Nicolò Lazzaro's Discussions (12)

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inverting RC axes in latest MP

hello, in previous version there was a "invert" option on the RC calibration page to invert axes from software (my pitch is inverted, and doing it from the RC will cause problems with autopilot and other stuff).

I don't have switches on my board.

How d

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Does tricopter need yaw servo?

Hello, I understand that for a piloting purpose the yaw servo is nice to have, but could a drone work just fine without it? If so, could the ArduCopter software work on a tricopter that hasn't got it, or some tweaking would be necessary? (I'm referri

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Testing APM 2.5 after crash

Hello, after my plane had a bad crash the sensors on the APM still work fine, but the initialization stops at the B led (although on the GPS the fix led goes solid and all connections look fine). The only thing that I changed hardware-wise was to con

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Repair brushless motor?

My quad had a mild crash upside down (hitting the field with its motors). One of the motors stopped to work, but at the end of the day it started again.

Now when compared to others it's clearly visible that it spins slower. In flight the quad is still

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Arduino coaxial copter

Hi all, I've been wanting to assemble a small coaxial copter controlled by Arduino. My goal would be to build a really cheap surveillance drone.

BUT, I have a number of questions:

  • would the top balancing bar be needed in a computer-controlled copter?
  • I

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Beginning with TradHeli

First of all I was wondering why quads are so popular and helis so relatively unpopular in the ardupilot diy world (at least this is the feeling that I've got comparing the number of topics on the two models).

Then I was wondering if there existed som

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How to begin with FPV?

I wanted to build an ArduPlane to start doing FPV flights, and I'd love to hear some suggestion on the matter.

My main doubts are regarding the fpv equipment:

  • what are the most important characteristics that I should look at and why?
  • how much of a guara

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Autopilot wrong GPS logs

My quad crashed into a house while in auto, but the logs display that it should have been in the field (they are incorrect).

Green arrow: were should have landed

Blue arrow: were he thought he was going

Red arrow: were he went

The compass was faulty (no

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engaging autopilot with 1 mode RC

My RC has only one mode, so I set all modes to "auto", but when I bring the quad on the field I cannot activate the autopilot to run the mission. At the moment I also have no wireless module on it.

How can I activate the autopilot with this limitation

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ArduBalloon Drone

I’m trying to build a UVA for reconnaissance purposes, but I’m really short on budget. I’ve already got an Arduino with a gps module, therefore I’d thought to throw in a digital compass, two motors and a helium balloon to create a small zeppelin equi

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