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New AP with many ground barking tech. What category of autopilot is this?

Posted by Morli on February 5, 2010 at 4:30am

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Guys , should we have some thing like this( caption contest) going? Any way , diy AP cannot get any better than this , High lights/salient features.
>4 point landing gear, self retraction, auto flaps, self healing too
> no GPS required ,"tail wagging" is automatic (most of the times)
>RTL Works in air and on Land too!!
>Find me is built in. You will never loose it, and if you do , it will come back eventually or high pitch sounder( built-in) will alert you of it location
> Pan and tilt does not require additional channels
> FAA and other regulations do not apply to this airframe operations( conditions apply)
> No spl software or programmers/interface required. Unlimited memory, etc etc
> Voice activation and command language
> Rx is interference proof
> Can win any contest any day any time
What do you think guys?

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Morli February 5, 2010 at 6:36pm

Rana , Look at his eyes( both models) , does it look like there was a choice?!

Dave , well then it solves bug with tail lock issue I guess , hope all the info and feed backs helps some one to perfect this poor mut ( he certainly will appreciate it)
Rana February 5, 2010 at 5:42pm

Very funny !
Was he cooperative at the time of installation ?
Dave Glidden February 5, 2010 at 3:52pm

Just one thought: What if you have a "tail dragger"?
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Morli February 5, 2010 at 2:41pm

Joel , good observation , "It has very small foot print in loiter mode". :) , without bugs there won't be fun( hey we need some thing to do/contribute)
Dave , Not necessarily , "self clean" or rather debug mode happens only if AP misses the tail wagging while initializing. Tailess/flying wings models don't have this problem though
Dave Glidden February 5, 2010 at 1:09pm

Should the autopilot be stuck in "self clean" mode all the time?
Joel Ryan February 5, 2010 at 1:02pm

Adding on the list of features... Improved loitering radius capabilities! Can loiter around a point with a radius of 6 to 24 inches... Possible bugs, only works when the drone sees it's own tail, loitering can occur randomly
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Morli February 5, 2010 at 12:44pm

Jack, that is good idea ,
The finance & this world economics is/has been very erratic and trouble some , so investing in space program has least risk factor ( the investment does not disappear atleast unlike other here on the earth :-O
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Morli February 5, 2010 at 12:27pm

Ya Dave , bubble though should read " I wish I don't have to test it my self" .
Imagine these eyes coz it is .... :)(
Jack Crossfire February 5, 2010 at 11:42am

Refinance the dog & retire. Oh yeah. India still prefers to invest in a silly space program.
Paul Bizard February 5, 2010 at 11:42am

I bet the dog name is Kirk. But the ears ! Look at the the ears ! Would you know, maybe Mister Spock ?