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This is the home for everything about amateur Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Use the tabs and drop-down menus above to navigate the site. (About us/Site rules)
This community created the Arduino-based ArduPilot, the world's first universal autopilot (planes, multicopters of all sorts and ground rovers). The APM 2.5 autopilot hardware runs a variety of powerful free UAV software systems, including:
I'm new to all this--where do I start? Are amateur UAVs legal? (yes)
Examples of civilian uses of drones Glossary of confusing terms
Posted by Chris Anderson on May 23, 2013 at 10:27pm 0 Comments 1 Like
WHAT?
DARC is a multidisciplinary conference about UAVs and drones—with a special emphasis on civilian…
Posted by Roberto Navoni on May 23, 2013 at 10:00pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
Dear Friends,
on VirtualRobotix we are working in new advanced platform based on GolaKele Frame and VR Brain Gold and PRO configuration.
This is first example of service where we use the our multicopter for roof inspection.
In the test use also Wookong DJI on other Hexa for doing some comparison on two different kind of…
Posted by Aaron Curtis on May 23, 2013 at 9:00pm 1 Comment 1 Like
Several months ago I started working on a system called Afterflight to organize and browse my tlogs and dataflash logs, sync them with video, and view them along with a map GPS display. It still has a long way to go, but there is a fair amount of working functionality so I figured I'd get it out there…
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Here is a short video of the design, build and crash testing of the Game of Drone's Battle Quad. It's waterproof, bulletproof, and can fly away from almost any crash.
"Fly 'em hard and put 'em away wet. They're only drones"
Posted by Joshua Ott on May 23, 2013 at 6:30pm 1 Comment 1 Like
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I had a couple of requests for a still shot of the 12-rotor beast that Joe and Justin cooked up, so here it…
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This might be a common knowledge, but in the last months I haven't seen a similar post. Maybe someone new to barometers might be interested in this data.
The GPS receivers return altitude data, but this is inaccurate. The error margin depends on the satellite constellation geometry…
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Last Wednesday I went out to the field for some flight tests and gains trimming. Other people where flying their model planes there too. We usually follow a counter-clockwise pattern while flying to avoid collisions. That day I was flying especially slow, so when I took the turn, I did so on the spot and…
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Greg Walker, the director of the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aerial Systems Integration, preparing a drone for launching.
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