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ACT
About Me:
Fly and build model aircraft Fly and build ultralights Electronics technician Electronics interest in microprocessors and control Member of Make Hack Void hackerspace in Canberra
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Participation in Canberra UAV, a group planning to participate in the 2011 Australian UAV outback challenge.
Hometown:
Canberra
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"Just what I need for my servo driven scanner, but some easily fixed hardware problem remain - how do you mount it on anything? Odd shape. No lugs or screw holes. Which way does the lead come out that facilitates mounting? Is there any means of cable…"
"With most RC systems one channel will output a positive pulse between 1 and 2 milliseconds every 20 milliseconds.
The width between 1 and 2 milliseconds is proportional to the transmitter stick position.
There are plenty of circuits available on the…"
The width between 1 and 2 milliseconds is proportional to the transmitter stick position.
There are plenty of circuits available on the…"
"Oh come on !!
That's Marylin Monroe.
Just Google "Marylin Monroe + drones""
That's Marylin Monroe.
Just Google "Marylin Monroe + drones""
"Colton,
I have built a number of aircraft from this manufacturer.
Do not take the parts that are supplied as a guide as to how to assemble the aircraft.
You must depend on your own capability in building a large RC aircraft. By all means use some of…"
I have built a number of aircraft from this manufacturer.
Do not take the parts that are supplied as a guide as to how to assemble the aircraft.
You must depend on your own capability in building a large RC aircraft. By all means use some of…"
"The CanberraUAV D1 can be read on our site: CanberraUAV.org.au"
"CanberraUAV at CMAC....Sure, we started off small. Now, we have installed solar powered electrics with a security system, webcam of the field (see weathercam on http://www.cmac.org.au/default.htm ), clubhouse lighting, and a LiPo battery charging…"
"Such an airframe from a starving ultralight manufacturer might cost in the order of $40,000 - but the automated avionics would be up to you.
For a UAV manufacturer, there are alot more expenses that would be amortised over the small number of…"
For a UAV manufacturer, there are alot more expenses that would be amortised over the small number of…"
"Maybe I should have been more specific in my earlier post.
If you were to build or buy an aircraft for this task, this, or something a little larger, is the sort of airctraft you will need.
It is significantly larger than the sort of thing we cover…"
If you were to build or buy an aircraft for this task, this, or something a little larger, is the sort of airctraft you will need.
It is significantly larger than the sort of thing we cover…"
"A place to start.......
http://www.seeop.com/production_aircraft/p10b/index.html"
http://www.seeop.com/production_aircraft/p10b/index.html"
"Purely from a rank amateur engineer's point of view, it looks as though the moment of inertia of the assembly in pan is at the heart of the matter. The length of the tilting motor beside the landscape mounted camera takes alot of torque in the…"
"That is not a gas quad.
This is a gas quad.PICT1963.JPG"
This is a gas quad.PICT1963.JPG"
"The essence of a multirotor is the simplicity of fixed pitch props. Once you go to variable pitch props you may as well go for a standard helicopter.
How about about one central petrol motor with a fixed pitch prop which does the heavy lifting,…"
How about about one central petrol motor with a fixed pitch prop which does the heavy lifting,…"
"Surely the Flarm system http://www.flarm.com/ is well enough established to fulfil this purpose.
Only aircraft performing doing work below 500 ft outside controlled airspace would have to carry it.
The unit is not too big to be carried on bigger…"
Only aircraft performing doing work below 500 ft outside controlled airspace would have to carry it.
The unit is not too big to be carried on bigger…"
"The technology you require has already been developed and is in use in anti-poaching applications in Africa.
In Australia we have just had the Outback Challenge where a lost bushwalker is searched for in a 1 by 2 km area, 5km from the airfield. Most…"
In Australia we have just had the Outback Challenge where a lost bushwalker is searched for in a 1 by 2 km area, 5km from the airfield. Most…"
"Toby, I think you have to look more carefully at the failure modes you are trying to protect yourself against.
The most likely power problem you are likely to encounter is the speed controller failing. The next is a wiring problem. Both of these are…"
The most likely power problem you are likely to encounter is the speed controller failing. The next is a wiring problem. Both of these are…"
