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    Honk

    Nose-in flying and smoothness

    Thread Starter: Honk

    Well, I've finally learnt nose-in flying and am quite happy about it! And finally I've managed to spiral the chimney! Same old stick-copter. In

    Yesterday, 09:55 PM by Honk Go to last post
    bryanpearson

    AQ Kinjal Quickie!

    Thread Starter: bryanpearson

    Short and nothing special, but I figured I'd edit up the footage and share it non-the-less. The wind kept catching and making for some harsh lines, but

    Yesterday, 04:56 AM by Kenny9999 Go to last post
    Kenny9999

    Can't fly high, fly low!

    Thread Starter: Kenny9999

    Ah, really bad 5.8Ghz interferences! it was really better in Stockholm!

    May be I broke my transmitter because my antenna tried was not enough

    01-29-2012, 07:50 AM by Kenny9999 Go to last post
    Nate711

    First flight with Go Pro

    Thread Starter: Nate711

    A few days ago I attached a GoPro to my quad (those stick mounts are really nice). I am flying in stable mode. Enjoy!

    01-31-2012, 04:57 PM by bryanpearson Go to last post
    elchan

    First Flight of Firefly Mark One - 3D Printed Frame

    Thread Starter: elchan

    She flies! At least the TREX configuration. Due to some motor mishaps, I have to again wait for new micro motors from HK, before I can fly the mini frame

    01-25-2012, 02:18 AM by elchan Go to last post
    similitran

    Rubber band supported flight

    Thread Starter: similitran

    Hi all
    I was thinking about how to do some inhouse testing whitout fixed mounting of the quadro. So i had the idea to hang up the quadro on a rubberband.

    01-25-2012, 02:50 AM by elchan Go to last post
    Honk

    The usual winter fly-around

    Thread Starter: Honk

    This time with the GoPro. I'm very satisfied with the GoPro, it really met all my expectations. I guess you'll always get what you pay for.

    01-24-2012, 03:50 AM by elchan Go to last post
    q6600

    flying at the beach

    Thread Starter: q6600

    had great fun today

    fpv flight of Doran Beach, CA w/ Y6


    covered about 6 miles in this clip, still had about 6 ~ 10min

    01-26-2012, 06:39 PM by elchan Go to last post
    Kenny9999

    When East meat West, Part 2

    Thread Starter: Kenny9999





    Finally, it was enough cool to do some real FPV, still, frozen! 0c


    01-03-2012, 09:49 PM by remspoor Go to last post

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    The AeroQuad is an open-source hardware and software project dedicated to the construction of remote controlled four-rotor helicopters, also known as quadcopters or quadrocopters. The latest software also support additional multicopter configurations!

    Buy AeroQuad Parts Here

    Download the AeroQuad Software

    AeroQuad hardware typically consists of an Arduino microcontroller (Mega-2560 or Uno) as the flight controller board, and an AeroQuad shield with various sensors, such as an accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer (heading), barometer (altitude hold) and ultrasonic sensors.

    Multiple flight configurations are supported:
    • Quad X, Quad +, Quad Y4
    • Tri, Hex X, Hex +, Hex Y6
    • Octo X, Octo + and Octo X8
    Multiple flight angle estimation algorithms supported:
    • DCM (best with magnetometer)
    • ARG (best with no magnetometer)
    • MARG (experimental)
    Flight options supported:
    • Heading hold with magnetometer or gyro
    • Altitude hold with barometer
    • Altitude hold with ultrasonic sensor (best for low altitude hold and terrain following)
    Enhanced battery monitoring options:
    • Enable auto descent
    • Specify battery cell count
    • Integration with On Screen Display (OSD)
    Multiple receiver options:
    • 6 or 8 channel receivers supported
    • PWM receivers
    • PPM receivers
    • PPM using hardware timer​
    Telemetry options:
    • Wireless telemetry on dedicated serial port
    • OpenLog binary write
    Camera stabilization support:
    • Dedicated servo channels for roll, pitch, yaw
    Custom OSD support for MAX7456:
    • Specify video standard to use
    • Specify callsign to display
    • Built in attitude indicator
    • Display altitude in feet/meters
    • OSD system which allows remote PID tuning!

    Advantages with the AeroQuad software architecture:
    • Easier troubleshooting of hardware with individual tests programs for each sensor.
    • Updated task scheduler to clearly define timing of critical tasks
    • Sensor classes are separated into their own libraries. If you want to add a new sensor, add a library based on the defined functions for seamless integration into the flight software
    • Flight control functions are also separated into their own libraries with well defined interfaces and properties such that if new features are added or enhanced, there will be minimal impact to the overall Flight Software performance.

    Development:     For information on the development of AeroQuad, see the AeroQuad project on Google Code, and the AeroQuad Forum.

    Getting started: To get started building your own AeroQuad, head over to the getting started wiki page.


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