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EasyStar Exact Dimensions
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In the system tab, the function print_data reports the telemetry for the ArduPilot; IIRC, it sends about once per second. GPS time isn't included in the telemetry data, but it should be relatively easy to add. For the Ublox GPS, you need to look at…
There is a time field in the GPS data, but I think it varies depending on which GPS you are using. For the Ublox, I think it's milliseconds from the beginning of the week.
This is very similar to the optical triangulation used by the Sharp IR ranging modules. The sharp modules don't have as much range, but are inexpensive and can be spun up to about 10Hz as well. At ERAU, we use them for lateral and vertical ranging o…
Here's a set of photos I took of my EasyStar -- you should be able to measure what you need using the scale rulers...
http://diydrones.com/photo/albums/easystar-ruler-photos
I took these photos of my EasyStar before I built it up so I could model it in X-Plane at some point. Maybe others will find this useful!
Link, with video...
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/aeronautics/features/helo-droptest.html
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- About Me:
- Used to write computer-based- training software.
Changing careers, student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Competitor in the 2008 AUVSI Student UAS Competition (ERAU Team SOAR.)
Mac user!
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- At 1:09pm on March 14, 2009,
David said… - My email address is David@sturgeonemail.com for further discussion about Embry Riddle. Thank you very much.
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