Jump to content

Skyfire

Members
  • Posts

    9
  • Joined

  • Last visited

About Skyfire

  • Birthday January 11

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Bristol
  • How did you find this forum?
    Google

Skyfire's Achievements

Newbie

Newbie (1/14)

0

Reputation

  1. Finally received the copter parts in the post and got some good reading material but still need battery and transmitter suggestions
  2. Ok then so far i seem to have this : 1 x diatone 450 frame,integrated gold plated pcb.. 4 x emax quadcopter motors 2213/935kv 4 sets of 10x4.5 props.. 4 x 30a simonk esc,flashed with latest firmware lipo low voltage alarm 1 x apm 2.6 with external compass and gps module now i just need a lipo and transmitter/receiver for it as far as i know and a charger for the lipo is the transmitter I linked previously from Hobby king any good ? when dealing with lipos is there a specific type or something involved akin to aaa battery's etc, i understand the power to weight ratio is what dictates this but is there anything i should aim for ?
  3. Thanks for yet another fast reply, i have been looking into arduino examples and hope to be getting some reading material in the future. Good to know about the motor balancing as i had read somewhere that it was tricky to setup so im glad its automated.The return to home algorithm is one i hope to implement myself as my projects main focus is an autoland program making use of the Ardupilots various navigational inputs as you've stated. Unfortunately adapting pre-existing code would make it rather difficult to improve or add features that would be enough for a good mark so i have to reinvent the wheel starting from scratch planning coding and testing etc.From there i can decide if i can take it further or not or at least hope its working in 8 months. Any recommendation for a safe reliable site to buy parts from ?
  4. Tamiyacowboy , thanks so much for the help so far you have no idea how appreciated it is. I have had experience with embedded programming before interfacing with a 4 wheel based robot with bit masking and spent a fair amount of time on that , I basically have the next 6 months to design a program to interface with the quad copter and then get it to hover and eventually land. The plan for the first couple of months i think will be a retractable dog lead and a platform to test inputs etc. Im hoping with the Ardupilot you can clear the code already on the board and write your own rudimentary code and go from there but if anyone can confirm this is would be appreciated. Unfotunately i am pretty tied into this idea as its for my final year project at uni and needs to be rather substantial but I am aware I'm taking on a big project that may or may not work in the end. I appreciate the advice about starting slow and going from there and I wish I had made up my mind on this a year ago as I could of got all the practising out the way then. The plan is small steps and wont actually be going outside for a good couple of months. Your setups look amazing and the route of having a camera on the front seems like so much fun, i just need to find a good reliable set up as i think i can do a lot of testing using simulation software. The thing i worry about is the motor balancing and buying the wrong parts but helpful people like yourself give me hope i can possibly do this project after all.
  5. keeping everything suggested in mind i have come across the following , could anyone give their opinions on each ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Quadcopter-multicopter-Motors-ESCs-props-ardupilot-mega-APM2-6-with-gps-fpv-/221545528486?pt=UK_ToysGames_RadioControlled_JN&hash=item3395247ca6 or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Quadcopter-kit-X-Mode-frame-Afro-ESC-MT2213-MultiStar-APM2-6-ArduPilot-NEO-6-GPS-/221539799550 still need to buy a lipo battery and reciever for each though :/ thanks for the help so far
  6. Thanks for the reply Tamiyacowboy, i have to admit i'm a novice when it comes to building anything and it generally goes badly, Is there a recommended site to source parts / rtf kits from ? I had to choose the arduino as there's more support as you say and its hopefully a platform that wont drive me mad focusing on the main part of the project that is writing the autopilot software. Thanks for the heads up on the counterfeit autopilots i will try and make sure its an original before spending money and will avoid hobykings own boards. I just need a platform to work on the code with as little money spent as possible but everywhere seems to have stock issues.
  7. Tehidy near Camborne, unfortunately in Bristol for uni work though so open spaces and the like are harder to come by.
  8. Hi , thanks for the quick reply Ive flown s few little RC battery hellicopters and have a small bit of experience with RC planes but thats about it, as im sure your aware cornish gorse isnt to forgiving. Is the kit you linked to compatable with the Ardupilot board ?
  9. Greetings, Not sure if its ok to barrage everyone with questions straight after making an accoutn so i apologise in advance, it seems to be surpisingly hard to find an active uk based rc forum and there seems to be alot of knowledgeable people on here. So heres my problem, im planing to write my own autopilot program intended for the ArduPilot Mega but i need a platform for testing and general enjoyment ive dabled with rc vehicles before but never in deth and onlky the little rtf toys from shops. So i have no experience with where things are good value or if im being ripped off, I have around
×
×
  • Create New...