In a recent flight I had flown about 10 minutes in a combination of loiter and guided. While the aircraft was in the middle of a guided leg, I switch to alt hold. The aircraft immediately started to oscillate and eventually crashed.
I'm confused by t
Read more…Just built a large/heavy X8 config running 3.3.3 - 12 pounds and 17.5" props. Tiger 80A ESC and KDE 360 kV motors.
On the initial flight test the X8 would yaw left without input and even at full yaw input would barely rotate to the right. The log file
Read more…When in alt-hold or loiter, the craft is jumpy about the vertical axis. If switched to guided, the craft is rock solid. You can see this in the attached log analysis looking at one of the motor outputs, it has variability when in loiter and calms dow
Read more…Hi guys,
I'm hoping someone with more experience could take a quick look at the .bin file attached and provide some input on what is causing this quad to drift quickly off when it is placed in loiter mode.
This is running a modified version of 3.2.1 o
Read more…Hi everyone,
I am looking to tightly integrate camera systems into my platforms. Looking for success stories or product recommendations.
Requirements:
Must take power from the platform (no separate batteries)
Must be controllable from the platform (if in
Read more…We have some onboard electronics which switch on/off during flight. We know when these systems are activated they cause MAJOR issues with magnetic interference with the onboard (Pixhawk) compass. It is enough to cause a flyaway/crash when in an auton
Read more…How are autonomous landings handled at altitudes above or below the home location?
The wiki pages all seem to imply that landing takes place at the same location/height as takeoff, but what if that is not the case? How does the code handle this situa
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