Not many people know but we have an piece of open source software for controlling an Antenna Tracker. It's been built by Tridge (Arduplane lead developer) for use in the outback challenge.
Sadly we have no documentation and, as far as I know, nobody
Read more…これまで、ArduPilotは3DR社から全面的に経済支援を受ける大きな関係でありました。しかし、近年3DR社の方向性が変化し、今後ArduPilotは3DR社から独立する事になりました。
既にニュースを耳にされた方は、不安を持たれたかもしれませんが、たくさんの方々に支えられているArduPilotは今後も変わらずに活動を続けていきます。具体的には、Intel社の開発技術者10名以上がDrone Codeのプロジェクトに参加されています、その中の2〜3名はArduPilotの開発に参加し、Parr
This is a discussion to focus the feedback and support of ardupilot on the PixRacer board from AUAV.co.
We believe that all teething problems encountered are now resolved and so we recommend people load Copter-3.3.4 which is available for all multicop
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This is a discussion meant as a meeting place for people trying to get the Qualcomm SnapDragon board working with Ardupilot.
Remember to first checkout the two wiki pages: Overview and How to setup the board and build the code
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This is a discussion for the 1MB flash limit issue so that we can consolidate any discussions and concerns about it in one place.
To give some background, all Pixhawk (and compatible) boards use STMicroelectronics's STM32F427 as their main CPU. This
Read more…このChrisさんからのブローグを見た人がいましたがちょっと分かりにくいかもしれません。
簡単に言うと３DRが12月末からSoloに集中する為にPixhawk1、IRISなどを作りません。
JapanDronesは３DRのRetailerとしてちょっと困りますが色な会社がPixhawkコンパチブルFlightControllerを作ってるから何か質が高いボードを見つけるでしょう。
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This is a discussion of getting the PX4Flow sensor working with Copter-3.3.1 (or higher).
Read more…Here's a question from James T Kirk that's been moved here from the Copter-3.3 beta testing thread:
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can anyone answer this for me.. i bought this https://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/
Read more…This is a discussion related to the Copter development priority debate that popped on the Copter-3.3 beta testing thread. A quick categorization of the things we work on in each release include:
Warning #1: an issue has been found with Tower's Pause button which can cause the vehicle to fly to an old position if the vehicle has not sent a position update to Tower in some time.
Warning #2: Copter-3.3.2 fixes a bug found in Copter-3.3.1's desir
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ArduCopter 3.2.1-rc2 (release candidate #2) has completed beta testing and has been released as the official version available through the mission planner and other ground stations.
Changes from AC3.2 are listed below and in the ReleaseNotes:
1) Enhan
During the AC3.2 testing an issue has come up especially with a few IRIS copters where it's gotten a bad gyro calibration.
The likely cause is that right after the pilot plugs in the battery they shut the battery door. This is totally natural but the
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Warning #1: PX4/Pixhawk users upgrading from AC3.1.5 (or earlier) may need to re-do their compass and accelerometer calibration because AC3.2 also uses the backup compass and accels. Pre-arm checks have been added to ensure this has been done.
Warnin
Read more…Why on earth have we let KF back in? Chris made the hard decision to kick him out 1+ yrs ago, I'm very surprised we've gone back on that decision.
I think we should vote on who thinks he should stay and who thinks we should kick him out again. Winnin
After months of testing AC3.1 is finally available in the Mission Planner and GitHub.
Warning #1: If the vehicle is left landed (but armed) while in AltHold or Loiter mode for more than a few seconds, the vehicle may suddenly jump into the air the mom
Read more…This thread is to discuss the details of getting SITL running on Windows as documented on this wiki page.
This is a discussion re the ArduCopter-3.1 AutoTune feature. A place for people to report successes and failures, ask questions and get answers.
The AutoTune wiki page is here.
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This is a discussion re the bad Accel, Gyro and Baro values that we're seeing with ArduCopter-3.1. The increase in the SPI bus speed from 500khz to 8Mhz has exposed a hardware problem on some boards. That hardware problem is that the 3.3V regulator
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ArduCopter 3.0.1 has been released and is now available in the Mission Planner, firmware.diydrones.com, GitHub and the new Downloads Area.
Warning #1: Compass calibration and reducing interference is far more important than with 2.9.1b
Warning #2: GPS
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ArduCopter 3.0 is ready for widespread use. To make the transition easier, this time we are asking people to voluntarily upgrade from 2.9.1b for the next month or so before we make 3.0 the default firmware downloaded by the mission planner. The new
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