About

Gender

Male


Location

London


About Me:

An electronics engineer & RC flyer. Based in London, UK.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I think UAVs are going to find some really interesting applications. Looking forward to doing a bit to help that happen!


Hometown:

Biggin Hill


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Stuart Norton replied to Stuart Norton's discussion Unmanned Automatic Landing and Recharging
"Thank you, that's very interesting. I will get in contact with them. The first implementation of the autolanding system would (I think) just be a plug-in board between the receiver and the autopilot which can switch a channel 5 or 6 (or other) to…"
Dec 21, 2014
Stuart Norton replied to Stuart Norton's discussion Accurate Ultrasonic Autolanding System
"Hi all,
I'm just attaching the PDF I mentioned rather than having the external URL...

StuartQuadcopter_Landing_System.pdf"
Jul 30, 2014
Stuart Norton replied to Stuart Norton's discussion Unmanned Automatic Landing and Recharging
"Hi Steve,

Firstly, I'm sorry for not writing back when you replied to my mail. I've just re-read your mail and wanted to send you a PDF of a method of Ultrasound autolanding that I want to try.
Have you made any progress with you ideas?
Regards,…"
Jul 30, 2014
Stuart Norton posted a discussion
Hi all,I have been working through an algorithm for an accurate autolanding system, aimed at roof-top based auto-recharge landing pads. I've put up a spec here:Download PDFI can't develop it on my own, so am asking for help. The next step is a…
Jul 25, 2014
Stuart Norton replied to Nathan Rae's discussion Multicopter Based Delivery Systems: Any existing projects?
"Hi there,
I've been working through an algorithm for accurate ultrasonic autolanding. I've published it here:
Download PDF
The next step would be a PCB which interfaces to the Pixhawk through a SPI or similiar, some firmware, and some additional…"
Jul 25, 2014
Stuart Norton commented on Gisela & Joe Noci's blog post A large scale Variable Pitch Tilt Quadrotor implementation.
"Ok, thanks I understand. It's similar to the tilt on a tri-copter. Thanks for the detailed explanation."
Jan 5, 2012
Stuart Norton commented on Gisela & Joe Noci's blog post A large scale Variable Pitch Tilt Quadrotor implementation.
"Thanks, but sorry I didn't explain myself. I understand the mechanism, but was struggling to understand the flight method. I presume you'll tilt the rotors, and the non-tilting rotors on the nose and tail will control pitch, while the tilted rotors…"
Jan 5, 2012
Stuart Norton commented on Gisela & Joe Noci's blog post A large scale Variable Pitch Tilt Quadrotor implementation.
"That looks beautiful, but I don't understand how the tilt works. Can you help? Thanks, stu"
Jan 5, 2012
Stuart Norton commented on Gisela & Joe Noci's blog post Inexpensive UAV's used in nature conservation and Photography missions in Namibia.
"Joe,
I think your comment explains exaclty why auto-land, auto-recharge, low-maintenance systems are going to be the tipping point for mass-use. There are so many ways to dip your toe in the water of UAV-use, but the efforts involved in setting up…"
Nov 28, 2011
Stuart Norton commented on Gisela & Joe Noci's blog post Inexpensive UAV's used in nature conservation and Photography missions in Namibia.
"Yes. I think the current UAV designs are legacy shapes from the manned era. When you redesign from scratch, there are some basic assumption that change how optimum UAVs will look and perform. For example, position of the CG relative to the Centre of…"
Nov 25, 2011
Stuart Norton commented on Pieter van Woerkom's blog post Flexacopter the making of.
"Beautiful work. It's really nice attention to detail in all the fixtures and mountings."
Nov 24, 2011
Stuart Norton commented on Gisela & Joe Noci's blog post Inexpensive UAV's used in nature conservation and Photography missions in Namibia.
"Hi Joe, thanks so much for the comprehensive answer. My plan is for a tilt rotor quad which would transition to horizontal flight really quickly, even in the initial ascent. I'm quite inspired by the setup of the pylon racers. If I can combine VTOL…"
Nov 24, 2011
Stuart Norton commented on Gisela & Joe Noci's blog post Inexpensive UAV's used in nature conservation and Photography missions in Namibia.
"That's really interesting. Can I ask your opinion on the plans of the Matternet team? I am putting a fair bit of work into designing a quad tilt-rotor design for delivering medical supplies to remote villages and would love your opinion on whether…"
Nov 23, 2011
Stuart Norton posted a discussion
Hi all,I'm a newbie, who's keenly following all the activity in this arena. I haven't yet got my hands dirty with HW/SW but am just excited about the possibilities autonomous flight opens up.I'm particularly interested in applications for…
Nov 24, 2010