About

Gender

Male


Location

Madison, WI


About Me:

Geography and hobbyist


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I am interested in working with kids on the autism spectrum to build and fly quadrotors for several purposes; 1) as an opportunity to socialize with peers, 2) to see the world from a different perspective using mounted cameras, FPV and OSD, and 3) develop technical skills that may offer employment options down the road.


Hometown:

Madison, WI


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Paul Braun posted a discussion
All,I successfully performed several flights without incident only to have the Iris+ come down very quickly between the 4th and 5th waypoints.  It sort of looks like a failsafe landing due to low battery but I can't confirm.  Would love any…
Jun 22, 2015
Paul Braun replied to Paul Braun's discussion Suggestions on converting to APM or Pixhawk on a DJI F550 w/Naza
"Which line is the 5V power wire in the DJI ESC?"
Jun 3, 2015
Paul Braun replied to Paul Braun's discussion Suggestions on converting to APM or Pixhawk on a DJI F550 w/Naza
"Thanks a bunch Mike!"
Apr 10, 2015
Paul Braun replied to Paul Braun's discussion Suggestions on converting to APM or Pixhawk on a DJI F550 w/Naza
"No responses via this forum I'm afraid.  I am in the process of doing this project but I've been making pretty slow progress.  My primary research right now is whether I can run the 6 stock DJI ESC's (and DJI stock motors) into the 3DR Hex Power…"
Apr 7, 2015
Paul Braun commented on Rob_Lefebvre's blog post New Transport Canada UAV Regulations Arrive!
"@Mauricio - I'd love to see a sample SFOC and how you've dealt with that."
Dec 1, 2014
Paul Braun replied to Paul Braun's discussion Suggestions on converting to APM or Pixhawk on a DJI F550 w/Naza
"Thanks Jay."
Mar 23, 2014
Paul Braun posted a discussion
I have been successfully flying a DJI Flamewheel F550 with a Naza controller, DJI stock motors/ESCs, etc for about a year now.  I love it.  However, I'm interested in autonomous flight utilizing waypoints and flight planning software.  Because of…
Mar 22, 2014
Paul Braun posted a discussion
All,I did some searching through the forums and couldn't quite pin down the info I'm looking for.  Feedback requested. I'm looking for suggestions for a brushless gimbal that can house a DSLR camera such as the Samsung NX210 or Sony NEX5.  I fly a…
Sep 16, 2013
Paul Braun commented on Richard Evans's blog post Video Buddy Station
"Still waiting on the funding to come through from KickStarter (they say it takes about 2 weeks) but we're making progress on several other fronts; organizing parents and defining project components that meet the needs of the kids and practicing on…"
Apr 3, 2013
Paul Braun left a comment for Paul Braun
"Joshua - Thanks for passing this along!  I hadn't seen it and it's very interesting.  I did some more digging on the authors of the research and intend to reach out to them.  Thank you!  I guess we all respond better when there is an intense level…"
Mar 26, 2013
Paul Braun commented on Oliver's blog post A Simple Direct Drive Multicopter Camera Gimbal
"Oliver - thank you so much for posting this.  Very good stuff. I haven't any experience on that front yet (just learning to fly) but I'm building a hexa soon and would like to take it to this level. 
I'm curious, how are you operating the 2 servos…"
Mar 20, 2013
Paul Braun commented on Richard Evans's blog post Video Buddy Station
"thanks for sharing Richard.  It looks just like we talked about. How do you know the TV won't blue screen when the signal is weak?  What brand is it?"
Mar 20, 2013
Paul Braun replied to Paul Braun's discussion Looking for footage/video of people experiencing FPV
"Any footage that show people's expressions and comme RS as they experience the process. Do you have anything like that?"
Mar 14, 2013
Paul Braun replied to David Anders's discussion FPV with arducopters in ArduCopter User Group
"FWIW - There is a really nice overview of FPV issues in the RCGroups.com forum for FPV with the title 'How to be successful in FPV'.  Might be too beginner-ish for some but there is A LOT of good content there in a series of videos.
 
I'd also be…"
Mar 5, 2013
Paul Braun posted a discussion
I'm looking for video of people experiencing FPV (either via watching the heads up display on a laptop and/or using goggles like the FatShark).  What would be even better is if that person then comments on what it was like.  Does anyone have video…
Feb 17, 2013
Paul Braun commented on Paul Braun's blog post Drones & Autism - a KickStarter project to promote social skills/perspective taking using a hexarotor
"A local radio show on National Public Radio was doing a show on drone use int he US and the government's perspective on how to use that technology to stop terrorism.  Lots of good discussion on privacy issues, limits of government, etc.  After…"
Feb 16, 2013
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