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Bonney Lake, WA
About Me:
Software engineer, RC helicopter pilot and amateur roboticist. Much playing with Basic Stamp, Mindstorms NXT and Arduino.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Always been interested in robots. Very interested in tying my two hobbies together
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"Outstanding!!!
Thank you -- saved me a lot of pain. I'm still not quite sure what I did, but it works!"
Thank you -- saved me a lot of pain. I'm still not quite sure what I did, but it works!"
"I ordered one (probably should have ordered two or three given my luck in flying).
When it comes, I'll post pictures and editorial comments"
When it comes, I'll post pictures and editorial comments"
So it's changed a bit from what came in the original box...Now got the long legs on the copter, and the two-axis camera mount and a camera, so I can show everyone that Ican't fly very well...Some points on this airframe that are going to serve me…
"I've been in the AMA for a few years. This gets me insurance when I fly it, and means I can take my helicopter down to the local flying field and meet fellow enthusiasts/play with the other kids. Not heard any unusual whining about a…"
"Thanks, Jdrones team. I am another happy customer. Nice to see faces to go with the URL.
Appreciate all your hard work, and look forward to buying more stuff."
Appreciate all your hard work, and look forward to buying more stuff."
"Interesting. I've been thinking of doing this by having a separate Arduino acting as a sensor decoder/multiplexor/thinker.
The idea being that the collision avoidance/"where am I?" low-level stuff is handled by a dedicated processor which…"
The idea being that the collision avoidance/"where am I?" low-level stuff is handled by a dedicated processor which…"
"Ouch! Hope you feel better soon. May the helicopter gods accept your blood sacrifice...
Seriously, thanks for being brave enough to post about your "dumb move" so the rest of us (err, rest of them...) can learn from the mistake and see why all…"
Seriously, thanks for being brave enough to post about your "dumb move" so the rest of us (err, rest of them...) can learn from the mistake and see why all…"
"So related to this, where's a good place to buy shielded 3 or 4 core cable? I suppose I can repurpose old cat-5 cables or something, but I hate just destroying things.
I've been poking around online, but my choices seem limited unless I want to…"
I've been poking around online, but my choices seem limited unless I want to…"
"But the important question is: Will the kit be available through diydrones.com/store ?
I have to tell you Brad, I'd take it up for a flight. Well done indeed :)"
I have to tell you Brad, I'd take it up for a flight. Well done indeed :)"
"Might I also suggest a master power off switch (aka The Big Red Button) at least at first.
Another trick I've seen when testing experimental helicopters is to chain it down, with about 3' - 6' of "play".
This lets you get it off the ground,…"
Another trick I've seen when testing experimental helicopters is to chain it down, with about 3' - 6' of "play".
This lets you get it off the ground,…"
"Where are you finding 2.0.39?
All I see here http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/downloads/list is .38
(pf course, by the time I write this, some clever person will have updated the download page and I'll look like an idiot. Again. :) )
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All I see here http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/downloads/list is .38
(pf course, by the time I write this, some clever person will have updated the download page and I'll look like an idiot. Again. :) )
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"This is the first stage of a longer project. This was the first flight of the airframe.
This is just Arducopter 2.0.35 code (soon to be upgraded to .38) running on a new airframe with GPS, magnetometer, etc. Further (for now) the 'copter is flying…"
This is just Arducopter 2.0.35 code (soon to be upgraded to .38) running on a new airframe with GPS, magnetometer, etc. Further (for now) the 'copter is flying…"
OK, OK, technically this is the second flight.. First flight is here: http://youtu.be/0yKjbtFW-u4 ; I just like the second video better. The vertical instability was caused by me not having the throttle curve set right on the Transmitter; by…
"Making progress here.
It's not the radio. Sorry, chaps. I found a radio diagnostic and ran it, which worked fine.
By adding various print statements, I see that what happens is that the main loop starts, reads the radio, reads the GPS and…"
It's not the radio. Sorry, chaps. I found a radio diagnostic and ran it, which worked fine.
By adding various print statements, I see that what happens is that the main loop starts, reads the radio, reads the GPS and…"
I've got a JR XP7202 which is a 7 channel 72MHz Tx.On the 'copter, I've got a JR 790. They talk using sPCM. Works great in the CLI, but not in "flight" mode (whatever non-CLI mode is).I've found a method/function call (APM_RC::GetState() ) which…
