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Oak Ridge, TN
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About Me:
retired mech. engineer
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Have flown fixed wing RC for 25 years, looking for something more technical
Hometown:
oak ridge, tn
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"Thanks, MikeRover.
1. My rover is based on a rock crawler with 4WS and FWD (I removed the RWD motor). Max speed is ~ 1.8 M/s on grass and 2.2 on hard surface. This is OK for me. I am more interested in pursuing smoothness and precision rather…"
1. My rover is based on a rock crawler with 4WS and FWD (I removed the RWD motor). Max speed is ~ 1.8 M/s on grass and 2.2 on hard surface. This is OK for me. I am more interested in pursuing smoothness and precision rather…"
"Thanks, TCIII, that seems to work. Any value below 13 does not work on the test stand. This probably depends on ESC used.
I suggest the default be set to 30 to keep other newbies from suffering the same mistake.
Now I can do some tuning!
Thanks…"
I suggest the default be set to 30 to keep other newbies from suffering the same mistake.
Now I can do some tuning!
Thanks…"
"Follow up: Went to larger field and got same results as smaller field. I still have to use throttle in Auto mode.
I did confirm that RTL works as expected but once again had to use manual throttle in RTL."
I did confirm that RTL works as expected but once again had to use manual throttle in RTL."
"Thank you MikeRover for your help.
Note that I am not deliberately trying to Kickstart and my current Kickstart param = zero, therefore I am looking for normal throttle response to auto mode.
1. Current values: Cruise speed = 0.4, Cruise throttle…"
Note that I am not deliberately trying to Kickstart and my current Kickstart param = zero, therefore I am looking for normal throttle response to auto mode.
1. Current values: Cruise speed = 0.4, Cruise throttle…"
What should the rover do when I switch to Auto mode? Should the motor start immediately? In my case, I have to manually move the throttle stick to control speed all the way to the first WP.The only param that seems applicable is AUTO_KICKSTART…
"DUH! pilot error again.
APM output pins reversed, probably related to previous brain fart.
Will try your suggestions. Thanks for your help."
APM output pins reversed, probably related to previous brain fart.
Will try your suggestions. Thanks for your help."
"Thanks TCIII,
param file attached as debug.param
distance from home & rover to WP 1 is 288M
telem enabled, hdop 4, sats 7-8
compass current heading red line is accurate, gold line is accurate, black line jumps all over, green line bisects red and…"
param file attached as debug.param
distance from home & rover to WP 1 is 288M
telem enabled, hdop 4, sats 7-8
compass current heading red line is accurate, gold line is accurate, black line jumps all over, green line bisects red and…"
"Brilliant! Wish more of us would share their experiences."
All LEDs solid, all voltages nominal. Manual and learning modes work fine. With hundreds of meters to WP, rover goes fwd and rev erratically with no steering in auto mode.Please have a look at my 52 sec. video showing MP…
"My code is crude but effective but I do not want to put it into public distribution. However, if you want to play with it, PM me with your email address and I will send it to you "as is, without warranty, etc," ;-)"
"Unfortunately NO. As far as I know, the pinouts are different between various flavors of Arduino.
If you are thinking of implementing APM code on a UNO, I do not think it will work due to memory limitations.
I am no Arduino expert though, so feel…"
If you are thinking of implementing APM code on a UNO, I do not think it will work due to memory limitations.
I am no Arduino expert though, so feel…"
I suspected a bad output on one of my APM 2.5 boards and wrote an arduino sketch to check out the ports. They were all working OK. Here is the correlation between APM pin numbers and Arduino pin numbers:APM output pin number Arduino 2560…
"Thanks GregM. Problem went away in a weird way. Shut down computer last night with nothing working, started computer in morning and USB works. I did absolutely nothing to change the situation. "
"I have same problem.
MP 1.3.3 Build 1.1.5256.36415, Win 8.0 ughCan connect with 3DR telemetry radio fine. Cannot connect using USB with radio disconnected.Tried several cables, USB ports, re-booting with no connect.APM 2.6 shows power. Worked with…"
MP 1.3.3 Build 1.1.5256.36415, Win 8.0 ughCan connect with 3DR telemetry radio fine. Cannot connect using USB with radio disconnected.Tried several cables, USB ports, re-booting with no connect.APM 2.6 shows power. Worked with…"
"Thanks for your responses and patience. I appreciate your suggestions.
I have added way points and still get the same results - hold instead of auto mode, therefore cannot even start a mission.
@TCIII yes, PWM output is correct, I can select mode…"
I have added way points and still get the same results - hold instead of auto mode, therefore cannot even start a mission.
@TCIII yes, PWM output is correct, I can select mode…"
"Thanks for the responses, but still no joy. Here are results of latest tests:
3 position mode switch settings using initial setup> mandatory hardware> flight modes:
Case A:
Top position set to Auto
Mid position set to Learning
Bot position set to…"
3 position mode switch settings using initial setup> mandatory hardware> flight modes:
Case A:
Top position set to Auto
Mid position set to Learning
Bot position set to…"
