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Sticky motor

Started Dec 12, 2011 0 Replies

ESCs in and out of calibration

Started this discussion. Last reply by I.S. Dec 12, 2011. 3 Replies

GoPro "jello"

Started this discussion. Last reply by ken 1 hour ago. 9 Replies

 

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ken replied to Pat's discussion 'GoPro "jello"'
What I have found that helps is to use a polarizing filter like the one from rage cams ( no I have no affiliation with them) By cutting down the light it not only adds color and depth tot he shots but with the cmos sensor it helps with the…
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marc.kulhavy replied to Pat's discussion 'GoPro "jello"'
I have my GoPro Hero 2 hard-mounted on the bottom of my standard Arducopter 3DR frame. I used the mount plate from the plexiglass-box where it has been shipped with. I use nothing but the standard housing of the Hero2 and good PID settings, balanced…
Jan 16
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Jeff Taylor replied to Pat's discussion 'Arducopter 3DR build documentation problems'
Thanks for the suggestions, Pat. We've already put several of them in place. The reversing error in the documentation has been fixed. Also, check out this picture of the new PDB - some of the silk is hidden by wires but you can see it's…
Dec 20, 2011
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Pat replied to Glenn M's discussion 'Another arducopter flips on takeoff thread.'
Jeff, the new design looks great. Very simple design change, but also very worthwhile when you're revving things. On a side note regarding the PDB, I'm surprised that it doesn't also contain the voltage/current monitoring capabilities…
Dec 20, 2011
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Pat replied to Glenn M's discussion 'Another arducopter flips on takeoff thread.'
Chris, thanks for your response. It was my mistake to use this forum as my sole means of bug reporting without also notifying 3DR. Will be sure to do so in the future and hope to keep things progressing.
Dec 20, 2011
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Pat replied to Glenn M's discussion 'Another arducopter flips on takeoff thread.'
Glenn, The 3DR assembly instructions are incorrect. I posted about this about a month ago and there has been another recent thread about this, but there has been no acknowledgment by the folks at 3D Robotics that this is an issue. I…
Dec 20, 2011
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Glenn M replied to Pat's discussion 'Arducopter 3DR build documentation problems'
That's what I thought, and that's what happens with a fresh firware without the pitch reversed in the mission planner. On this page here: http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_Props_2 it says that pushing the pitch stick…
Dec 18, 2011
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u4eake replied to Pat's discussion 'Arducopter 3DR build documentation problems'
Pushing pitch stick forward should make the nose of the copter go down, so rear motors should speed up and front motors should slow down.
Dec 18, 2011

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Aerospace engineer with focus in pointing control systems at the University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)
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Built Arducopter 3DR in November 2011. Built Bixler plane and have been have fun flying it. Looking forward to making it autonomous. Also looking forward to aerial photography with Ardupilot.
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Boulder, CO

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My first EasyStar RC flights- with GPS too!

Posted on November 23, 2008 at 11:32pm 4 Comments



Like many others, I have been mildly obsessed with the thought of building my own autonomous aircraft for some time now, and DIY Drones has been a wonderful inspiration. It helped convince me to purchase an EasyStar a year ago, but due to other activities in my life, it sat collecting dust in its box until 2 weeks ago when I finally began to assemble it. Well, I finished it last Thursday and had a coworker help with its maiden flight to ensure… Continue

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