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We have long had a competition on DIY Drones, the T3 which stands for Time Trial Trust.
Quite simple we set a task and members compete for little more than honor. Their flights have pushed forward development on many OpenSource autopilots.
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Rotation PID settings
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Current Features- Gyro stabilized flight with separate PID loops for roll, pitchand yaw axes
- PWM update rates to ESC’s increased to 400 Hz
- Single pole low pass filter implementation for reducing sensornoise
- Improv
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The autopilot is now available only wrapped with EasyUAV or Pteryx UAV which are designed for civilian aerial photography, without relying on the groundstation in fiel
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There are scores of commercial and amateur UAV autpilots and UAVcontrol systems in use today, ranging from military ones costing millions of dollars to one-off hobbyist projects. Here at DIY Drones, we mostly focus on those most appropriate to hobby
| Number used | Part | Source | Part # |
| 4 | IR sensors | Mouser | 782-TSOP34156 |
| 1 | Switch | Digikey | EG1903-ND |
| 1 | 7-pin header | Digkey | S7040-ND |
| 1 | Motor driver chip | Digikey | 296-9911-5-ND |
| 1 | Motor wire | Circuit Specialists | 100'Spools o |
- ArduPilot board and a row of breakaway headers
- Shield expansion kit with airspeed sensor
- GPS module (uBlox 5 recommended)
- XY and Z sensors or an ArduIMU+
- FTDI cable for programming
- Four female-to-female servo cables to connect ArduPilot to your
DIY Drones Autopilots
Our premier IMU-based autopilot is ArduPilot Mega, an opensource combo of a processor board and a sensor "shield" that fits on top. Full details are here. It's sold as a kit that you build yourself or, via retail partners, a
A three-axis IMU-based autopilot board
For the most up to date information, visit the UAVDevBoard website.
A new approach for turn controls that produces tight, stable, smooth, coordinated turns both in normal and inverted flight has been develope
