"Looks impressive. I am hoping to do the same kinda thing but with a DSLR pan and tilt on the front. Any advice on which hardware to purchase? Thanks austin."
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Will Ardupilot work with a helicopter?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ryan Beall Nov 30, 2009. 13 Replies 0 Likes
Hi i have a swift helicopter and would like to fit it to it. has anyone done this or planning on doing it? or is it actually possible?
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Austin Laws commented on Jean-Louis Naudin's blog post ArduCopter in Action - Flying an Helicopter in HIL mode"Hi im new to all this autopilot stuff. i can fly both helicopter and aeroplanes. but getting a pan and tilt for my Trex600. Could someone tell me which to go for Adrucopter or wait for APu 2 to come out? Thanks austin"
Austin Laws commented on Jordi Muñoz's blog post Please welcome ArduPilotMega 2.0!"Hi i have a Trex 600 and looking for a auto pilot. Will this work with a Trex600 which has CCPM mixing. If so could someone let me know as i will pre order. Many thanks!"
Austin Laws commented on Chris Anderson's blog post My 3D printer arrived. What should I make?"Make 3D money then u wont need to buy anything again lol."
Austin Laws commented on Riccardo Kuebler's blog post Ardustation's antenna tracker"Hi am new to this marlarke but are you selling the tracking system or is it home made? I would love to own something like that. wot was the costs to build suck a system?"
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DeveloperRyan Beall replied to Austin Laws's discussion Will Ardupilot work with a helicopter?
"The Ardupilot does not have a magnetometer which is required for helicopter navigation. The heading resolved using Course Over Ground from GPS isn't the true heading. I'm not up to speed with external I/O on the Ardupilot but if you could…"
Austin Laws replied to Austin Laws's discussion Will Ardupilot work with a helicopter?"Yeah im looking for something with navigation and autopilot. basically something that will hold the heli in one place roughly so i can position a camera and take pics. But if it was possible just to tell heli where to go and hold there even better."
Austin Laws replied to Austin Laws's discussion Will Ardupilot work with a helicopter?"Yeah that sounds like a good idea. I already have a swift but no co pilot yet. will prob get it for christmas. But if u do manage to get it working hopefully u could tell me how u did it. I would be very interested in seeing that working too."
DeveloperMark Colwell replied to Austin Laws's discussion Will Ardupilot work with a helicopter?
"I am getting a FMA CoPilot II for my birthday should arrive Dec 1 for just this purpose...
I will set it up on my E-Smart 550 or Swift 16, after CoPilot II is tuned. I will attempt to have ArduPilot (Mega?) with IMU control CoPilot II. Write CCPM…"
ModeratorChris Anderson replied to Austin Laws's discussion Will Ardupilot work with a helicopter?
"Simple stabilization is easy (you can do it with a co-pilot), but an autopilot does a lot more, including navigation. That's where it gets hard."
Austin Laws replied to Austin Laws's discussion Will Ardupilot work with a helicopter?"shame u couldnt just mix something with co pilot 2? I am so new i think its simple programming lol. But a PHD i dont have lol. i got a NVQ in motor mechanics u think that will help lol. Oh well.......i guess ill stick to co pilot for now. Till one…"
DeveloperMark Colwell replied to Austin Laws's discussion Will Ardupilot work with a helicopter?
"I am working on this, but I won't have a solution soon, working on the PHD in spare time :-), and FCC technicians license."
Morli replied to Austin Laws's discussion Will Ardupilot work with a helicopter?"Hi Austin,
With current Ardu setup that I know of , CCPM mixing and some of advance program option are not available yet, like Chris said, it will be ultimate goal/mile stone for DIY AP to able to work in helli and many are hoping some day soon DIY…"
ModeratorChris Anderson replied to Austin Laws's discussion Will Ardupilot work with a helicopter?
"Yes, it's the hardest autopilot challenge there is. At the moment, it's pretty much a choice between spending thousands of dollars on an off-the-shelf one or doing a PhD-level engineering project yourself."
Austin Laws replied to Austin Laws's discussion Will Ardupilot work with a helicopter?"Thanks chris i guess making a autopilot work on a helicopter isnt that easy."
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