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UAV low altitude flight, autopilot with IMU

Posted by Krzysztof Bosak on August 30, 2009 at 11:49pm

Will it fit the meadow?

UAV low altitude flight, autopilot with IMU from Krzysztof Bosak on Vimeo.

Amateur robotic plane flying at tree level (10m above takoff point).Envelope pattern with 150-170m legs and very little error margin for anything.Only barometric altitude sensor has been used, GPS might drift too much during banked turns.Takeoff and landing in manual mode (classic RC transmitter).There was also 8m flight but the camera power died.In general altitude control band is +/-4m, 8m in windy weather worst case.NO distance ranger has been used.

agl, imu, altitude, barometric, distance, low, pressure, ranger

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Krzysztof Bosak October 28, 2009 at 10:39am

"I guess then this won't be much of DIY project :) "
But I did it myself!
Honestly, the target group is here: we are building/owning/flying/modifying the UAV by ourselves.
It could be Private/Pirate UAV Pilot Association.

ourselves.it
Morli_ October 28, 2009 at 9:06am

The manual is very good , I haven't gone through every word of it but I guess it would have taken few weeks atleast to write such a comprehensive manual( I hate writing /documentation). good job Bosak

manual is here
Morli_ October 28, 2009 at 8:26am

Thanks Bosak for the info. Any info on the price range? i went through the documentation on the aerialfobotics.eu site, quite impressive.I guess then this won't be much of DIY project :) .since you are offering ready to fly UAV.
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Krzysztof Bosak October 28, 2009 at 8:02am

The altimeter uses raw barometric chip from undisclosed manufacturer.
The whole calibration, temperature compensation etc was developed and tested by me.
The reason of not bringing the website up is the rush for a pro platform.
The EasyUAV is ready, tested, fully supported and being sold.
http://www.rc-cam.com/forum/index.php?/topic/3278-easyuav-personal-...
Anyway, the website is not going to contain much more than you see on vimeo and in the docs.
Morli_ October 28, 2009 at 7:35am

Hi Bosak,
Congrats, low level flight is impressive. i tried to check the web site which says under construction. I also tried to find any info on the self calibrating barometric altimeter but could not find much about any modules except Bosch SMD500 , can you tell us as what module is used in ur UAV/AP? Thanks
Sergey October 28, 2009 at 6:23am

Where can I buy it or get more info?
the site http://www.aerialrobotics.eu - UNDER CONSTRUCTION for almost 3 month :)
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Gary Mortimer October 28, 2009 at 3:41am

No its a commercial product now, all working.
Sergey October 28, 2009 at 3:17am

Is the project dead ?

Kind regards
Sergey
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William Premerlani August 31, 2009 at 5:08pm

Chris,
Very impressive.
Best regards,
Bill
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Krzysztof Bosak August 31, 2009 at 4:52am

A few docs.
http://www.aerialrobotics.eu/flexipilot/flexipilot-advantage-en.pdf
http://www.aerialrobotics.eu/flexipilot/flexipilot-features-en.pdf
http://www.aerialrobotics.eu/flexipilot/flexipilot-installation-en.pdf
http://www.aerialrobotics.eu/flexipilot/flexipilot-navigation-en.pdf
http://www.aerialrobotics.eu/flexipilot/flexipilot-triggers-en.pdf
http://www.aerialrobotics.eu/flexipilot/flexipilot-weather-en.pdf
http://www.aerialrobotics.eu/flexipilot/flexipilot-osd-en.pdf
http://www.aerialrobotics.eu/flexipilot/flexipilot-brochure-en.pdf
http://www.aerialrobotics.eu/flexipilot/flexipilot-command-set-en.pdf
http://www.aerialrobotics.eu/flexipilot/flexipilot-software-en.pdf

Website soon. Details on email (see vimeo version).

Regards, Chris

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