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  David Boulanger November 12, 2015 at 12:12pm

  Richard,  On the full parameter list change FS_ACTION.  The options are described there I believe.

  Regards,

  David R. Boulanger
• Richard Sterling November 12, 2015 at 4:12am

  Can someone please tell me where to find info on how to change the "loss of radio signal" Failsafe from "HOLD" to "RTL"?

  Cheers,

  Richard.
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  Grant Morphett November 9, 2015 at 5:30pm

  @OwlPic - I'm testing re making EKF2 the default for Rover/Boat and this will resolve the "boat arming" issue.  I am targeting the next release for this.

  Thanks, Grant.
• OwlPic August 16, 2015 at 6:14pm

  Anyone using Pixhawk APM stack on a boat. Found it impossible to arm because the Pixhawk must be held very still for a few seconds before it will allow arming.
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  Grant Morphett July 8, 2015 at 4:57pm

  Hi everyone.  The T3 is back and Chris Anderson from 3DR has generously given the green light for boat entries - details here. 

  http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/t3-back-to-the-future?commentId...

  I reckon some of you out there have boats that can take it to the aircraft.  And 200m x 200m space on a lake should be ok.  I am REALLY looking forward to seeing what speed daemon's you people break out.  Get racing!!

  Thanks, Grant.
• 3D Robotics

  Chris Anderson June 10, 2015 at 6:23pm

  It's based on this story I ran in Wired.
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  Grant Morphett February 10, 2015 at 12:56pm

  Hi Mitchell. 

  We haven't taught the APM how to sail however if someone was keen to do that it would be great. 

  Regarding solar-powered I'm unaware of anyone having done that within this forum.
  As for sailing around the world I see no technical limitation to that.  We could probably use our simulator to simulate it however we would need to alter the model so it could go much faster and thus complete the trip in a day or two rather then weeks.

  Thanks, Grant
• bigkahuna February 9, 2015 at 5:50pm

  Is it possible to program an autonomous model to follow GPS coordinates to travel around the world?

  I don't think anyone can really say, but the technology is definitely moving towards that capability. To my knowledge "underwater gliders" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_glider ) have been the most successful long distance, autonomous ocean craft to date. Surface craft have a great many more obstacles to avoid (weather, other craft, legal issues, etc.) so may not be the best platform for this goal. But there are lots of autonomous boat projects out there, but I am not aware of any that have successfully crossed an ocean yet.
• Mitchell Leary February 9, 2015 at 1:46pm

  Hi!
  
  I'm new to the forum and am looking to find out if there is anyone here who has put together a successful Autonomous, GPS-Guided, either solar-powered or sailboat?
  I've seen a few successful test runs demonstrated on YouTube but I'd like to see how many have achieved this and how far this technology can currently be taken?
  Is it possible to program an autonomous model to follow GPS coordinates to travel around the world?
  I'm very interested to hear from you.
  
  Thanks all and looking forward to interacting in the group with you all.
  
  Mitch
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  David Boulanger January 20, 2015 at 2:31pm

  Tom,

  FYI.  When I had my APM 2.5 mounted on my helicopter it was about 6" from the Motor.  Although I never drew more than 60 amps on my 6 cell battery I never saw an issue with the onboard compass.

  Regards,

  David R. Boulanger