I've been following a few folks working on sense and avoidance systems and I'm convinced that their approach (i.e. an elaborate sense and avoidance system) is overkill. Should the focus not be, especially for FPV, about the overlay of information wit
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I have read a lot of articles on both sides of the supercapacitor argument, but no one seems really certain within the UAV community. Correct me if I am wrong (because I'm really trying to understand) - I thought the ESC and BEC regulate power. So, i
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Anyone bought this (or something like it) yet and willing to share some lessons learned?
http://www.fpvflying.com/products/FPV%252d10X-zoom-camera.html
Read more…Building a VTOL, wondering whether the VTOL plane can utilize both APM copter technology when it is in the copter mode and switch to APM plane when in plane mode. I'd like to do it in fluid way.
Do I need an intermediary technology to serve as switch
Read more…This article (http://www.businessinsider.com/we-seriously-need-to-stop-calling-them-all-drones-2013-9) is arguing that we should stop calling all UAVs drones. The author of the article argues that because we use drones for other purposes besides kill
Read more…So heard today on public radio that NASA may be using laser antennas to send and receive information to astronauts in space. According to the report, laser Antenna are faster, more accurate, carry more data, more reliable, etc.Questions:+ Currently p
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Hypothesis:
Using a (DIY) parabolic reflector behind a cloverleaf antenna will increase the cloverleaf antenna's distance.
Discussion:
I saw a video on Youtube (still looking for it; I'll post it when I find it) that shows viewers how to builld a parabo
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