With ten days to go, the LIDAR-Lite laser rangefinder project is just $5,000 from its crowdfunding goal (it's 91% funded). Now's the time to back it and put them over the top!
I love this project (I've backed it) and we're integrating it into the APM code. Along with using it for terrain following with copters (it's less noisy than sonar), we're optimistic that it will help with precision autolanding with planes, by providing precise altitude date under 10m so the aircraft can flare at exactly the right moment. We're going to fly an early prototype with APM:Plane and datalog the results; if that's successful, we'll put it into production and give it full support.
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@Chris
Did you mean old APM or new Pixhawk ?
It will directly interface with APM in the next code rev
would it work directly interfaced to APM or is there any code change required for the LR3 interface?
http://porcupineelectronics.com/uploads/LR3_Data_Sheet.pdf
This gives +/-3mm accuracy (best case) over 30m with potentially 10hz update rate. The 411d is an old model, so they can be found 2nd hand on eBay fairly regularly. With the screen and plastics removed it's probably light enough to fly with.
yep, this has a lot of potential. I hope they make their target!
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