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Auto tune

As an engineer and software developer I feel confident we could write software that auto tunes the PIDs in the air or possibly on a fixed jig that holds it in place. Has anyone done any work on this?

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LiPo battery mystery

One brand new Tenergy 3s 5,000 mah battery is fully charged with a balance charger and flown in an arducopter quad for 16 minutes.  My battery alarm goes off at 10.8 volts (3.6 volts per cell on a 3s lipo) and I promptly land.  Before re-charging I c

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Cannot connect to APM1

I have an APM1 on a fully assembled ArduCopter.  Never flown.  Never connected.  This has been sitting in the box for 2 years.  MissionPlanner 1.2.16 is installed.  COM4 appears when I plug into the board.  The board lights up and appears alive and w

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