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Oxnard, CA


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Moderate level of experience with autonomous and highly skilled in R/C. Also very skilled in more advanced autonomous platforms such as ROS/ROS2 and Linux based autopilots. Advanced level of programming knowledge in languages such as LUA and ROS which are very useful in UAVs.


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Oxnard


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S1CAR1US posted a discussion
So as the title states this build is just theoretical and I am only looking for some input as to how possible it is and where to look for more information.  I am not looking for anyone to hold my hand through the build or for anyone to spit out all…
Sep 24, 2018
S1CAR1US posted a discussion
Can anyone help me to clarify this issue?  I have found just tons of conflicting I format and the docs on the ardupilot wiki are not clear...I am trying to use 6 servos with my pixhack ap... I am mostly following the docs for pixhawk being that from…
Oct 20, 2017
S1CAR1US replied to S1CAR1US's discussion Can anyone help me make sense of this log file for a crash?
"I just used mission planner on windows to download it via the log files tab. Not the telemetry one, the next one over."
Apr 17, 2017
S1CAR1US replied to S1CAR1US's discussion Can anyone help me make sense of this log file for a crash?
"Andre K. said:
BTW: the reason you could not see mode, is that is incorrectly formatted, (FMT)  - how did you produce the log, converted it from something, or downloaded from an older hardware autopilot ?

Sorry I missed your reply, the log file was…"
Apr 11, 2017
S1CAR1US posted a discussion
So I ordered a new GPS module to pair with my PXFMini which is sitting on a RaspberryPi3 B+....  Took a bit of doing but I finally got it all configured nicely, no more compass variation errors, heading looks to be representing the true heading, GPS…
Apr 11, 2017
S1CAR1US commented on Mirko Denecke's blog post BeagleBone Blue released, Linux-enabled autopilot for $80
"Mirko & Patrick,

Thank you for your time to answer the questions that I had.  Patrick, your last paragraph really tied it all together for me.  Makes a lot of sense after that, because that of course is a huge advantage in itself to not be buying…"
Mar 30, 2017
S1CAR1US posted a discussion
I set up a mission, had it take off in auto, When it got about 200 feet away, the transmitter lost signal, the signal from the SIC radio was still good.(telemetry on the tablet) ... on the way back, that started losing signal and then the quad went…
Mar 29, 2017
S1CAR1US commented on Mirko Denecke's blog post BeagleBone Blue released, Linux-enabled autopilot for $80
"Patrick,

What are the advantages of the ppm to pwm conversions being done internally on the bbb? I am curious to know if there are any real advantages to this system. I'm not advocating for one or the other, just trying to learn as much as…"
Mar 26, 2017
S1CAR1US commented on Mirko Denecke's blog post BeagleBone Blue released, Linux-enabled autopilot for $80
"Have you seen the PXF Mini? It is I believe 68 dollars, and basically everything you could want in an autopilot. It is designed to be stacked on top of a raspberry pi zero($5), which is much cheaper than a BBB... But is also compatible with…"
Mar 26, 2017
S1CAR1US replied to S1CAR1US's discussion Cause of fly away when selecting RTL
"Thank you so much for your info. I don't know why i forgot to post the log files because that was basically the whole point of posting... LoL. Anyways, thank you and I will test again in just a little while and then report back. As a side note, can…"
Mar 26, 2017
S1CAR1US posted a discussion
     Because of some problems with the SBus upgrade, I decided to completely wipe out and start over on my 2.6.  When going out for first test flight tonight, I was really pleased with how well it took off and hovered!  Actually even better than…
Mar 26, 2017
S1CAR1US posted photos
Mar 26, 2017
S1CAR1US replied to Leonard Hambleton's discussion Building firmware from scratch
"yes of course, just like any thing else that is open sourced and/or shared in a Git repo.  If you don't know how to build software or firmware from source though. I would strongly urge you to take some time to polish your skills before making "major…"
Mar 26, 2017
S1CAR1US replied to Cala's discussion Pixhawk connectors in PIXHAWK
"Afaik there is some improvement to these plugs on the new mini's. Since I have the old plugs though and have actually had trouble with these wires coming out of the harness, i started using a little flat head to unplug then, but it's justa matter of…"
Mar 9, 2017
S1CAR1US posted a discussion
Hello all, this is my first post here but I've been reading for a while. I haven't been able to find any information on my exact setup as of yet but I am furiously searching because my APM arrived today in the mail. I have an IF4 quad copter and…
Oct 1, 2014