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"Ryan,
Thanks for the advice! Your right, having all that processing onboard is the way to go. This particular setup didn't have anything onboard except the standard RC equipment for the helicopter and a driver "puck" for the LED's. The reason I did…"
Thanks for the advice! Your right, having all that processing onboard is the way to go. This particular setup didn't have anything onboard except the standard RC equipment for the helicopter and a driver "puck" for the LED's. The reason I did…"
"Looks exciting!!
I would watch that Lipo cell on front though - don't want to pinch it too much with the cable tie. I learned this the hard way recently."
I would watch that Lipo cell on front though - don't want to pinch it too much with the cable tie. I learned this the hard way recently."
"Has anyone tried boosting power on a Linksys WRT54GL after flashing the firmware with DD-WRT or OpenWRT?
I own a few 54GL's (awesome routers by the way) and the first thing I do is flash the firmware with DD-WRT. The additional functionality is…"
I own a few 54GL's (awesome routers by the way) and the first thing I do is flash the firmware with DD-WRT. The additional functionality is…"
"@Ryan,
Impressive performance with such few components! Makes me think I almost over-engineered this one..
@Gary, others,
Thanks for the accolades!
@Morli,
Not a hijack at all, thanks for the posts, some really interesting ideas and other work! A…"
Impressive performance with such few components! Makes me think I almost over-engineered this one..
@Gary, others,
Thanks for the accolades!
@Morli,
Not a hijack at all, thanks for the posts, some really interesting ideas and other work! A…"
Autonomous Helicopter from M W on Vimeo.Recently we've seen a couple of really interesting university projects where quadcopters are controlled in motion capture stages. The video above demonstrates my progress while working at the USC Institute for…
"Thumbs up on this suggestion!"
"I believe Estes Rockets used to sell a RC model glider/airplane that was launched with a C or D size engine to about 200 or 300 feet and you could control it from there.. I can't find the link for it though..
That would be a simple platform to…"
That would be a simple platform to…"
"Can't wait to fire this up.. as soon as I replace my model! (disaster struck last night)"
"High Society,
Do you have any good sources of information on how to correct IMU drift caused by temperature issues?
-Mike"
Do you have any good sources of information on how to correct IMU drift caused by temperature issues?
-Mike"
"Andrew,
I am by no means an expert on this topic but I recently discussed this with an FAA official talking on a non-official basis.
He said that so long as you are following the general guidelines for a model airplane then you can easily fly…"
I am by no means an expert on this topic but I recently discussed this with an FAA official talking on a non-official basis.
He said that so long as you are following the general guidelines for a model airplane then you can easily fly…"
"Thanks Chris! Your advice you gave me definitely went a long way.. (thanks again!)
Practice talks in front of army officers before hand helped out a little bit too."
Practice talks in front of army officers before hand helped out a little bit too."
"Well I keep saying Security Conference but really they prefer "Hacking Conference". Think Defcon except east coast and less counterculture."
Two weeks ago I was invited to give at talk at a security conference in Washington DC called Shmoocon. My talk was titled "Build your own Predator UAV @ 99.95% Discount" and was intended to generate interest and expose the information…
