Tom Myers's Discussions (6)

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Failed Connection

Hi,

 

I last programmed my APM using the Adruino IDE around October 2010 on my old Windows XP machine. I now have changed my PC to Win 7 and decided to pick up my UAV project again.

 

With my LiPo and ESC's disconnected I have my USB cable plugged into t

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X Configuration Observation

Hi,

I have just built a quadcopter in an X configuration. I have been having majorproblems (stability, twitchy, uncontrollable ...) trying to get it to take offon its 1st flight. So I thought I would try tuning the PID using theconfigurator software.

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Theory behind the code

Hi,

I have been studying the Arducopter_alpha code to get a handle on its structure and see if I can contribute.

I noticed some lines of code in the DCM file which make reference to equations, for example, equation 21?

  renorm= .5 *(3 - Vector_Dot_Prod

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UAV Meet-up / Flyin

Hi,

I was wondering if any DIYdroners' were interested in trying to arrange a meet-up / flyin in the UK - worldwide members welcome of course! The meet-up would increase the sense of community and give members a chance to compare notes, share ideas an

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PWM ESC's

Hi,

I am designing a QuadCopter based on the ArduPilot and just wanted to check that the ESC's which I require do not have to be I2C? They can be just standard off the shelf ones (PWM?). The I2C is a future feature, right? - I have seen some comments

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