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HIL Help!!!

Started this discussion. Last reply by Brenden May 15. 2 Replies

Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide on this...I have used both Xplane 10 and Fligh Gear in the past with no problems and yesterday I decided I wanted to practice PID tuning in the sim…Continue

Tags: simulation, xplane, tuning, PID, issue

I Was Contacted By FBI Terrorism Task Force about JFK Drone Siting

Started this discussion. Last reply by Jonathan Soroko Mar 19. 3 Replies

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Failsafe switches to circle mode but NO THROTTLE. Please help!

Started this discussion. Last reply by Brenden Feb 12. 1 Reply

I have been using the failsafe function successfully for months now but about 2 weeks ago I was testing it as I always do at the start of a flight and for some reason the throttle drops to 0 now and…Continue

Tags: mode, RTL, throttle, circle, safe

APM 2.5 + 3DR Telem + minim OSD + FPV - need a sanity check on my set up please

Started this discussion. Last reply by Brenden Dec 18, 2012. 5 Replies

Please see the diagrams for how I intend to set up my system. I will be installing this set up on a Bixler V2, if it ever makes in through US customs...I am a beginner to many aspects of this.I am…Continue

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Brenden replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.73 released
"I'm sorry, I only have experience with APM 2.5. Hopefully someone else here can help. B"
22 hours ago
Brenden replied to Richard's discussion Using Flying wings for aerial mapping
"Good to hear about 2.7.3 and the X5! If you get a chance, let Tridge and Paul know. They seem to be appreciative and responsive to feedback. I am still working with Skywalkers and Penguins for now but I am following your X5 progress. I'm having…"
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Finwing Penguin UAV - Aerial Mapping Platform Review

This is a very brief review of the Finwing Penguin platform for small scale UAV aerial mapping. This airframe is a new favorite of mine. It is very stable, f...
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Brenden replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.73 released
"I think you are looking for throttle failsafe... If you want failsafe to immediately trigger RTL in the event that you lose connectivity between your RC Tx and Rx, set your Rx failsafe with a throttle setting below 0% and switch positions in a…"
May 17
Brenden replied to Brenden's discussion HIL Help!!!
"Hi Paul, Thanks for responding. I found that others are addressing this issue in a Discussion On arduplane firmware v2.72. I am following that discussion because I was testing v2.72 & 2.73 beta(now 2.74beta but it seems to have a lot of comments…"
May 15
Paul Marsh replied to Brenden's discussion HIL Help!!!
"Hi Brenden, I have experienced the loss of Tx inputs many times in the past.  The problem has been reproduced by someone on the development forum, so I'm hopeful we'll get a resolution.  Hang in there... Paul"
May 15
Brenden replied to Richard's discussion Using Flying wings for aerial mapping
"Rich Regarding your X5 platform, check this out: http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/arduplane-2-73-released This part is what made me think of you: "Of these, perhaps the most useful is the ELEVON_OUTPUT option. That makes it…"
May 13
Brenden replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.72 released
"Interestingly I never had issues with uploading WP files over telem prior to 2.7.2. In all previous versions the WP data either failed and gave an error or succeeded and there was no problem. Typically in the event of transmission failure…"
May 13
Brenden replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.73 released
"Tridge -- thank you, you rock! This was a great move. I had some fly aways happen in 2.7.2 and thought it might have to do with WP telemetry data transfer errors but I never experienced that before 2.7.2. It always failed and gave an error or…"
May 13
Brenden replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.72 released
"Hi Paul, I successfully tuned the SW 2013 in v2.7.2 and as long as the lawnmower pattern was set to climb directly into the wind it tracked very well. It had no problem in 25MPH wind, staying  on or very close to on track. As for my issues the…"
May 12
Brenden replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.72 released
"Paul, I did about 2.5 hours of flight time tuning in 2.7.3 beta yesterday and my results were mixed. I ran through the tuning process from scratch many times, resetting to defaults in between. At one point I got the plane tuned to where it was…"
May 10
Brenden replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.72 released
"Paul, Thank you for your response! I will attempt a re-tune and modify the process according to your recommendations. I am hoping that with CTL_RLL_RMAX unrestricted while tuning CTL_RLL_K_D the point of oscillation will be more…"
May 8
Brenden replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.72 released
"Paul I did some bench testing last night and found that with the settings I tuned in flight the servos were pretty twitchy even with plane sitting flat and when rolling the airframe appeared to be dampening quite a bit but not settling well. I did…"
May 8
Brenden replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.72 released
"Hi Paul, My tuning session was cut short by an idiotic teenager that drove his Lincoln Navigator full speed out onto the field I was flying and flipped over with 4 girls in the truck. Luckily no one was killed. We called the police and went to help…"
May 7
Brenden replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.72 released
"Go to radio calibration page in Mission Planner and reverse yaw to ensure your rudder movement coincides with your stick movement. check all your other control surfaces as well and adjust accordingly. If you go to standard params and then click…"
May 6
Brenden replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.72 released
"Ok, great! Thank you, Paul I will enable the ATT_CONTROLLER and/or APM controller under standard parameters. I will then perform tuning by adjusting parameters under advance param page, ignoring the PIDs. I assume I should set the L1 controller…"
May 6

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I want to build my own a UAV to capture remote sensing data, specifically high resolution orthorectified aerial photography. I want a relatively cheap, easy and consistent method of collecting this data on a regular frequency. I want to do this legally and i want my efforts to facilitate the efforts of other members of this community. i hope to learn and help others along the way.
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Drone set up / Goals / Current Status

Posted on October 18, 2012 at 8:00am 2 Comments

Goal: Autonomous / semi-autonomous aerial mapping for creating georectified orthogonal imagery and eventually digital surface/elevation/terrain models (DEM, DTM). I'm in preliminary stages... though I believe that my POC is proven and so currently in testing and then on to my intended pilot…

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At 1:10pm on March 5, 2013, Drew Schlumpf said…

Hey man,

 

I'm interested in purchasing an Arduplane w/ a U-Blox gps, and a 915 Mhz telemetry kit.  I want to fly over an area and take a series of pictures.

Best case scenario:

I would like my set up to be able to...

  1. Have ground control software to autonomously fly over predetermined path throughout a 160 acre corn field. (graphing)
  2. Using a Canon PowerShot A4000 IS, take a series of pictures over this field every 2-5 seconds and be georeferenced.
  3. Use the series of photos and have software autonomously stitch the images together to give me one semi-seamless photo.
  4. Finally produce color, IR, and NDVI images from my stitched photo.

 

Any input on what plane, camera (if A4000 wont  be applicable), stitching software, etc I would need to pull this off.  Email me anytime if you like or on this site is fine.  drewschlumpf@gmail.com

 

Thanks!

 

Best,

Drew

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