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"Jason,
I have one plane with an airspeed sensor and a couple without.
In the planes without sensors, I have to set my cruise throttle higher than what the aircraft could be cruising at. Otherwise when flying down a strong wind, they become…"
I have one plane with an airspeed sensor and a couple without.
In the planes without sensors, I have to set my cruise throttle higher than what the aircraft could be cruising at. Otherwise when flying down a strong wind, they become…"
"+1 for re-greasing servo gears. I've done this to my FPV pan/tilt and it turns much smoother. I cleaned off all the old stuff (silicone grease?) and used white lithium. Just what I had laying round."
"I built a mount for a 360 Gopro setup for my university about a year ago. Hard mounting is of course not an option, as it would impair the quadcopter's ability to stabilize itself. The uni had an Inspire 1 already, so they wanted to use that.
I used…"
I used…"
"DIYDrones.com has not been loading at my house no matter what device I use. Works fine on 3G and at the university."
"Great video Charles. I am patiently awaiting the next installment :)"
"I'm digging the wire shielding :) "
"This has to be the most impressive thing I've seen in awhile. Not only is it fully integrated onboard, but it's tiny!
Very well done :)"
Very well done :)"
"I don't quite agree with Darius regarding the use of 3D cameras over lidar. There isn't a need to complicate a relatively simple task. Lidar is becoming cheaper and better every day. Nothing outdated about it.
The two simple, off-the-shelf options…"
The two simple, off-the-shelf options…"
"Great excuse to dust off the mapping skywalker :) I'm excited to give it a shot! "
"Nice image revision :)"
"I traveled with some folks from the United States to Costa Rica in March. We had something like 6 quads with us and it went smoothly. Here's what we did:
Tools and props went in the check-in bags. Anything long and pointy in carry-on will likely be…"
Tools and props went in the check-in bags. Anything long and pointy in carry-on will likely be…"
"The sensor axis TOP and RIGHT don't look right to me. Could be wrong though.
Going off the MPU's axes, I think RIGHT should be +Y (facing the camera) and TOP should be +X. "
Going off the MPU's axes, I think RIGHT should be +Y (facing the camera) and TOP should be +X. "
"David,
Could you post a screenshot of your pid page? Kind of looks like the motor directions are incorrect."
Could you post a screenshot of your pid page? Kind of looks like the motor directions are incorrect."
"Hello all,
I came across this under the files tab for the DYS gimbal on Hobbyking and plugged the values in. Here are the results with a GoPro (I don't actually own one, this is a loaner):
It looks like a good start to me. The yaw is pretty…"
I came across this under the files tab for the DYS gimbal on Hobbyking and plugged the values in. Here are the results with a GoPro (I don't actually own one, this is a loaner):
It looks like a good start to me. The yaw is pretty…"
