convenient excuse when I write bad code.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
My first autonomous vehicle was a rover built as a ground entry to the 2011 SparkFun AVC. I now have a quadcopter too.
Hometown:
Fresno, CA
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"Ben, very cool! The design and parts look great.
Have you looked into using the Pololu motors with the shaft protruding from the rear? It allows you to put an encoder on the back of the motor (and thus get wheel odometry data)."
Have you looked into using the Pololu motors with the shaft protruding from the rear? It allows you to put an encoder on the back of the motor (and thus get wheel odometry data)."
"Actually, copters can work on Mars, although a conventional rover payload would be tough. See section 3.1 here for a proposed effort:https://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/publications/Richard_Volpe/isaira..."
"I really enjoy these talks, thanks for posting!"
"Tom, very nice setup and video!
I'm also interested in that roll cage -- could you share the name of the company or their eBay name? Thanks!"
I'm also interested in that roll cage -- could you share the name of the company or their eBay name? Thanks!"
"Jason, when I read through the rules I thought that too, but I think it's just some sub-optimal wording. I really hope that radios are allowed for taking over control."
"Jack, I've been following your posts for some time, awesome work! I've been wanting to do a homebrew active target tracker for some time, and you seem to have done it. Do you have any measurements of what kind of precision/accuracy/workspace you can…"
"I periodically lust after one of these for my RC car. They're the cheapest (still expensive) 2D LIDAR system out there (besides the Neato Robotics vacuum).
It's a RS-232 interface and thus will require level converters to communicate with the APM.…"
It's a RS-232 interface and thus will require level converters to communicate with the APM.…"
"I'd be interested in a Discovery config too."
"Congratulations, incredible work! I think this is just about everything one could ask for from a microcontroller-powered autopilot. (And great documentation too!)
I notice that on the wiring page, there is a guide for connecting the STM32F4…"
I notice that on the wiring page, there is a guide for connecting the STM32F4…"
"From the closeups of the camera, I think it's a NaturalPoint OptiTrack system."
"I'll be there Friday evening, and with a rover Saturday, but won't be entering anything into the Sunday competition."
"Zing!"
"Jonathan, about -1.5 years. :-)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWmVrfjDCyw "
"It's my understanding that this sort of thing isn't permissible without a Certificate of Authorization from the FAA (and good luck getting one). That's unfortunate as this sort of thing is interesting and very doable on an amateur budget."
SparkFun just announced next year's Autonomous Vehicle Competition, an autonomous race around their building in Boulder, Colorado. The 2012 event will be held on Saturday, June 16 (later in the year than the last few times, to avoid inclement…
"This is awesome, congratulations! The board looks great, and I'm excited to see it fly.
How long do you expect to be maintaining compatibility with both 1.0 and 2.0 hardware?"
How long do you expect to be maintaining compatibility with both 1.0 and 2.0 hardware?"
