I have built 3 pixhawk quads, and this is my first attempt at a (genuine :)) pixracer racing quad.
The instructions for calibration are very clear. When turning back on in calibration mode, I only get one long tune at the start and then nothing else.
I
Read more…How do range finders handle trees? I have processed a lot of data from manned aircraft with laser altimeters and these often record first and last returns (reflections). The first reflection is of course the tree canopy, and the last is the ground.
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Read more…I have split the GPS signal wire from the GPS to the pixhawk to feed the pixhawk GPS port and an external custom sensor.
I am about to split it again to support the arkbird antenna tracker air module that requires the GPS signal also.
Does anyone antic
Read more…A government official policing RPAS systems in Australia told me that a company with a $300k payload on a huge multi-rotor has lots of redundant systems. This was not news, but what I did find interesting is that this company also monitors the system
Read more…A lot of safety focus for RPAS is rightly on protecting the general public, that is people that are not associated with the flight of the RPA. We recently did some advanced training (but we are still learning) and the instructor was telling us horror
Read more…We have a large 12kg multirotor (AUW) that flies 5m/s on auto missions as the default Mission Planner setting.
We can set WPNAV_SPEED higher according to the docs: http://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/auto-mode.html
The maximum wind speed the multirotor ca
Read more…How secure is the 3DR V2 telemetry radio? There are only 500 Net id values to choose from.
If someone gets the Net id of our multi-rotor can they cause trouble?
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