My UAV. Done... it flies autonomous!!! this is awesome!!!
@ October 29, 2010
- Actuators / output devices: Servos, electric motor
- Control method: radio control, Autopilot.
- CPU: Ardupilot with Atmega 328
- Power source: 4000 mAh 3s lipo
- Programming language: C Wiring/assembler - Arduino
- Sensors / input devices: multiple sensors to have speed, and position of the airplane, altitude
- Target environment: outdoor
This is my new proyect, inspired by Jad Berro´s UAV, i started to plan my own....
i began to work on the airplane, it was a broken trainer that i have got from a friend....
List of electronic equipment:
Ardupilot
Shield with airspeed sensor.
Ardu IMU.
Xbee tx.
Xbee Rx.
Receiver.
Servos.
Camera.
Video transmiter.
Gps.
Electric motor.
Lipo Batery.
Lots of cable.
i need to know how i am going to make the tail, V shape or inverted V...
It is ready for the first test fly, i hope this sunday y will post a video ot it......
Have allready installed the pushrods and controll horns, installed the receiver and programmed the radio.....
now i am going to install another servo to move the camera (tilt).......
too much things on something that will fly!!!!
" Update "
i have got the on screen display from remzibi´s, :-)
a friend sent me the video googles YEEEEAAAAA!!!!!
tomorrow some pics testing the googles........ i can´t wait untill the video Tx system arrives!!!!!!!!!
again,
too much things on something that will fly!!!!
jejejejejeje
my new patch antenna for video rx.
gonna be conected to my ground control station.
ardupilot testing....
all the electronics !!!!!!!
everything there, ardupilot, gps, xbee, receiver, arduimu, shield....
@ Thu, 2011-05-19 23:17
Patch antenna!
It is really cool project! I liked the way you have extented the ATV receiver's range by using a patch antenna installing on a tripod camera legs.
@ Fri, 2011-01-21 21:30
Ground Station
Hey, I was just curious on your ground station. Do you have an override of the flight control system just in case of any problems that may occur? If so, what sort of jostick/throttle and stick would you use? What do you think about using something like http://www.obutto.com/ for the ground station? You can just do all the connections and simply integrate everything into this. I would appreciate any feedback. Thank you.
@ Wed, 2011-01-05 04:58
Cool
Whats the final price?
@ Wed, 2011-01-05 14:11
price?
arround 1000$ more or less...
@ Wed, 2011-01-05 05:19
altitude
I'm more curious about the altitude sensor.
@ Wed, 2011-01-05 14:12
altitude
it holds its altitude by using a gps......
@ Wed, 2011-01-05 04:15
maybe this weekend i will
maybe this weekend i will make a video of the autonomous flight
@ Mon, 2011-01-03 12:06
That is awesome, man!!! :D
That is awesome, man!!! :D
@ Mon, 2011-01-03 11:06
Oh man, that live TV is just
Oh man, that live TV is just freakin AWESOME!
And it flies, congratuvery lations!! Also, UAV, yer!
If you can make the camera look around and wear a helmet that controls where it looks, then your life is complete and you might as well just die, because you have done it all!
Dam, I would love to try and fly that thing with the camera :D
Man!
@ Wed, 2011-01-05 17:39
....
Well I think you can try fly it, with a couple of xbee modules and a little programming you can control it through
ustream's irc chat room and simultaneously control a pan-tilt mechanism with the camera on it but I think would be difficult to type so fast to keep with the pace the uav flies.
To avoid a colision ,a function can be added to handle such situations something like auto pilot.