Got your message Ray what up?
I received several emails about an Iris problem by Ray? Said he could not post here? Perhaps he can reply.
Monroe
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Continuing efforts on the space program
Just fyi this project is still on going. Of late I've been working on a small turbopump project which includes the use of the 5-axis cnc project we started here on DIYD.
I just saw some good progress on the antenna tracker for Pixhawk which means it
Read more…Airbot micro drone controller and build
I'm working on the first iteration of a micro drone using the Airbot controller and a carbon fiber frame. As soon as the parts come in. I have the controller and It works very well with the PX4 firmware.
Read more…Cameras for Micro Drones
I've been looking at tiny fiber optic cameras. A tiny fiber optic camera could be gimbal mounted on a micro drone.
What are the requirements for our tiny camera? Do we want night vision with IR illumination? Is thermal imagining an option?
I also think
Read more…Tiny Sonar
Tiny sonar? It's possible!
I thought it might be an interesting addition to a micro drone? Looks like the controller is even
Read more…Team Prometheus X12A Spaceplane
Well it's been a long and arduous journey to develop an APM/Pixhawk UAV Spaceplane but it looks like in 2015 there will finally be some interesting things to post about the project.
We are nearing completion of the mobile mission control including t
Read more…Progress on the Harp Fabricator
After a coupla years of thought and compromises and decisions on how to make a rigid small CNC machine this is what I've come up with.
It will be cast solid aluminum which is the only real solution for the rigidity issue. If you could do it in cast ir
Read more…Space Flight Simulation with FlightGear and X-Plane HIL and SITL
Finally! I have something to do HIL testing
I have successfully flown a two stage Rocket dropped from a Mig 29 to orbit using HIL!
I think we can use this for balloon drop missions as well as sub-orbital HIL testing. I can run it in X-Plane 9 now so I
Read more…Cold Gas thruster testing using Quadcopter
I have a new idea for testing a cold gas thruster system for spacecraft using the quad copter platform. I think we can carry a paintball CO2 tank and use the thrusters to help stabilize the quad as a good test for our cold gas system. Want to see a
A little help with HIL X-Plane 9
I'm having a little trouble getting HIL working with X-Plane 9.
I have X-Plane running and I followed the directions in the wiki. I can fly the plane with my transmitter but the trims are way off so I have to struggle quite a bit ti fly it.
It doesn't
Read more…APM Repair Service
APM Repair Service
I now offer a service to repair your APM for a $20 flat rate. If you send me your APM along with $20 and a self addressed return envelope with postage so I can return your APM to you if I can repair it or not. If I can't repair it
Read more…APM USB connection issues and Mission Planner
Warning: If you power the APM 2.5 from a BEC you should include the diode fix used on the APM 2! It drops the voltage to 5.5V which is what the 3DR Power Module does!
I've noticed a lot of USB connect issues lately and I have found some solutions. Th
Read more…Total noob to traditional heli!
I saw Robert at Drone Con #1 talking about the traditional heli and now I want one! I'd like to get into this a cheap as possible and still get pretty good quality gear. I do FPV with everything else I've got so I'll want to do that too. So what kind
Read more…Total noob to traditional heli!
I saw Robert at Drone Con #1 talking about the traditional heli and now I want one! I'd like to get into this a cheap as possible and still get pretty good quality gear. I do FPV with everything else I've got so I'll want to do that too. So what kind
Read more…Posiable switch for acro mode
I was watching Leonard's discussion at Drone Con #1 and I was wondering if it would be possible to use a manual momentary switch on a separate channel perhaps 2 to invert the data in the APM to do flips and rolls? I think with practice you could get
Read more…Rules and Regulations
(This is now outdated but should still provide insite to the regulations. Make sure you DO NOT use these regulations without checking the current regulations!) This is now just a guide.
Having and doing your own Space Program has a lot of rules and r
Read more…The Bicycle and the UAV
I was having a conversation with a good ol aussie fella about regulations and together we came up with this analogy quite by accident.
Having a pilots license to fly a civil aircraft has little to do with flying model aircraft! I know plenty of pilot
Aluminum Foundry for casting small parts.
We just got started on a foundry for casting aluminum parts. I can not find anything worthy made from extruded stock in aluminum so we have to make a casting for the CNC machine.
I'll be making the casting for whoever wants one by the time we finish
Read more…Inexpensive setup for prototyping
I had some time to search around and find the least expensive way for anyone to get involved with a CNC project of their own! And here's what I came up with!
5 Axis CNC Break Out Board (BOB) from ebay!
EasyDriver V4.2 also from Ebay!
Some NEMA 17 st
Read more…Optical/GPS tracking and antenna pointing
We are trying out a new type of tracking system. This ones optical! And falls back to GPS if it looses it's target. Then it automatically reacquires an optical track if it "sees" the target again.
What we want to use this for is mainly antenna track
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