Hi All,
We've greatly benefitted from the Open-Source community, especially with APM/Pixhawk and Mission Planner. Part of keeping this community together and advancing is to share our experiences and solutions. To be honest, I haven't had much time t
Read more…Hi Developers and my fellow users,
I would like to share with you my great joy and amazement with the success of an autotune I performed on my SteadiDrone QU4D X. The platform uses 100kv motors and had an all up weight of over 9kg. I was very hesitant
Read more…Perhaps one of the developers could chime in here. I have a question as to whether AutoTune will work well with a platform that weighs almost 20lbs, uses 100kv motors and swings 28inch props. I have not seen any documentation on performing an autotun
Read more…Hi all,
I just want to share with you some of the work we have been doing using small unmanned aerial vehicles (primarily the APM 2.6 equipped SteadiDrone QU4D) internationally. Towards the end of 2013, Micro Aerial Projects L.L.C. received an innovat
Read more…https://www.dropbox.com/s/mzl71kz5ezk49bi/00001.MTS?n=23012835A friend of mine was flying his Pixhawk equipped quad over the weekend and had a strange thing happen. Firstly, He was flying in an inappropriate location for a loiter flight (in a narrow
Read more…Copter Specs:
APM 2.6: FW 3.1.3
Frame Type: Quad (X)
Motors: T-motor 4008-18 380kV
Props: APC SlowFly 14x4.7
ESC: Castle Creations Pheonix Edge Lite 50 Amp
LiPo: 6s 6000mAH 30C
Recently upgraded to firmware version 3.1.3 and went out to fly yesterday in mod
Read more…This is weird. I am seeing my altitude, ground speed, yaw and vertical speed as well as my position in the Flight Data screen almost immediately after I click on "Connect" in Mission Planner however the connection popup window gets stuck at "Getting
Read more…This is weird. I am seeing my altitude, ground speed, yaw and vertical speed as well as my position in the Flight Data screen almost immediately after I click on "Connect" in Mission Planner however the connection popup window gets stuck at "Getting
Read more…Hi All,
Managed to get my beast stable now when flying in Loiter and in Altitude Hold but I have noticed that in both of those modes, as soon as I start flying laterally, I lose altitude... significantly. Can anyone help me stop this from happening? M
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I've got a very powerful quad build going on here and have finally managed to get it flyable in Stabilize. After AutoTune failed to tune it to a point where any significant roll or pitch commands would prevent it from "flipping out", I have lo
Read more…Hi All,
I've got a very powerful quad build going on here and have finally managed to get it flyable in Stabilize. After AutoTune failed to tune it to a point where any significant roll or pitch commands would prevent it from "flipping out", I have lo
Read more…Specs:
APM 2.6 running Firmware Version 3.0.1
Motors: T-Motor MT3520-11 400KV
Props: 13 x 4.7 APC Slow Fly
ESCs: Pheonix Edge Lite 50AMP
Radio: Spektrum DX8
As you can see in the video above, everything runs smoothly in Stabilize Mode. We get no "wobbles
Read more…Anyone have a pinout diagram for the Samsung NX1000 USB pinout in order to get video out? I have tried HDMI output however the camera only shows the playback function and not video when using HDMI.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
-Oliver
Read more…Hi everyone,
I am an APM2.6 with FW 3.0.1 on my quad with T-Motor MT3520-11 Motors and 13 x 4.7 APC props.
When in Loiter mode and no operator instructions my quad sits perfectly still however as soon as I fly into the wind I lose altitude (2m loss ove
Read more…Hi everyone,
I am an APM2.6 with FW 3.0.1 on my quad with T-Motor MT3520-11 Motors and 13 x 4.7 APC props.
When in Loiter mode and no operator instructions my quad sits perfectly still however as soon as I fly into the wind I lose altitude (2m loss ove
Read more…Hi All,
We've taken a 3DR Quad and changed it a bit to try and get more payload and more flight time. Here are the current specs:
Motors: T-Motor MT3520-11 400KV
ESCs: Phoenix Edge Lite 50 Amp
Props: APC 13 x 4.7
Battery: Zippy 5S 5000mAH
RC: Spektrum DX8
A
Read more…Hi All,
We've taken a 3DR Quad and changed it a bit to try and get more payload and more flight time. Here are the current specs:
Motors: T-Motor MT3520-11 400KV
ESCs: Phoenix Edge Lite 50 Amp
Props: APC 13 x 4.7
Battery: Zippy 5S 5000mAH
RC: Spektrum DX8
A
Read more…So I've got 3 3DR Quads that I would like to start using for aerial mapping and a variety of other applications which require cameras other than the GoPro. Has anyone figured a way to mount a dual axis camera mount centered beneath the quad? I would
Read more…Just got done setting up my Quad C with the APM2.6 and the standard motors/esc's/props and frame with a Graupner MX20 transmitter.
During the Radio Calibration, I noticed that the roll and pitch as well as yaw response in MP is inverted... in other w
Read more…Regarding the Grid and Grid V2 automatic flight paths: Is it possible to set up the flight plan and copter to maintain a single yaw orientation?
For example, I'd like to fly lines east west (90 degree / 180 degree) but want to keep the copter facing w
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