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Michael Ransburg replied to Michael Ransburg's discussion PIDs for mini quad - please help
"Many thanks Mike!"
Feb 12, 2015
Michael Ransburg replied to Michael Ransburg's discussion PIDs for mini quad - please help
"Many thanks Dave, that is an awesome and easy to understand video!"
Feb 12, 2015
Michael Ransburg posted a discussion
Hi all,I've built a ZMR250 based on mini APM 3.1. I'm using Multistar 2206 2150kv motors with Afro 12A ESCs and 6x2 carbon props. All the components are linked below.The mini quad is flyable with stock PIDs and it actually loiters, RTHs, ... really…
Feb 8, 2015
Michael Ransburg replied to Michael Ransburg's discussion How to reset PIDs
"Hi Bill,
many thanks again. I did the reset and re-did all the calibrations. Next time I will save my parameters before trying something like autotune :-)

Thanks again for your time and all the best,
Michael"
Jan 6, 2015
Michael Ransburg replied to Michael Ransburg's discussion How to reset PIDs
"Hi Bill!

Many thanks. But it seems that I can only reset _all_ Parameters this way, so I would need to redo compass calibration and so on, right? Is there a way to only reset the PIDs?

If there is no easy way to do that, can someone please post…"
Jan 6, 2015
Michael Ransburg posted a discussion
Hi all,I'm using ArduCopter 3.2 on APM 2.x HW. I used autotune to autotune my PIDs and first they looked good, so I saved them. After analyzing my logs, however, I see that I do not like the new PIDs after all and I would like to revert them to the…
Jan 6, 2015
Michael Ransburg replied to Michael Ransburg's discussion Quadcopter problems with altitude hold
"Hi all!
to make a long story short, it's been vibrations. Apparently those new great CFK props which I sanded in order to balance them perfectly still emit more vibrations than my old cheap GemFan plastic props. Who would've thought?

Anyways, I…"
Oct 26, 2014
Michael Ransburg posted a discussion
Hi all,I have a quadcopter based on APM 3.1.5. It flies just fine in stabilize mode. It flew also great in auto, loiter and alt hold modes - everything worked perfectly. I have now changed the cheap plastic props for some CFK props (which I balanced…
Oct 26, 2014
Michael Ransburg replied to Michael Ransburg's discussion Arducopter - first flight
"...could the problem be related to the fact, that I used velcro to mount the Ardupilot? Could this lead to vibrations which might explain the shown behavior? Or is it only a matter of PID settings?
Thanks,
Michael"
Aug 28, 2012
Michael Ransburg posted a discussion
Hi all,yesterday I had my first flight with my Arducopter-powered Quadcopter. It worked pretty much ok, although I had a slight "wobbling" effect during flight.You can see this effect in the video:What would you say - is this simply a tuning problem…
Aug 27, 2012
Michael Ransburg posted a discussion
Hi all, I'm using the configuration shown in this setup: IMG_4778.jpg I've uploaded the firmware 1.8.2 to the ArduIMU v2 and I have configured the ArduIMU according to the manual (http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot/wiki/ArduIMU). When I connect the…
Dec 15, 2010
Michael Ransburg posted discussions
Dec 14, 2010
Michael Ransburg replied to Michael Ransburg's discussion Uploading through shield does not work?
"A small update: I loaded the "Sensor Input" test script directly to Ardupilot. I then connected the shield and I connected the FTDI cable to the shield. Airspeed is shown correctly when I blow into the nozzles. Also the "Analog IN" values are…"
Dec 14, 2010