Here a video of a Calmato Alpha 40, an electric powered airplane, fully piloted by the ArduPlane v2.73-xp1 and tested successfully in flight and in HIL (Hardware In the Loop) simulation on the x-Plane v9.70 simulator.
Flying setup:
- Calmato Alpha 40 (Kyosho) EP
- xPower 800 Watts brushless motor (Kv670)
- propeller 10x6 APC-E
- Lipo batterie 5S 5000mAh Turnigy for the propulsion
- ArduFlyer v2.5.2 IMU board (an APM v2.5 clone)
- firmware ArduPlane v2.73-xp1 (enhanced by JLN)
- GPS Crius CN-06 V2
- Airspeed sensor MVXP 7002DP
- Lipo 3S 2200 mAh for the avionics
- uBec 3A, 5V
HIL simulation mode:
- Xplane v9.70
- Mission Planner v1.2.86
- the Calmato Alpha 40 RC model for x-Plane by JLN
- ArduFlyer v2.5.2 IMU board (an APM v2.5 clone)
- firmware ArduPlane v2.73-xp1 (enhanced by JLN)
More infos at: diydrones.com/profile/JeanLouisNaudin
GitHub: github.com/jlnaudin/x-drone
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I have done a successfull test of ArduPlane v2.73-xp1 with X-Plane v10 in HIL mode simulation with the Calmato Alpha 40 sport for xplane.
I have published a full tutorial about the working setup with the APM v2.6 and the Mission Planner, you will find it in my GitHub at::
https://github.com/jlnaudin/x-drone/wiki/X-PLANE-TUTORIAL:-X-Plane-...
The Calmato Alpha 40 sport can be downloaded free in the X-Plane site at:
http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=21159
Best Regards
Jean-Louis
Here a video of the mission #35 of the Calmato Alpha 40 EP piloted by the firmware ArduPlane v2.73-xp1 during a full and autonomous
flight following a flight plan.
There are windy (15 km/h) and gusty (30 km/h) conditions.
You will also see the real time telemetry on the Mission Planner ground station.
The WayPoints have been previously recorded in flight (AUTO_SAVE_WP) by using the switch on the CH7 while the plane has been set in
STABILIZE mode. Then a flight plan (FPL) has been built and stored in the IMU memory.
Best Regards
Jean-Louis
Here a video of the mission #18 of the Calmato Alpha 40 EP piloted by the firmware ArduPlane v2.73-xp1.
The XP1 addon features has been used here:
- TP_AWPR_NAV is ENABLED (Adaptative bank turn on a Wp)
- TP_CL_NAV is ENABLED (Closed loop navigation in AUTO mode)
The left-hand landing pattern has been set at low altitude above the runway and the flight has been done in AUTO mode.
Best Regards,
Jean-Louis
Here a video of the successful mission #16 of the Calmato Alpha 40 EP piloted by the firmware ArduPlane v2.73-xp1 during a full and autonomous flight following a flight plan.
The WayPoints have been previously recorded in flight (AUTO_SAVE_WP) by using the switch on the CH7 while the plane has been set in STABILIZE mode. Then a flight plan (FPL) has been built and stored in the IMU memory.
Best Regards,
Jean-Louis
Successful Mission 16 with the Calmato Alpha 40 EP piloted by the ArduPlane v2.73-xp1
You will find some flight data recorded and photos of the Calmato mission 16 at:
https://github.com/jlnaudin/x-drone/wiki/Calmato-Alpha-40-EP---Flig...
Best Regards
Jean-Louis
I have added a Tutorial about the programming of the Turnigy 9XR transmitter for the Calmato Alpha 40 piloted by the ArduPlane v2.73-xp1 firmware at:
https://github.com/jlnaudin/x-drone/wiki/The-programming-of-the-Tur...
Best Regards,
Jean-Louis
You will find a tutorial for re-programming the GPS Crius CN06 v2 (Ublox NEO-6M) for the testing of the ArduPlane v2.73-xp1 with the ArduFlyer v2.5.2 board at:
https://github.com/jlnaudin/x-drone/wiki/How-to-setup-the-GPS-Ublox...
Regards,
Jean-Louis
You will find a full and detailled installation of my real Calmato Alpha 40 EP tested in flight with the ArduPlane v2.73-xp1 at:
https://github.com/jlnaudin/x-drone/wiki/The-Calmato-Alpha-40-EP-se...
Best Regards
Jean-Louis
You will find a full tutorial for testing yourself the Calmato RC model on X-Plane v9.70 with the ArduPlane v2.73-xp1 at:
https://github.com/jlnaudin/x-drone/wiki/X-PLANE-TUTORIAL:-X-Plane-...
Best Regards,
Jean-Louis
This a video of tests of the features added on the ArduPlane v2.73-xp1:
- Cleanup the FPL with the SW on CH7,
- Auto recording a FPL (Auto_Save WP) in flight with the SW on CH7,
- Closed Loop Nav,
- full testing done on X-Plane v9.70 in HIL mode with the same PID parameters than the REAL model (a Calmato Alpha 40 EP)
Best Regards
Jean-Louis
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