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Stanford, CA
About Me:
Founder and Executive Director of Uplift Aeronautics. USAF C-17 pilot and Middle East specialist. Stanford Political Science PhD candidate.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Using UAVs for humanitarian assistance.
Hometown:
Stanford,CA
Activity Feed
"Great post, Tridge! I have been tangentially involved in some of these planning discussions (given my team's experience standing up a drone-related nonprofit) and just want to reassure the community that this is the real deal. The core developers…"
"@Gary - Ha, we've had a couple of those pop, but I never noticed it in the photo!
@David - Yes, that's the idea. We have a variety of "responsible use" features to mitigate risks that aircraft could be used for improper purposes. Rendering the…"
@David - Yes, that's the idea. We have a variety of "responsible use" features to mitigate risks that aircraft could be used for improper purposes. Rendering the…"
"Chris, thanks for sharing the story! It was an honor for all of us on the team to be featured in one of our favorite magazines.
Ravi, thank you for the kind words and the offer of support. You should know that we have (predictably) encountered great…"
Ravi, thank you for the kind words and the offer of support. You should know that we have (predictably) encountered great…"
"I greatly appreciate this effort, as I think human factors engineering hasn't traditionally received enough attention in this ecosystem. Improving ground station interfaces could go a long way in minimizing confusion, engineering out human error,…"
"Jacques,
Those parameters set the roll and pitch limits, but the actual responsiveness of flight controls is determined by the roll and pitch PID controllers. Have you worked through the tuning section of the manual? If not, you will want to read…"
Those parameters set the roll and pitch limits, but the actual responsiveness of flight controls is determined by the roll and pitch PID controllers. Have you worked through the tuning section of the manual? If not, you will want to read…"
"Oops, I missed that other thread, but I'm glad you got your answer.
I'm glad Tridge is adding parameter checking on this. I've always felt like this was an accident waiting to happen, especially since this parameter is expressed in degrees on one…"
I'm glad Tridge is adding parameter checking on this. I've always felt like this was an accident waiting to happen, especially since this parameter is expressed in degrees on one…"
"Wolfgang, sure, no problem! When you're reviewing a log, be sure to to look at both:
1. What the plane is actually doing (roll and pitch, for example)
2. What the autopilot is commanding the plane to do (nav_roll and nav_pitch, for example)
In this…"
1. What the plane is actually doing (roll and pitch, for example)
2. What the autopilot is commanding the plane to do (nav_roll and nav_pitch, for example)
In this…"
"Jeff, I think I found the cause of your flyway. The curious thing about your log file is that the autopilot never commanded a roll change, even though the navigation controller was apparently tracking the correct waypoints (and, as you noted,…"
"Very impressive! Can I ask what motor and prop you were using? My team is interested in operating a Talon at high elevations, and has actually been discussing what power system would be ideal. Also, did you have issues with the batteries operating…"
"Hi Ralph! Welcome to the community. As long as you have a plane equipped with an APM or Pixhawk autopilot, compass/GPS, telemetry radios, and all the basic RC components, then yes, you have everything you need to fly autonomously. You can choose…"
"Thank you, everybody. Mark, yes, it's amazing that 3DR has put this kind of capability in our hands... and it's amazing to think the technology will keep getting better.
If anybody is interested to contributing to our project, our crowdfunding…"
If anybody is interested to contributing to our project, our crowdfunding…"
"Thank you for the kind words, all. Rob, our Indiegogo campaign launches tomorrow and we'd be grateful for any help spreading the word. I will share the link when it goes live. Bjorn, thank you for the email on our behalf. We are talking with several…"
"Ravi and Kay, thanks for the kind words. Ravi, we have a legal team working on export issues, and your idea is something we've been discussing.
"Lazy", time will tell if the paradigm can work. It's a moonshot, but one I believe in and have…"
"Lazy", time will tell if the paradigm can work. It's a moonshot, but one I believe in and have…"
"You can change the delay time period with the LAND_DISARMDELAY parameter (up to 127 seconds). A value of 0 turns off the auto disarm feature. You can see the official documentation for the parameter…"
"Violating the sovereign territory or airspace of another country is absolutely a big deal, which is why it's so significant that the UN Security Council took the unprecedented steps of authorizing non-consensual aid delivery inside Syria with…"
"Folks, thank you for all the comments. This is an extremely challenging project in one of the most brutal conflicts in the world, and we are well aware of the security implications involved. @Horace, this has nothing to do with taking sides. We are…"
