"OhSoot I made progress ages ago but forgot to post!
Here's a site with most of what I managed
I got serial working and made a program that uses the android orientation functions + a PID to feed a serial output, which an arduino could interpret…"
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- About Me:
- Aerospace engineering student at Glasgow uni.
- Tell us a bit about your UAV interest
- im into RC flying, got some experience thar
Hooked on programming since getting an arduino . .
they kind of come together in UAV's, amarite?
Hamish's Discussions
Android phone's sensors
Started Feb 5, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hi peeps, Just though It'd best if I mention something I'm doing, perhaps somebody has already achieved this. Practically all Anrdoid phones have a 3DOF accelerometer and a 3DOF magnetometer, the…Continue
Designing an airframe? Heres some notes about evaluating performance
Started this discussion. Last reply by Hamish Dec 10, 2010. 3 Replies 0 Likes
http://www-legacy.aero.gla.ac.uk/UGrad/home_pages/performance3/Above are the lecture notes for my aircraft performance…Continue
Tags: drag, optimum, optimisation, performance, aircraft
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Android phone's sensors
Posted on February 19, 2011 at 8:31am 9 Comments 2 Likes
Hi peeps,
Thought i ought to share what I'm working on, in brief it's an IMU using an android smart phone's sensors. Here goes...
Practically all Anrdoid phones have a 3DOF accelerometer and a 3DOF magnetometer, so i've decided…
scratchbuilt 2m span airframe for 200g+ payload
Posted on January 2, 2011 at 10:00am 6 Comments 1 Like
Here's a brief wee build log of a plane i promised myself I would make. I'll make the simple plans available for anyone and everyone.
Any suggestions are very welcome !
It's mission is to carry a nikon L4 to take some aerial photos, with an efficient wing optimised for a cruise at about 35 km/h. It must be stable and fairly easy to fly,have a pusher prop configuration and be easily constructed…
Continue Taking requests for an airframe design !
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:30am 29 Comments 0 Likes
Over christmas I'm going to make an airframe just as an exercise, and since I don't actually need a new airplane I'm taking requests for payloads and missions. I'd rather make a plane thats useful to someone than one thats useless to everyone, catch my… Continue
Heres a video bound to make you cry
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 1:02pm 85 Comments 0 Likes
I know its hardly UAV related, but still .. .
If you don't cry of the sheer beauty and excitment of fpv'ing around new york, you'll at least cry about breaking the laws and bla bla regulations FAA whatever.…
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If you don't cry of the sheer beauty and excitment of fpv'ing around new york, you'll at least cry about breaking the laws and bla bla regulations FAA whatever.…
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Navigator commented on Hamish's blog post Android phone's sensors"Hi Hamesh,
I am also working on smartphone orientation using Gyro and Accelerometer and Magnetometer sensors, I am trying to use DCM Algo, How is going on on ur side , any Progress, I am sure u need Gyro for correct orientation.
Regards
Navigator"
Hamish commented on Trent at MyGeekShow's blog post The end of my Modular Test Platform and a new direction"@Paul Yeah, i'd say conceptual approach is a little too advanced, great book though. Design for homebuilders is an excellent reccommendation, it's sitting beside my bed right now!"
Hamish commented on Trent at MyGeekShow's blog post The end of my Modular Test Platform and a new direction"read this http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/aeronautics-and-astronautics/16-01-unified-engineering-i-ii-iii-iv-fall-2005-spring-2006/systems-labs-06/spl8.pdf
download and learn to use XFLR5…"
Hamish commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Choreographed quadcopters"why is nobody watching from the windows !"
Hamish commented on bGatti's blog post 9 degrees freedom $56 with AVR codebase"AK8975 magnetometer is in my LG phone which is not exactly a good thing, 8-bit ADC :/"
Hamish commented on by.charly's photo
body
"from experience: solid bodies are like sound boxes, pad the motor mount or it will be kinda loud!"
Hamish replied to Rob. S's discussion throttle and yaw action"I got 5 stitches in the palm of my hand (Biggest ouch of my life) from a renegade AXi 2212 with an APC 10x4.7
Just thought i'd add to your list of stories :]"
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 2:16pm on November 11, 2010,
Henrik Graversen said… - Hi Hamish,
the system we use in Denmark is developed by the German company GRAW. They use 401 Mhz digital FM. The data is easy to get from a cheap 100$ scanner and send to your soundcard on your PC. You can find more informatione here : http://www.coaa.co.uk/sondemonitor.htm
Best regards
Henrik
- At 3:30am on December 10, 2010, Avik Dhupar said…
Hi!
After a lot of googling, I've finally found out (the only) way to interface Joysticks to a custom application running on Windows 7 -- Visual Studio and DirectX DirectInput. I'm downloading the DirectX SDK and I'll try it out!
Peace!
- At 4:13pm on December 16, 2010,
Rory Paul said… http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-1201166
I am now buying loto tickets as I can see into the future...
- At 6:20pm on December 16, 2010, Rory Paul said…
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