In order to help us get organized. I think a proper road map should be laid down.
So this is the general idea. A full blown gimbal with continuous 360 deg rotation on two axis. It should be able to fit something like a sony block camera.
Ok the skype call did not go as planned. So I figured it would be best to use this discussion to aid in getting organized so we can communicate effectively. Here are the goals for this week concerning organization.
#1 code repository and version contr
Read more…So, I have people who want to be able to put cameras in the techpod like the A7R for photogrammetry. It would mean taking the automatic camera bay doors and moding it plus adding a mount to it for the camera. problem with the current bay doors is the
Read more…I would like to schedule a skype meeting for Saturday with everyone. lets say Saturday at noon pacific time. lets figure out a time that will work for everyone.
-wayne
UPDATE:
Moving the meeting to 3 pm pacific.
UPDATE:
Karan needs it moved to Sunday @
Read more…so, having a difficult time converting everything to .igs format. apparently it won't hold a mesh. I wanted to use that because I have always had good luck with the format before. I am using rhino CAD but the idea is to use a open/universal format or
Read more…This is the official techpod APM 2.5 perameter file.
I set it up with two aileron servos and 1 flap servo (on a y-connector)
enjoy :-)
Read more…so the big boys use it. diydrones uses them . I am going to need one soon. and I've been thinking about how to build one on the cheap.a few thoughts1 cordless drill with an rpm meter (probably not very accurate but cheap)2 stepper motor (rpm accurate
Read more…Does anyone know if gps ground speed data is purely 2D or can it compensate for changes in altitude ?ie... if a plane was flying in still air and it was in a 45 deg dive @ 30 knots airspeed , would the gps speed register 15 knots or 30?
Read more…x_angle += dt * (gyro_angle - x_bias);P_00 += - dt * (P_10 + P_01) + Q_angle * dt;P_01 += - dt * P_11;P_10 += - dt * P_11;P_11 += + Q_gyro * dt;y = acc_angle - x_angle;S =P_00 + R_angle;K_0 = P_00 / S;K_1 = P_10 / S;x_angle += K_0 * y;x_bias += K_1 *
Read more…not quit that bad but of course R&D is always the first on the chopping block . personally I've been temporarily laid of from peak aviation . luckily with Boeing in my back yard i will be going back to making parts for airliners I'm sure . still cool
Read more…in my basic x AP ive been using a whatchdog timer in place of a failsafe and it has worked fine . i have even had bad gps , waypoint data ect and have had no problems recovering manual control . would use of a watchdog timer on the arduino project he
Read more…just finished a presentation about DIY at barcamp !! met lots of great people , talked till my throat hurt , handed out some contact info got lots of people looking at DIY . and got some people interested in my AP project. Barcamp was awesome just wi
Read more…ive been playng with RobotBASIC for a simple ground station so far im having good results i can send joystck commands over a serial port and ive started work on live tracking over a "map" . it very easy to code and it has a simulation enviroment to p
Read more…Ive met a long time local DS'er who wants to break the record.357mphwe are talking about doing some data logging so the question is what would you recommend for speed sensor (no pitot tubes) and G (75 +) . you can see in the video the speed and fligh
Read more…ok i just about had a fly off yesterday , was finishing 45 min duration test , flipped switch to manual mode and added throttle and banked to turn towards myself , i soon lost all control of all surfaces and throttle. i only have rudder going through
Read more…Hey everyone ,im looking for someone interested in working with me on an auto pilot program . I have an ap working in sim and will be live testing next week as soon as the gps modual comes . I am good with small embeded apps , motion control , serial
Read more…i've messed around a little with the bs2 code for the geocrawler 4 project and would like to point out one flaw:Get_Angle:DeltaLong = -1 * DeltaLong 'reverse to conform with ArcTangent coordinate standardsDeltaLat = DeltaLat * (128 / 9999) 'adjust th
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