lazarus Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 i have, don't remember him posting any pics of the copter its self though, just his gimble (oh er missus). did it end up been a quad? i remember him looking at putting a tri together. i do know the controller he's using on it though as its the same as i'm aiming to put into a plane based drone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliB Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 not been flying.. been busy as hell writing my disertation, and my stuff is grounded at the moment while setting up the ardupilot. went kiting last week though... dammm im rusty haha. cant wait for some summer sessions once i finished this stupid degree haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Just found this vid on the HK webby. Shot from a Bixler and nowt to do with us. I liked it tho tbh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg47ypysh50&feature=player_embedded#! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 my ardupilot board turned up the other day, it was destined for a plane but thats on backorder so it was homeless so the quad has stepped up to the plate in the short term. i'm really liking this controller, pretty stable right out the box but the most un-nerving thing has to be the auto pilot functionality. plot the mission on a laptop, stick in a take off and land command and let it loose. its very strange to watch your copter take off and fly away only to come back and land by its self. just need to get a working telemetry radio sorted and i'll be all set. i don't know if your doing the same with your board ali but if you are dont get the 433mhz radio with the usb interface on one of the modules. the usb creates a load of noise and reduces the range to about 15 meters. using two air modules and an ftdi cable is meant to be much better. I've got a set of 868mhz radios on the way so hopefully that will sort it, i'll update you iff 868 turns out to be the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Interesting reading laz. That autopilot thang sounds wicked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliB Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 my ardupilot board turned up the other day, it was destined for a plane but thats on backorder so it was homeless so the quad has stepped up to the plate in the short term. i'm really liking this controller, pretty stable right out the box but the most un-nerving thing has to be the auto pilot functionality. plot the mission on a laptop, stick in a take off and land command and let it loose. its very strange to watch your copter take off and fly away only to come back and land by its self. just need to get a working telemetry radio sorted and i'll be all set. i don't know if your doing the same with your board ali but if you are dont get the 433mhz radio with the usb interface on one of the modules. the usb creates a load of noise and reduces the range to about 15 meters. using two air modules and an ftdi cable is meant to be much better. I've got a set of 868mhz radios on the way so hopefully that will sort it, i'll update you iff 868 turns out to be the way to go. im using the 2 air modules with the ftdi cable. ive not used it at any range yet because not properly tuned it. not had time yet, but mine doesnt fly very well at all on stock pids is .9ghz not banned in this country? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 the 915mhz band is but 868 is below it. as far as i understand it is set aside for telemetry transmissions, it does have restrictions about how much you can transmit on it (some thing like 20 seconds in every minute) so its a little iffy as far as ardupilots constant transmission but its better than 915 which is definitely illegal to use and congested with cell phone traffic. is yours a quad or are you still flying the original tri you built? i get a little bit of wobble when mine pauses briefly at a waypoint but nothing major, its pretty smooth while traveling and quite solid if i put it in loiter. this was flying totally by its self, my only part was to start the motors at the beginning and shut them off when it landed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliB Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 nah, its on another quad. it flys and loiters pretty good, just wanna get it rock solid before mission sending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 from my experience as long as you have stabalise working pretty well then mission flying is pretty reliable. though i will admit it was pretty nerve wracking flicking that switch for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliB Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 waypoints are sweet haha just gotta figure how to slow the yaw down in the auto modes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 So you guys, I'm assuming the machine is following a program of co ords. Is it also controlling all its functions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 yes mick, in auto mode it flies its self, it also has a few other flight modes that are more use for general flying or FPV that help stabalise the copter, or get it to hold position when you let go of the sticks. also its nice to know that if you get out of range or get lost you can flick a switch and it will head home by its self. My goggles and video transmitter turned up the other day, so i'm getting to grips with fpv at the moment. it certainly helps with the confidence if you know that letting go of the sticks will leave it hanging in the sky and not blowing away. ali, i take it your trying to get it to focus on a point as its flying round. i've not tested it my self yet but as i understand, you set a ROI point at the begining of the mission and set the "yaw override behaviour" at the bottom of the advanced parameters page to "on mission restart". this should keep it pointing at the point as it flies round. if you set the command after the final way point as a RTL it will then turn towards home and fly back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliB Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 little shot from this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 little shot from this morning Lying little B That belongs to my mate who was in the band Steps. It still has his name on the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliB Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 dont quite get that comment... you saying im in steps haha? love you mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 dont quite get that comment... you saying im in steps haha? love you mick No donkey, my dance teacher was in Steps. I call him a friend but he wasn't really. Well, tother day I spotted an RC plane caught in a big tree on my common. I thought I could get it down so yesterday, I borrowed my mates fishing pole. 14.5 mtres long. Not effing long enough was it. So today I went back with a 2 mtre ext, a broom handle( which I have another use for when I get hold of Ali ) and a plastic tube. Lashed it all together and an hour later. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a366/micktryx/DSCF1534_zps1aa3d817.jpg Its a reet bag of shite and its 2 hrs of my life I won't get back. Its a Dynham whatever that is. Front and batterys gone but everything else is intact. I'll advertise it locally to try and find the owner. If not I'll strip it for bits. 7 channel 2.4 dual diversity receiver is about the best bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted May 9, 2013 Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 Its a classy ride mick. if no one claims it you could slap a motor on the front and have some thing to fly while the glue sets on the bixler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted May 9, 2013 Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 Laz, its got a pusher fitted. Only the battery missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted May 9, 2013 Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 Oy cheeky bstrd. I just read what you wrote. I'll have you know I use a poxy glue on my Bixler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted May 9, 2013 Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 Laz, its got a pusher fitted. Only the battery missing. Doesn't mean you cant stick another one on the front . Make it interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srod Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 my ardupilot board turned up the other day, it was destined for a plane but thats on backorder so it was homeless so the quad has stepped up to the plate in the short term. i'm really liking this controller, pretty stable right out the box but the most un-nerving thing has to be the auto pilot functionality. plot the mission on a laptop, stick in a take off and land command and let it loose. its very strange to watch your copter take off and fly away only to come back and land by its self. just need to get a working telemetry radio sorted and i'll be all set. i don't know if your doing the same with your board ali but if you are dont get the 433mhz radio with the usb interface on one of the modules. the usb creates a load of noise and reduces the range to about 15 meters. using two air modules and an ftdi cable is meant to be much better. I've got a set of 868mhz radios on the way so hopefully that will sort it, i'll update you iff 868 turns out to be the way to go. I've had 300m out of the 433Mhz 3DR + Arduplane so far, haven't yet tried it any further. bought some cloned boards from here: eForChina - Single TTL 3DRobotics 3DR Radio Telemetry Kit 433Mhz for APM APM2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 From the weekend. Only 2 megapixel. Rousing soundtrack. Film shows proximity to the M6 and the canal. I do believe its the Farr Canal. Well thats what a bloke shouted when I buzzed him. Farr Canal !!!! http://s15.photobucket.com/user/micktryx/media/FlightOfTheBixler_zps3e2b8218.mp4.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonerider Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) nice 1 mick ,i like the way it flickers n puts you into an epileptic coma:D that was nearly as SHIT as my flysurfer video lmao i was hoping to see abit of knife edge and some invert then afew stall turns , what happened ? Edited May 13, 2013 by lonerider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 For cough Barry. It was just a little flight to show my kite field. I had another with all aerobatics on it but I aint gonna post it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonerider Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 lol go on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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