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"The US has export regulations. I'm not a lawyer but I think it just makes buying/selling ardupilot much easier if one party isn't selling everything."
"Mauro, I'm not sure about the GPS but you can't buy the Ardupilot mega from the DIYDrones store. You have to buy it from sparkfun. They do this to get around the restrictions on selling autopilots."
"Chris, the arduino mega costs $60. How are you guys selling the ardupilot mega (arduino mega + extras) for the same price?"
"Thanks SgtRic and Chris.
I understood it wrong. I thought you needed both the Arduino Mega and the Ardupilot mega. Glad to hear you don't need both and that the Ardupilot mega is the arduino. I just saved 60 bucks.
While we're on the subject, does…"
I understood it wrong. I thought you needed both the Arduino Mega and the Ardupilot mega. Glad to hear you don't need both and that the Ardupilot mega is the arduino. I just saved 60 bucks.
While we're on the subject, does…"
"Mauro, you need the Arduino Mega, the Ardupilot Mega(from sparkfun), and the Shield(as shown in this post). You also need a GPS and xbee for telemetry.
The shield has all the sensors, the ardupilot mega is the actual autopilot, and the arduino does…"
The shield has all the sensors, the ardupilot mega is the actual autopilot, and the arduino does…"
"What's the best place to buy this in the US? I can't find it for ~$50"
The title says it all. I like the Easy Star but will it work well with an IMU?Should I buy something that has ailerons?
What's the approximate release date for the mega shield? I'd like to start building a uav in the next couple weeks and work on that for the next 3 months, until my school resumes. Should I wait for the mega shield or just buy a the regular ardupilot?
I know that some commercial UAVs have a feature which allows the pilot to choose a vehicle and the UAV tracks/follows it.On the arudupilot mega, other than a camera, would I need additional hardware to program such a feature?
I would like to build a model airplane out of EPO foam. Once I have a design on CAD, what do I do? I'm not sure what the build process is like.Thanks
"Are the maps stored on the computer or do you need internet connectivity?"
"Will the mega require IMU shield or will it also work with thermopiles?"
"I agree with Sarel, an overview of the project would help. From what I remember, it'll be a three-processor board and uses an IMU instead of thermopiles."
"Did you ever get a chance to upload the video?"
I have narrowed the list down to the following:EZ Hawk - http://www.nitroplanes.com/ezhael4chrtf.htmlWild Hawk - http://www.nitroplanes.com/rtfwiha54el3.htmlSky Hawk - http://www.nitroplanes.com/skyhawk.htmlEZ Fly -…
"I can't find the article. Does anyone have a link to it?"
