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Jack of all trades, master of none. Software Engineer, IT Dude, Sound Engineer, Musician.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Building useful UAS platforms for farm use here in New Zealand. I have a couple of Skyfuns working well and have started building a FPV168. Also interested in Telemetry over cellular networks and have this working well.
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I'm to figure out if it is possible to make battery charge a condition of a mission.I'm wanting to build an automated docking / charging station that allows a UAV to repeat a mission indefinitely.Process would be...Auto TakeoffFly MissionLand on…
"I think drone delivery won't be fully viable until battery technology undergoes a revolution.
Also, I think drone delivery is going to play out a lot different to what people think. At the moment everyone is focused on delivery from a warehouse to…"
Also, I think drone delivery is going to play out a lot different to what people think. At the moment everyone is focused on delivery from a warehouse to…"
"Actually. Thinking about this more. What would really help is if you could buy a hobby version of every future 3dr product. I think that would go a long way to appeasing the original support base.
For example if I could buy a box of parts to build…"
For example if I could buy a box of parts to build…"
"3dr faces a real challenge with this transition from a DIY hoobyist focus to a consumer RTF focus.
How do you make that shift while keeping the people that helped get you there engaged and supportive?
It's very easy to get it wrong and for all the…"
How do you make that shift while keeping the people that helped get you there engaged and supportive?
It's very easy to get it wrong and for all the…"
"My issue with registration is that it is focussed on post incident blame.If they spent the same amount of money on setting good rules and then a massive education program then you would not need to worry about post incident blame because there would…"
I've been a long time DIY Droner right back to the APM 1, mainly on fixed wing platforms but more recently quad-copters.There is surprisingly little info and discussion on DIY Drones about the 3dr Solo, despite the fact that it is ripe for hacking…
"I put 3.3 on my X8.It flew fine but I notice it is hunting around a bit more than what it previously was on 3.2 in a hover.Could this be improved by trying to tune the EKY tuning settings?"
"it depends what you want to do with it.If its just for personal use, a directional antenna may be fine as a good low cost option.If you are hoping for a more professional platform, I would upgrade the internal WiFi cards to more powerful 800mW…"
"In short, as with a lot of things open source, its whatever you want it to be, and if enough people also agree with you then that is what it becomes.
A lot of things get built in the open source world, many die but many become popular enough to…"
A lot of things get built in the open source world, many die but many become popular enough to…"
"15 minutes seems to be about what everyone is experiencing for a normal flight."
"eagle eyes tracker
currently using Futaba S3000 position servo's but I have ordered some CR servos to see if that makes it easier.Have tried the default pids and suggested Pids here.
P 0.2
I 0.1
D 0
IMAX 4000
slew 2"
currently using Futaba S3000 position servo's but I have ordered some CR servos to see if that makes it easier.Have tried the default pids and suggested Pids here.
P 0.2
I 0.1
D 0
IMAX 4000
slew 2"
"Hi AllGoing around in circles a bit, I decided to drop my bid to get AntennaTracker working as part of a multinode network and focus on trying to just get it working first.I've read and tried all the suggestions on all 48 pages of this thread but…"
"ok, further update so if I connect the AT to the USB port on the GSC and then use the swarm feature in MP then I can see both the antenna tracker and the quad.Then if I disconnect the USB and connect an RFD900 to the Telem1 port on the APM2.6, the…"
"Further, mavlink settings
tracker system id set to 9
Tracker target id set to 0
Quad system id set to 3
Could not find a target parameter in the quad so assume this cannot be set"
tracker system id set to 9
Tracker target id set to 0
Quad system id set to 3
Could not find a target parameter in the quad so assume this cannot be set"
"My quad is set to node 0 destination 65k
My ground station is set to node 1 destination 0
My AntennaTracker running on APM 2.6 is set to node 2 destination 0
I can connect to the Quad from mission planner but I am not seeing the AntennaTracker in…"
My ground station is set to node 1 destination 0
My AntennaTracker running on APM 2.6 is set to node 2 destination 0
I can connect to the Quad from mission planner but I am not seeing the AntennaTracker in…"
HiMy quad is set to node 0 destination 65kMy ground station is set to node 1 destination 0My AntennaTracker running on APM 2.6 is set to node 2 destination 0I can connect to the Quad from mission planner but I am not seeing the AntennaTracker in…
