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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…"
"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…"
"For the benefit of anyone who might encounter this thread in the future, I've gained some important insights into the failsafe hierarchy:
I've been continuing to review my flyaway logs, run bench tests, and review the source code. I have a pretty…"
I've been continuing to review my flyaway logs, run bench tests, and review the source code. I have a pretty…"
"Marc,
I asked a similar question in this thread: http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/without-airspeed-sensor-how-does-...
A couple of the replies might help you.
Best,
Mark"
I asked a similar question in this thread: http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/without-airspeed-sensor-how-does-...
A couple of the replies might help you.
Best,
Mark"
Hi everyone,I had a geofence problem yesterday that resulted in a flyaway and the loss of an aircraft. I'd be grateful for any help identifying what I did wrong. I just moved across the US, and started my first flying day by creating a new geofence…
"That was apparently it... thank you!
This is embarrassing, but I'll fess up for the benefit of others who might encounter this thread: from the beginning, I was under the assumption that P values ranged from 0 to 1. I had the idea that they…"
This is embarrassing, but I'll fess up for the benefit of others who might encounter this thread: from the beginning, I was under the assumption that P values ranged from 0 to 1. I had the idea that they…"
Hi everyone,I am running out of ideas for tuning my Ansley Peace Drone, a canard design with elevons. It flies fine in MANUAL, and control deflections in FBWA look normal on the bench, but I am getting almost no response in either pitch or roll in…
