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Palo Alto, CA
About Me:
A software guy who fell in love with aviation hardware.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
I build software for UAVs.
Hometown:
Palo Alto
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"For now the focus is on just quadcopters. Perhaps at some point also do fixed wing...but that's a long way down the road.
Currently we are actively working on the software (connective tissue) to bring together the people who want to use the Hives…"
Currently we are actively working on the software (connective tissue) to bring together the people who want to use the Hives…"
"Sure.
Here is a bit more on the project http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/hiveport-airports-for-drones-so-w...
We are actively working on the software (connective tissue) to bring together the people who want to use the Hives with the Hivekeepers.…"
Here is a bit more on the project http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/hiveport-airports-for-drones-so-w...
We are actively working on the software (connective tissue) to bring together the people who want to use the Hives with the Hivekeepers.…"
"Hi Declan! Good to meet you.
Glad you liked it. We are working on the project. Any interest in pitching in?"
Glad you liked it. We are working on the project. Any interest in pitching in?"
"Thanks SkyRover!!"
"Thanks Mark!
Super helpful!!"
Super helpful!!"
"If it does lose the rc transmitter connection won't the IRIS+ simply finish the waypoints it was provided?"
"Thanks Tomas! "
"Is there an obvious way to disable this setting in the DroidPlanner UI that I'm missing?"
"Petr: this is excellent feedback and I love folks who have done / tried / thought about this. It vets and improves the concept!
The landing zones need to be away from obstructions and the flight paths needs to be pre-established to ensure they…"
The landing zones need to be away from obstructions and the flight paths needs to be pre-established to ensure they…"
"If we setup routes that are away from populated areas we can operate this safely-- we need to start testing this so we can understand the issues involved. In the beginning Iit will just be hobbyist and so forth.
If we wait for the FAA to give…"
If we wait for the FAA to give…"
"Autonomous drones were considered unreliable/dangerous/amateurish only 4 or 5 years ago and now there are hundreds of commercial applications for them.
If we want to be able to fly further and make stops / deliveries we need these kinds of…"
If we want to be able to fly further and make stops / deliveries we need these kinds of…"
"If the drone is provided with waypoints via LTE at waypoint 'A' and told to fly and land at waypoint 'B' two miles away.
Even if the drone is temporarily out of the LTE coverage zone between waypoints 'A' and 'B' it still knows it needs to land at…"
Even if the drone is temporarily out of the LTE coverage zone between waypoints 'A' and 'B' it still knows it needs to land at…"
"Do you have a video of somebody remotely controlling the drone via a cellular connection (3G or LTE?) and landing the drone and then taking off again?"
"Very cool!
Have you successfully landed the drone and then taken it off again while remotely controlling the drone via the wireless connection?"
Have you successfully landed the drone and then taken it off again while remotely controlling the drone via the wireless connection?"
Has anybody hacked together a controller that works across LTE. I want to be able to control my drone via the LTE cell network so I have unlimited range and can land and then proceed to take off again while controlling all flight segments from my…
