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flynx replied to andy j's discussion Arduino Dreamshield 16 - open source flight shield for arduino mega - interfaces DNT900 radio, USB, 16 servo connections, and more!
"Got my first DNT900 connected UART->FTDI->USB so theoretically I have a serial terminal to the radio now.  But without the radio software (which was included with the dev kits but not the radio themselves) I'm afraid I'm not sure where to start..."
Dec 15, 2011
flynx replied to andy j's discussion Arduino Dreamshield 16 - open source flight shield for arduino mega - interfaces DNT900 radio, USB, 16 servo connections, and more!
"I was just thinking about how I could replace a regular R/C radio with a couple arduinos and I found this page.  Very exciting!  I would love to be able to combine the control and telemetry radios so I had one less frequency and radio to worry…"
Dec 6, 2011
flynx replied to Sebastian's discussion Size range for Quadrotor vehicles
"I was doing some market research on large electric power systems and I found this brushless motor:
 
http://www.icare-rc.com/plettenberg_predator.htm
 
which can generate 65 lbs of thrust swinging a 30x10 prop.  4 of those would make 260 lbs lift. …"
Jun 10, 2011
flynx posted a discussion
 I recently heard a story that went something like this: A guy had an R/C helicopter with a video camera and an analog video transmitter.  He was using carbon blades and was having glitchy video.  He switched to wooden blades and the video cleared…
Apr 1, 2011
flynx replied to flynx's discussion Low-level documentation?
"Some of the pins are listed in defines.h, but not nearly all of them, and my confidence is low that these numbers are actually pin assignments in all cases.  
 
Ultimately I want to code an autopilot using LQR rather than PID, but I've got a lot to…"
Jan 5, 2011
flynx posted a discussion
I am looking for some documentation about input/output assignments on the ardupilot.For example, it boasts 16 ADCs and from the code it looks like the three gyros are on channels 0, 1, & 2 and the three accels are on channels 3, 4, & 5.  Is there…
Jan 4, 2011
flynx replied to flynx's discussion Multiple Video Downlinks
"Thanks for all the advice!

We did consider IP cams, but digital encoding and compression can introduce latency into the video that we wanted to avoid since we plan to eventually pilot the helicopter from this video.

Since the Futaba is on 2.4ghz…"
Sep 15, 2010
flynx posted a discussion
Hello DIYDrones!Sorry for not lurking any longer before posting but I have a deadline :~)I am working on a project to develop augmented-reality systems for pilots.  We won't be able to utilize real aircraft until our project reaches higher levels of…
Jul 2, 2010