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Jack Crossfire This week in aerospace

THE C328 LIVES After 3 weeks of hacking, the C328 started producing decent results. Your main problem if you intend to control it from a computer on the ground, using Xbees, is getting the UART to work reliably. It needs a real clean signal & short cables to work at 115200. Initializing it still takes s… Continue

Added by Jack Crossfire on November 6, 2009 at 10:08pm — No Comments

Jack Elston Networked Unmanned Aircraft System Software

Two friends and I created the game of Pac-Man using iRobot Roombas to showcase our Networked Unmanned Aircraft System Software. The project website contains videos, explanations, and all of the code we used: http://pacman.elstonj.com

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Added by Jack Elston on November 6, 2009 at 12:35am — No Comments

Wendi Smol Some pictures of the TERN build

Cutting of corner reinforcements. They will be glued into the fuselage to allow the rounded bottom shape without loosing the strength of side and bottom connection.

Start of the inlet duct for the fan.

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Added by Wendi Smol on November 5, 2009 at 5:00pm — 6 Comments

Mogly (Umesh Tharanath) Fuel Cell Powered UAV Completes 23-hour Flight with 5Pound Payload.!

http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/fuel-cell-powered-uav-flight/ Using More Efficient Palladium Fuel Cell Catalysts.

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Added by Mogly (Umesh Tharanath) on November 5, 2009 at 12:39pm — 4 Comments

bGatti 2.4GHz TX/RX radio module with "1000m" range (fast enough for digital vdeo?)

This would seem to be the same power profile as the RC radios - with trans capabilities. As it is "Wireless USB", it should be fast enough for first person video in digital modes. http://dkc1.digikey.com/us/en/ph/unigen/juno.html Continue

Added by bGatti on November 5, 2009 at 6:32am — 3 Comments

automatik Razor 6DOF IMU + Arduino + DCM

I recently got SparkFun's 6 IMU board and played with it a bit. Basically I connected Arduino and Razor 6DOF board and ported DCM code. Code is ArduIMU v13 but just made to work with Razor board. I am not sure what to think about gyros on that board as it takes them a while to "warm-up". Below you can see run from cold start for over an hour and "zoom' on first minute or so (just raw ADC values). On the link referenced above, you c… Continue

Added by automatik on November 5, 2009 at 1:00am — 16 Comments

Jordi Muñoz The Best Stabilizer!

LOL, i was wondering the refresh rate of that thing: Continue

Added by Jordi Muñoz on November 4, 2009 at 8:00pm — 19 Comments

Howard Gordon Xoie Claims $1 Million Lunar Lander Prize

This is beautiful - Full story here - http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/11/xoie-claims-1-million-lunar-lander-prize/ Continue

Added by Howard Gordon on November 4, 2009 at 4:24pm — 2 Comments

Jordi Muñoz ArduIMU V13 Officially Released!

Hi there, finally is here and includes many improvements thanks to Doug Weibel. Try it out!… Continue

Added by Jordi Muñoz on November 4, 2009 at 2:00pm — 10 Comments

Peter Koppendorfer Airtec 09

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Added by Peter Koppendorfer on November 4, 2009 at 12:10am — 8 Comments

Scott James Drive your car with your iPhone!

How's this! Just when you are running out of apps for your iPhone. Could be good to drop the Wife off to work while I watch TV in bed! :) Check out the story here. Cheers Scott… Continue

Added by Scott James on November 2, 2009 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

HappyKillmore Is there a problem with the "old" ArduShield?

In my testing trying to get the ArduPilot to work with Remzibi's OSD, I'm starting to notice that the serial output of the ArduPilot is intermittent at best. For the most part, I show the blue GPS lock led, but it does turn on and off for no reason on occasion. Has anyone studied the ArduPilot source enough to know how much additional processor power is consumed with the ArduShield connected? I have two ArduShields (both "old" ones) and neither will return more than about 3% of the GPS data bei… Continue

Added by HappyKillmore on November 2, 2009 at 4:32pm — 12 Comments

Jack Crossfire The flight previously known as roof crash

Reverted back to 2.4Ghz & got the footage which previously ended in a roof crash. Right click & you'll find a menu option called "View Image". Click on View Image to get a full 8 megapixel view.

Pointing towards San Francisco.

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Added by Jack Crossfire on November 2, 2009 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Curt Filipowski My New Work Horse

I built this one as my primary flier. Loads of room with tons of power and totally modular! Should work as a very nice UAV platform. More details over in the build log on rcgroups: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1135458 Continue

Added by Curt Filipowski on November 2, 2009 at 10:18am — 8 Comments

Jean-Louis Naudin Flying with ArduPilot onboard

Hello to All, The purpose of this blog is to share with you some feedbacks about my flights experiences with the ArduPilot onboard. ArduPilot on EasyGlider videos : Flight plan mode, Fail Safe and RTH mode has been tested with the ArduPilot :… Continue

Added by Jean-Louis Naudin on November 2, 2009 at 8:48am — 8 Comments

Mathew Wellington 80" Wing - suitable as a platform for UAV

Work has stared on a 80" Flying RiteWing - based on a TL60 with an added 20" centre Section. Powerplant will be 4S 10300 mah Lipo, at about 800 watts full throttle, but should cruize at 200 watts, so about 45 minutes flying time. Expected weight is 3.5 kg, and should be able to carry a fair bit more payload The wings remove, so transport is only 2 x 30" wing sections and one 20" centre section. The Wings only house one digital full size servo each, so nice an simple, everything else is in the… Continue

Added by Mathew Wellington on November 2, 2009 at 1:00am — 5 Comments

Wendi Smol TERN UAV 3 details for the 3D experts?

Hi all here are some detail infos for the TERN fuselage, which may help to make some 3D drawings. All my drawings are done in Corel and can export in DXF or PDF format, so these formats are here as well. I would appreciate if you could give me some feed back of what helps you.

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Added by Wendi Smol on November 1, 2009 at 2:12pm — 3 Comments

James Harwood Banana Hobbies Super Easy Fly aka ST Models ROC Electric RC Model Plane AP Platform

I bought this large electric powered glider with the intention of using it for AP/AV and FPV. The end goal is to install ArduPilot. I would like to use this platform to get aerial photos of crops. I know there are many possibilities for this platform, and I am still researching. This is how the plane looks stock as I have it now. Specification: Wingspan: 2580mm (101.5 inch) Length: 1410mm (55.5 inch) Wing Area: 67.3dm² (1043 in²) Wing Loading: 22g/dm² (7.2 oz/ft² ) Flying Weight: 1480g (52 oz)… Continue

Added by James Harwood on November 1, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

James Harwood I just found my internet home!

I can't believe the treasure of information, and people that make up this website. I am so excited to have found it. I plan to be an active member from this day forward. I am an eager beginner to all this. I have been flying RC Airplanes for only about 3 years now, and have always had my eye on the goal of using an RC airplane to get aerial photographs and video. I am completely obsessed with accomplishing this goal! :) Here is how I progressed so far in the hobby. I started with Air Hogs bra… Continue

Added by James Harwood on November 1, 2009 at 11:00am — 21 Comments

James Harwood Problem with Hobby Zone Super Cub FOUND!

Since I bought my Super Cub, I have had a recurring problem. During flight - and ONLY during flight, sometimes the rudder or elevator will just do its own thing - locking up in full deflection one way or the other and. Usually this leads to a downward spiral into the ground and a trip to the hobby store. My girlfriend thinks I just suck as a pilot and should give it up - lol - but its not me! Its an electronic issue that has now been solved (3 days after I ordered a brand new replacement plane f… Continue

Added by James Harwood on November 1, 2009 at 8:33am — No Comments

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