"Dany,
Ah, right. I missed the PID adjustment advice with this release discussion. Stabilize mode hasn't been modified (with the exception that the stability patch which only kicks in when the motors are…"
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Oliver replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use"Well, I just had a verbal discussion with someone far more knowledgeable than I am about this. He explained some of the difficulties in moderating the actions of the aircraft in response to a particular GPS disturbance, or even differentiating…"
DeveloperRandy replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use
"Jo,
"shoots off in the wrong direction" means it must be your compass. Try doing this:
Move your APM up and away from power lines, power distribution board, ESCs.
Do the "Live Calibration" of your…"
denism replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use"Oliver, I was flying close to "Around Georgian Bay". It looks like half of abnormalities are in Ontario where I fly! What is the source of this anomaly information? Can you please post a link?
Thanks!"
Muhammad Al-Rawi commented on Adam AKAV8R's blog post DJI has officially released the H3-2D Gimbal for $699!"Hmm... Buy this, or buy a small quad and DIY the gimbal for the same price...
Noticed cogging here and there in the videos on their site, especially at the end of the second."
Soko replied to Soko's discussion APM not uploading in Mission Planner"I was able to get into the terminal tab. I was able to reset, but I saw an interesting message. (See screen shot) Then I tried to load firmware with another error message. (Screen shot)"
Hiro Okuda replied to ken's discussion WIKI in the group Japan ArduCopter Group"こんにちは。ウチのは全部？？見えてますので・・・まず確認です。・ウィルス対策ソフトは何使ってますか？（意外とこれの設定変えることで直ることがあります）・ブラウザの設定などは、変更されてますか？（IE9だと、インターネットオプション－詳細設定－マルチメディア－画像を表示する、など。バージョンやブラウザによって位置や名前が違うので注意、私はこのあたりを、昔々にを変えたので問題なく観ることが出来ているとおもいます）
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DeveloperRandy replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use
"Just to add a bit to what Olivier's saying - with the introduction of inertial nav we have much higher accuracy and lower delay so we increased the position controller's max acceleration from 1m/s/s to 2.5m/s/s so it's more aggressive…"
Monroe Lee King Jr. replied to Soko's discussion APM not uploading in Mission Planner"Can you get into terminal on Mission Planner and try a Reset and reload the firmware?"
Bill Bonney commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Parrot releases GPS module for AR.Drone 2.0"Being MAVLink 1.0 it should work with http://appstore.com/FindMyDrone and http://www.communistech.com/blog/mavpilot-alpha-and-beta-test/ :-D"
Soko replied to Soko's discussion APM not uploading in Mission Planner"I can connect, but I don't see data."
DistributorDany Thivierge replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use
"Randy, is there any special PID adjustment for 880kv motors?
previous version we were suggesting this: (one more time again, this was pre 3.0)
While some testers have reported very good flights with the default PIDs, some have reported that…"
Crashpilot1000 commented on Adam AKAV8R's blog post DJI has officially released the H3-2D Gimbal for $699!"Well it's hard to beat the quality of the "inventor" Alexmos. For that price you can build the original + gopro 3 and for the rest of the money you saved you can have a good time in the night club."
Monroe Lee King Jr. replied to Soko's discussion APM not uploading in Mission Planner"That worked? Ok well your board is not as far gone as the one we are working on. Can you connect now with Mission Planner and see data?"
Soko replied to Soko's discussion APM not uploading in Mission Planner"i was able to get step 4 to work. I updated the driver. :^)"
DeveloperRandy replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use
"Steve,
There's feed forward on the alt-hold now. This makes it more responsive but if it's too high and can lead to some jerkiness. You might want to try reducing the Altitude Hold P term…"
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DIY Samsung Trigger for APM
Posted by Jeff Taylor on June 18, 2013 at 5:06pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
In this post I’ll describe how to make your own cable to trigger the Samsung mirrorless cameras NX20, NX210 and NX1000. We’ll be using an ArduPilot Mega 2.5 to do the triggering but you can use any Arduino or even a soldered push button.
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- Any 2 or 3 wire cable – I use a 30cm Futaba servo extender which I cut the female end off…
DJI has officially released the H3-2D Gimbal for $699!
Posted by Adam AKAV8R on June 18, 2013 at 3:00pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
Well the price has finally been released for the new DJI Phantom gimbal @ $699.00 and comes complete as shown below. The nice features are the ability to charge the GoPro while flying and the ability to output video to your video Tx all contained inside the arms of the gimbal. Full details …
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Parrot releases GPS module for AR.Drone 2.0
Posted by Chris Anderson on June 18, 2013 at 1:20pm 5 Comments 3 Likes
Man whose RC drone was shot down over Turkey protest returns to the skies
Posted by Matthew Schroyer on June 18, 2013 at 7:44am 1 Comment 4 Likes
Many of you might be aware of the situation in Turkey, where protests have been going on for longer than two weeks. Some of you on DIYDrones might also be aware that a man was flying a small RC drone above these protests, that is, until his aircraft was shot down by riot police.
I originally wrote about this on sUASNews,…
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PX4FLOW Position Hold Beta and Source Code Release
Posted by PX4 on June 18, 2013 at 7:30am 3 Comments 6 Likes
Our new video shows position hold (the position can be moved on the fly, so its actually full position control) using the PX4FMU autopilot plus …
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ASME Podcast - How Drones Can Help Predict Tornadoes
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ASME presents a podcast on the application of small UAVs in the study of severe weather, especially tornadoes.
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A beginner's experience to the Copter world
Posted by Steve Monro on June 18, 2013 at 5:00am 8 Comments 2 Likes
My dad likes remote control cars. My brothers like remote control cars. I like them too. As a family, we grew up playing with train sets laid out on the family dinner table. As kids we also used to enjoy playing with a “Thunderloop Thriller AFX Slotcar Set” and making things out of Lego. The things that typical boys enjoyed playing with.
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I talk a lot about the FAA and such and my concern for our community so I thought I'd give everyone a look at what's going on in the sky from the view of the FAA. Explain some basic things about flight charts and flight planning.
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PSNI on G8 drones: ‘They actually look like big model aircraft’
THE POLICE SERVICE of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have revealed details about the unmanned aerial vehicles or drones they will be using during the G8 summit, which gets under way in Fermanagh tomorrow. As part of an unprecedented security operation at the Lough Erne golf resort near Enniskillen, the PSNI will be operating three of the unmanned aircraft over the next two days to give them an “eye in the sky” view of their operation. The drones will be used primarily for surveillance purposes during the summit and will deliver high quality images to police commanders. The PSNI will have 8,000 officers in the field over a 24-hour period with the existing force supplemented by over 3,600 officers brought in from police forces in England, Scotland and Wales. http://www.thejournal.ie/psni-g8-drones-953869-Jun2013/ Bookmark It Hide Sites
Trimble’s new UAS targets big survey, geospatial projects
Holding thumbs that the FAA will come through for them in 2015, Trimble unveils its latest wing. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based, publicly traded (Nasdaq: TRMB) Trimble, with $2 billion in 2012 revenue, uses positioning technologies – GPS, lasers and optics – to focus on applications requiring position or location, including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. Like the X100 but better Just like its predecessor, the Gatewing X100 – the market’s first commercial aerial imaging rover – incorporates mission planning, automatic field image acquisition and fully digital and automated image processing software. Trimble acquired privately-held Gatewing, a Belgium-based manufacturer of lightweight UAVs for photogrammetry and rapid terrain mapping, in April 2012. The UX5 carries a Sony NEX-5R mirrorless, 16.1-megapixel camera with a fixed focal-length external lens, which has a surface area nearly nine times that of the Ricoh camera carried on the X100, which was already 1.5 times larger than the biggest on the market at the time. The large field of view from the camera allows the rover to cover 50-75 percent more area to enhance efficiency and reduce operational costs. In addition to the increase in flight efficiency, the Trimble UX5 is capable of producing [...]
Washington’s $10B Unmanned Industry
By Rick Anderson Tad McGeer, multimillionaire godfatherof the state’s drone industry, was heading home the other day from his office in the rain-swept Columbia River Gorge town of White Salmon when he picked up his cell phone and dialed a Seattle reporter. In an earlier e-mail exchange, the reporter had asked about the growth of drone manufacturing in Washington, and McGeer had written back, “Are you jumping on the hype bandwagon, or do you want to discuss reality?” The hype he referred to was the drone-phobia that hovers over any discussion of unmanned flying vehicles, from the small model-sized planes that buzz Seattle neighborhoods to the multi-ton aerial robots that are used in war and prowl Washington’s northern border. To McGeer’s dismay, the public doesn’t seem to like them much—the airborne snoops fly right up and peek through your window, don’t they?—even though civilian drone use is growing and the Pentagon is expanding its drone air force, including four bases in the Evergreen State. Assured by the reporter that reality rocks, McGeer agrees to call. “I’ve got about a 20-minute drive,” said the 56-year-old Stanford aeronautical engineer, steering towards Hood River, Oregon, across the old two-lane toll bridge stretching three-quarters of [...]
GA-ASI successfully demonstrates enhanced sensor dissemination capability in U.S. Navy exercise
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, today announced its successful participation in the recent U.S. Navy Trident Spectre experiment conducted at the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va. During its May 8-18 participation, GA-ASI operated a Predator® B surrogate (King Air 200) equipped with Predator B-type sensors including GA-ASI’s Lynx® Multi-mode Radar and FLIR’s Star SAFIRE 380HD Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) imaging system. The Predator B surrogate leveraged Lynx to detect ground-based moving targets, and GA-ASI’s Claw® payload control software automatically cross-cued, or slewed, to the Star SAFIRE for target visual identification. This next-generation data dissemination capability allowed naval commanders to review data rapidly, modify follow-on mission flight planning, and demonstrate ad-hoc mission re-tasking of the aircraft directly by commanders based in the Tactical Operations Center (TOC). Sensor imagery was also simultaneously streamed to a host of U.S. government entities in real-time. “Our primary goal was to provide all-weather, day/night Lynx radar and EO/IR data on moving ground targets and disseminate that information to the Navy’s shore-based TOC,” said Linden Blue, president, Reconnaissance Systems Group, GA-ASI. “The mission was successfully executed and marked a historical milestone by demonstrating the [...]
Teal Group Predicts Worldwide UAV Market Will Total $89 Billion in Its 2013 UAV Market Profile
Despite near-term U.S. budget cutbacks, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) continue as the most dynamic growth sector of the world aerospace industry this decade, report Teal analysts in their latest integrated market analysis, during the opening of the 50th Paris Air Show. Teal Group’s 2013 market study estimates that UAV spending will more than double over the next decade from current worldwide UAV expenditures of $5.2 billion annually to $11.6 billion, totaling just over $89 billion in the next ten years. (For further details and study availability, contact the respective Teal sales representative in your area at http://www.tealgroup.com/). “The UAV market is evolving, it is becoming an increasingly international market as it grows,” said Philip Finnegan, Teal Group’s director of corporate analysis and an author of the study. “UAVs have proved their value in Iraq and Afghanistan and are being sought by a growing number of militaries worldwide.” “The Teal Group study predicts that the US will account for 65% of the worldwide RDT&E spending on UAV technology over the next decade, and 51% of the procurement,” said Teal Group senior analyst Steve Zaloga, another author of the study. The tenth edition of the sector study, World Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems, Market Profile [...]
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Maritime Heron UAV supports European airspace trial
Europe has advanced a project to prove the feasibility of using satellite communications to enable UAS operations in non-segregated airspace ...Brazilian navy begins UAS evaluation
The Brazilian navy has begun to evaluate two Israeli-made unmanned air systems for maritime surveillance missions ...Indian air force to launch micro UAS evaluation
The Indian air force is to evaluate several micro unmanned air systems from around 10 companies in early May ...VIDEO: Eurocopter demonstrates unmanned EC145
Eurocopter has unveiled an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV), based on its EC145 light twin, which has been in development since September 2011.Israeli F-16 downs another Hezbollah UAV
An Israeli air force Lockheed Martin F-16 has shot down an unmanned air vehicle launched from Lebanon by Hezbollah militants ...
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