Hey guys, I just did my first test with Follow-Me mode on my quad. It worked really well. Huge thanks to the 3DR team and DroidPlanner developers. Rock and roll.
Frame: Lumenier QAV400G
Motors: Tiger 1100kv
ESCs: Lumenier SimonK 30A
Props: APC 8x4.5
Battery: Lumenier 4200mAh
Production Camera: GoPro Hero 3 Black
Flight Controller: 3DRobotics APM 2.6 - ArduCopter 3.2 RC3
Flight Computer: Samsung Galaxy S3 - DroidPlanner beta
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Oh right right, I keep forgetting that we're finally starting to implement pixhawk specific features which utilize its full potential.
Terrain following on Pixhawks only Stephen Pixhawks only. Just shows aircraft are much cooler than flying blenders. Oh don't forget two GPS possible also on PixHawk.
@John- The arduplane can already do terrain follow, so I bet it could be done on arducopter's follow me as well. Can't wait!
Hey all, I haven't been able to find any documentation on Follow-Me parameters. Are there any params I can edit that would adjust leash length?
Thanks!
Brennan
Next step that I can't wait for is terrain following ... hill and mountain running ...
Oh yeah, some obstacle avoidance would be nice, too.
> Afff i do the same with mikrokopter more than 4 years ago and not need the phone.
nothing news here !
Eduardo: And you could stop follow-me mode and get into loiter, restart, or start a full new automated mission, or fly manual, all with just the phone with your transmitter away?
Didn't think so either ...
This is way better than anything I've done; anyone who says this is old news is full of themselves. I'm excited to see this feature being perfected for APM: pretty much the only autopilot I can use.
How does it handle altitude? Terrain in the video looks pretty flat. Perhaps sonar would be good for gently curving terrain.
Few people have gotten this far. Interesting to see what works & what doesn't. You obviously can't run through trees, under powerlines, analyze biomechanics, or make a blockbuster with it. It satisfies a maximum distance rather than flying directly overhead. There's still a lot of fiddling with PID constants. DJI makes products that work without any fiddling.
@nickthecook
Looks like I'm on ArduCopter 3.2 RC3. Going to upgrade and try this again soon.