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Hello,to anyone interested in using APM for skid steer type vehicles. If you read in our blog you will see we have a specific head control requirement and with help from GF the head tracking is…Continue
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james sowell commented on Clinton Mckinnon's blog post APM as mobility challenged aid"http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/emotiv-epoc-neuroheadset did not know if u had seen this thought about you hope every thing ok"
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Hello,to anyone interested in using APM for skid steer type vehicles. If you read in our blog you will see we have a specific head control requirement and with help from GF the head tracking is under way but we found that I need to start on something simplier than a quad so we built this little skid steer which is not so little but big enough to house FPV etc.Has anyone done some code that works with the current pc ground station for either skid steer such as tanks etc. If not maybe some of…See More
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serial driven industrial servo on our home built skid steer. Good candidate for the APM as a rather large ground rover
Greg Fletcher commented on Clinton Mckinnon's blog post APM as mobility challenged aid"Hello Clinton & Clinton's wife. You could probably use this this ."
Clinton Mckinnon commented on Clinton Mckinnon's blog post APM as mobility challenged aid"Thank you for all your support and comments.
As the person typing this on behalf I would also like to thank you all for your support and am quite humbled by the generosity you show to someone who lives miles away that you have never met thank…"
Cliff Dearden commented on Clinton Mckinnon's blog post APM as mobility challenged aid"Ezra, If you want to forward it on to me to be fixed here in South Africa, I'll gladly do it and send it over to
Clinton also free of charge. It could be the first APM and Oilpan to completely circumnavigate the world!"
james sowell commented on Clinton Mckinnon's blog post APM as mobility challenged aid"hello I whould like to help you out if I can I do not have any programing skills but if there is a gadget or gismo I chould get for you I whould be more than glad to help you out post it our pm me "
Ezra Zygmuntowicz commented on Clinton Mckinnon's blog post APM as mobility challenged aid"Clinton-
I have an extra APM and Oilpan, the whole unit including GPS and Magnetometer. The only problem with it is that the tiny usb connector broke off the oilcan.
I'd like to donate this kit to you to support your project as…"
Cliff Dearden commented on Clinton Mckinnon's blog post APM as mobility challenged aid"Great idea and I truly wish you both the very best of luck. Also my compliments to Greg for offering his help.
This could be the start of something big!"
Dave Wicks commented on Clinton Mckinnon's blog post APM as mobility challenged aid"Impressive, good luck to you and your wife!"
Rana commented on Clinton Mckinnon's blog post APM as mobility challenged aid"Your courage and bravery is highly appreciable. Hats off to you and to your wife !"
Greg Fletcher commented on Clinton Mckinnon's blog post APM as mobility challenged aid"I think I can help you. I have used an arduiono pro mini to read the ppm signal and pass through channels 1-4 and change channel 6 to channel 5 and add my own additional channels. The additional channels can come in from the serial port or what…"
Ryan commented on Clinton Mckinnon's blog post APM as mobility challenged aid"Good luck man.That's pretty hardcore stuff!!!!"
Clinton Mckinnon posted a blog postAPM as mobility challenged aid
Many will know of people who through illness or injury who used to fly etc... and no longer can, would like to be able to do so again (I am in the above). Our project (my wife is now my hands) is to use a head based sensor and the APM to achieve some form of control. If there is anyone interested in this project and some genuine interest I'm sure my lovely wife will add to this blog.To date we have built a stable quad with our own cnc cuttout components and Multiwii as the basic platform which…See More
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Posted on November 6, 2011 at 4:00pm 12 Comments 4 Likes
Many will know of people who through illness or injury who used to fly etc... and no longer can, would like to be able to do so again (I am in the above).
Our project (my wife is now my hands) is to use a head based sensor and the APM to achieve some form of control. If there is anyone interested in this project and some genuine interest I'm sure my lovely wife will add to this blog.
To date we have built a stable quad with our own cnc cuttout components…
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