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"The quadcopters are AsTec Hummingbirds. Source:
http://www.asctec.de/home/news/323/en_GB/research"
http://www.asctec.de/home/news/323/en_GB/research"
"why is nobody watching from the windows !"
"Some skills right there !
but like many things, you think you're awesome (and you look awesome) when you freestyle around the place, but if you actually set a challenge like "I'm going to slalom every one of those trees" you'll really improve ...…"
but like many things, you think you're awesome (and you look awesome) when you freestyle around the place, but if you actually set a challenge like "I'm going to slalom every one of those trees" you'll really improve ...…"
"well controlling the two servos allows them to be used as flaps with a bit extra code?? depending on your airframe of course"
"hmmmm, It will reduce drag a little because I imagine by sweeping it some wing will be hidden inside the fuselage, and a smaller wing area will reduce drag a bit (lift too).
The wing efficiency will also be reduced though, a swept wing promotes…"
The wing efficiency will also be reduced though, a swept wing promotes…"
"Buy from DIYDrones, all the profits go to making awesome new products and to those who deserve it !
I thoroughly doubt the chinese will invest their profits in pioneering affordable autopilots
at least thats what i like to think :X"
I thoroughly doubt the chinese will invest their profits in pioneering affordable autopilots
at least thats what i like to think :X"
"sooo from what i gathered off poor man GPS , If you could get both recievers to lock onto the same satelites then you're game?
Neglecting ionosphere interference and assuming identical recievers"
Neglecting ionosphere interference and assuming identical recievers"
"well perhaps factories or something can afford to install a motion capture thing, but thats about it?"
"brilliant !! haha ! And there I was fiddling with the serial ports and things like microbridge!
It's such a pain to use the 3rd party serial API's or microbridge, so I guess $50 isn't toooooo bad"
It's such a pain to use the 3rd party serial API's or microbridge, so I guess $50 isn't toooooo bad"
"Well this is awesome! hope it works (commercially). Want one.
oh yeah DSL! I use it to check scrapheap computers :D"
oh yeah DSL! I use it to check scrapheap computers :D"
"Ritchie have you ever moulded a foam shape like that? I've been toying with the idea, what foam did you use? did it work?
And Andrew this is exactly what I have been wanting to do for a while but have been too busy...hopefully in summer I will…"
And Andrew this is exactly what I have been wanting to do for a while but have been too busy...hopefully in summer I will…"
"don't you need to drop joe a water bottle or something?"
"well sadly it died on the maiden . . .no aileron control.
before ( have no shots of it on its own )
after
Broken nose and wing, rudder came clean out.
at 950g all up weight w/o camera, it flew pretty well for the first millisecond of the…"
before ( have no shots of it on its own )
after
Broken nose and wing, rudder came clean out.
at 950g all up weight w/o camera, it flew pretty well for the first millisecond of the…"
"I wrote how I got the serial ports on my phone to work at http://progsrp.moonfruit.com/#/android-serial/4548697508
but it looks like the best way forward is using an MCU to manipulate the ADB shell thing, like microbridge"
but it looks like the best way forward is using an MCU to manipulate the ADB shell thing, like microbridge"
