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Arducopter Team , Pirates , Holger Setup new benchmark. We need to work hard :)

Posted by Roberto Navoni on March 21, 2011 at 2:30am

Dear Friends,

Holger the Creator of Mikrokopter have setup a new benchmark . We need to work hard to improve our project :)

Great Job Holger , if you have an Multipilot1.0 or MK FC 2.0-1  with navi you can check these new features.

http://www.virtualrobotix.com/page/multipilot-8-v10

He use on his fly control a 8 bit micro 644p the same of MP10 , the main difference is that he use only native code write in 'C' not use any kind of arduino wrapper ... so the code is very efficient .

The original Navy is based on a str91x the old version developed in 2006  of STM32 micro so with Multipilot 32 we have more power and possibility to break the barrier of 100 mhz in the next near future.

So now with MP32 we have more power available than in Mikrokopter platform , the code from str91x is portable because we can use the same operating systems and tools , but not source code available for Mk Navy so we need to reinvent the code , better , more original and powerfull i hope :)

Check this docs : http://developers.stf12.net/just-another-eclipse-demo-str91x.

All the member of Arducopter team will be recived in the next days the MP32 , so we're ready to start :)

http://www.virtualrobotix.com/page/multipilot32-1

Best

Roberto

 

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  • Moderator
    Grips March 22, 2011 at 5:31pm
    Chris and others: As soon as I get my Hexacopter off the ground you will have professional quality videos in 1080p. From in flight to macro 1080p video of the boards. I just need some help getting it off the ground. You can follow my build here on rcgroups . We are developing an open source camera skid system with gimbal along with my build.
  • Dinos March 22, 2011 at 8:26am
    except the instructional and feature presentation videos you can post once in a month or in two months future and developing features.
  • Developer
    Jani Hirvinen March 22, 2011 at 8:09am

    Guntars / others, 

     

    ACM uses totally different algorithms than our earlier software releases so PID or other settings are not compatible. We have been testing Tri/Quad/Hexas from 700gr to 2.5kg's with all default PID settings and having good results.

     

    No not this week.. It will be released when it is ready to be released. Simple as that but we are close to have our first release of it. Soon soon... We just need to get it stable first. Currently it is still under heavy changes.

     

     

  • Dinos March 22, 2011 at 7:51am
    do we need an extra channel for POI?
  • Guntars March 22, 2011 at 1:11am
    Should we expect ACM code this week?
    Will the ACM use different stabilization algorithm than previous releases?
  • Developer
    Max Levine March 21, 2011 at 3:23pm
    All the videos i'v been posting here are the ArduCopter development from the first line of flying code ;) I just moved to a new Y6 frame, so there will be more videos of that:)
    @Chris
    I can do the videos thing ;)
    https://www.youtube.com/buzaglo
  • Jack Crossfire March 21, 2011 at 2:55pm
    He didn't demonstrate auto takeoff from a hand launch, but we remember it was pretty scary when we did it.  We still use the same 8 bit microprocessors & ground based autopilot from 4 years ago.  He's been demoing the same POI transmitter for years.  Everyone keeps working on microcontroller ports instead of supporting the cheap RTK GPS systems coming online.
  • 3D Robotics
    Chris Anderson March 21, 2011 at 2:36pm
    John: the ArduPirates have been doing a great job on their Vimeo channel, but aside from that we don't have a dedicated video team. Want to volunteer? (please!)
  • Mathew Wellington March 21, 2011 at 2:26pm
    cant wait for these features, its the ones i need after asking in the ardupirates thread on RCG - perfect for handing the controls to a photographer and "letting em at it"
  • Moderator
    John Church March 21, 2011 at 2:26pm

    "You should give us video demos and "manuals".  "

     

    Good point. Do we have an individual/group appointed for official video media production? Someone to work hand-in-hand with the dev.s to showcase these features?

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