Remember back, way back in autopilot years probably about 20. The year 2009 and the first round of our gentlemens (ladies are allowed just none have ever entered) competition the T3 challenge.
Back then just flying way points was hard and all this gear was expensive. Ardupilots were made at Sparkfun in batches that ran out quick.
Lets try it again I suspect this time the challenge would really be flying it faster than somebody FPV racing.
Read about the first time here for hints and tips.
As tech has moved on all aircraft types welcome lets make it not above 50m and 5 laps. All of course autonomous. Extra marks if that is from take off to landing.I will count the time from take off to landing so screaming dives to the start will not help. KMLs as evidence please!
UPDATE: Rovers (and boats) are also allowed! There will be a special rover/boat class, and you only have to beat other vehicles in that class. The course for such ground/water vehicles is 100m x 100m.
I will accept FPV times for the sake of science and should they be much much quicker it will give the pure FPV crowd something to brag about.
An Easystar (yes before HK copied it) made one lap in less than a minute in 2009 so 5 in 5 minutes should be more than possible.
As ever the time frame is flexible but why don't we all meet back here on August the 1st and find out who won!
Please add your entries and adventures below. Points are always awarded for silliness, just as long as its safe!
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I let the smoke out last night, then a few sparks, followed by a tiny flame before I could disconnect the batteries.
My guess is that it was shorted out by a few blades of wet grass jammed under the shrink. Can still see a few in there between the power wires and DF13. It caused the pixhawk to brown out a few times as I increase throttle above 0 before it lit up. I do have a spare, but the weather isn't cooperating today.
The adventure continues...
Mike
Oooh, don't tempt me to try again. There's no way I can beat 221 seconds from that airplane though. That's fast.
I hear you healthyfatboy, as normal my calendar is slow and I can see August the first happening next Monday or there abouts.....
Grrrr...weather keeps getting in the way...Might have to wait a couple more days depending on if we keep getting weather in the evening.
Looking good guys. Rover seems to be the surprise with the T3 spurring on their dev and testing!
I did manage to snap a few pics before I took the rover apart last night.
Hoping for better luck tmrw.
Mike
I've been working on this all day, but feel like I'm going backwards.
Slipper clutch was fine, it was the motor. The rotor came loose from the shaft. Same thing happened to my stampede in the spring. Nothing a little JB-weld can't fix.
Tracked down my steering problem, the servo saver had worked itself loose.
Then I, like you, ran under the bleachers. Snapped off my GPS stand. Oh so much fun!
Mike
My highlights video showing a test run, interaction with a pole and the final tumble.
Give me another day or two! I think I can have something to show in that time. The size of the place is going to be barely large enough, I think, but I think it will definitely be doable.
I never could find a suitable location to run my Rover. There is a grass field I could try, but the city doesn't allow any type of fun stuff like that in the park, and I decided not to push my luck. I looked everywhere I could, and didn't find any parking lots big enough for 100m x 100m.
Maybe we can up with some better rover specific challenges that would be easier to find places to run?
JesseJay
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