Tracking - happykillmore-gcs - HappyKillmore's Ground Control Station Compatible with HK GCS 1.1.32 and newer. NOTE: Use this at your own risk. I take no responsibility for any damage to your plane or equipment by using this feature. General Comments Your GPS has a 1.5 - 2.0 second lag! This tracker will actually be pointing to where your plane was 2 seconds ago...so take care a close range and high speeds. The antenna tracker data will not start to flow (for PanTilt and Heading output types) until a home location has been set and the connect button is clicked on the tracking tab. The purpose of this project was to create a cheap, simple, off-the-shelf solution for antenna tracking. If you want to buy all the components, you'll need a soldering iron, an ArduPilot original ( some straight headers ( and 2 servos. Output Types Current Output Format: !!! Sample Source Code for this output mode can be found in the ArduTracker source for the original ArduPilot. Current Output Format: !!!
Self assembled multi-copter ensured networked flight control | Robots Insider Researchers of Zurich ETH have succeeded to create self-assembling copter robots. These tiny flying vehicles can fly singularly, then meet their peer copters in the air, and compose a coordinating composite flying object. After finishing the task, they disengage themselves and come back on the ground singularly. These DFA (Distributed-Flight-Array) robots come smaller sized and designed to go any direction so that it becomes easy to re-align them whenever it is necessary. They are equipped with a magnet in their chassis, which allows them to be connected easily. They have gyroscope, infrared altitude sensor, on-board microcomputer and battery. These tiny copters are unique in terms of flying behavior. Scientists of the ETH are now trying to give these DFA a full autonomous power. Source : Wired Magazine
Buy Crazyflie Nano by Bitcraze Like all quadrocopters, the Crazyflie is given life by advanced control theory algorithms that help it ‘think’. It arrives 100% pre-programmed but comes disassembled and requires minor soldering, but shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes for an experienced tinkerer to get everything up and running. Compared to the AR Drone 2.0 we featured a few months back, the Crazyflie may be identical in concept (four-rotor flying banshee), but is built for a very different purpose yet is still equally as fun. Learning to fly the Crazyflie takes a small dose of patience, so consider yourselves cautioned. You’ll need to control the thrust very delicately to get it to hover, and maybe even tweak a couple settings; once you get the hang of it, it’s an absolute blast to pilot. Because the Nano is so tiny (there’s a reason it’s named after a fly), it’s relatively safe and has less destructive potential relative to the larger quadrocopters on the market. Note: We’re offering both the 6-DOF and the 10-DOF.
PDF_Guides - arducopter - Arduino-based autopilot for mulitrotor craft, from quadcopters to traditional helis My favorites ▼ | Sign in Project Home Downloads Wiki Issues Source Comment by doc_v... I only found these Guides recently, but will work immediately at editing and updating them. Michael Comment by francoi... Michael Thanks. Francois Comment by project member garyrmccray@gmail.com, Aug 1, 2012 Happy you like these, I wrote them based on my own experiences setting up a KK quad with the APM2. I am a micro-controller engineer and did a fair amount of documentation for NEC and others. I like to put together this kind of thing for my own use since it makes it easier to figure out what I did later on. If you see any problems or have any requests, please let me know and I will fix and add what I can. Gary McCray You can enter your responses here or email me at grmccray@sonic.net. Comment by neophyto... Hi, I want to connect the ESC's to my discovery board STM32f4 in order to control the motor in forward and backward direction and also the speed of the motor. Thanks a lot Comment by hasifn...
Квадрокоптер: дотянуться до небес / Хабрахабр Прошло некоторое время после сборки моего квадрокоптера и предыдущей статьи. Вдохновившись статьями (1, 2) товарища PaulMan решил написать свою. Правда не так подробно, и не в виде туториала, а скорее рассказ о первых месяцах использования и установке FPV. Заветная даль Полетав день на поле, накручивая круги, восьмерку и побаиваясь более сложных фигур, захотелось более высоких и дальних полетов. Конечно, уже на второй день обладания техникой к нему была прицеплена мыльница, и совершены первые записи с борта. Первые записи (скучно и сильные вибрации) Первые впечатления: круто! Приемопередающая аппаратура Для радиомоделей самые распространенные частоты передачи видео сигнала это: 900 MHz (длинна волны: 333.1 мм);1.2-1.3 GHz (длинна волны: 234.2 мм);2.4 GHz (длинна волны: 124.9 мм);5.8 GHz (длинна волны: 51.6 мм). Следующая проблема: мощность. Первые полеты «От первого лица» Долгожданная посылка пришла. В общем — это круто! Но, конечно, всё проходило не так гладко, как хотелось бы.
3D Printed Quadcopter This amazing looking device is a quadcopter that was designed by me and my team at the University of Victoria. The project built completely from scratch using 3D printed parts, some cheap electronics, and a modified version of the AeroQuad software. The purpose of the project was to create a DIY quadcopter for under $200 and push the limits of what the 3D printer in our laboratory can do. You can see the full project page here. Step 1: Components The goal of our design is to keep the parts relatively cheap (under $200) and light enough to allow 3D printed parts. Rotors - Brushless DC motors that can provide the necessary thrust to propel the craft. Frame - The structure that holds all the components together. Prop Guard - Styrofoam structure around the props to protect the device in the event of a collision. Microcontroller & Sensors - The Arduino microcontroller loaded with a 9 degree of freedom sensor from sparkfun. Step 2: Rotors Step 3: Frame Step 4: Prop Guard Assemble the parts Video
Welcome - hott-for-ardupilot - HoTT welcome page - Graupner HoTT v4 telemetry protocol implementation for ArduPilot HoTT for ArduPilot is a Graupner HoTT v4 telemetry protocol implementation for ArduCopter. Graupner HoTT telemetry protocol uses a one wire bus to communicate with different telemetry module profiles. The RC receiver polls every attached module on bus for telemetry data in a round-robin manner. Note: A module is a set of defined sensors for temperature, RPM, current etc. The acutal implementation includes following module profiles: GPS EAM Electric Air Module GAM General Air Module VARIO Vario module Each profile can be deactivated/activated in the source code, so you can also use the code together with a "real" existing HoTT module and let ArduPilot process all other profiles. Developed for AMP2 hardware. Note: The development has been stopped for ATmega versions of APM. Binary mode implemented Text mode implemented but unused now. Things to come: Documentation ArduPlane version PX4 / Pixhawk version for the latest stable ArduCopter (v3.1.2) Check Quick Start Guide for ArduCopter.
AutoQuad | Autonomous Multi Rotor Vehicle Controller