Basic concepts I want to know
Does esc calibration needs to be done for fixed wing? What does it do? Also, How does the autopilot know the end points of esc? Also i want to know how can we setup ampere per volt in our battery...
View ArticleFbwb descent rate
Hi, while flying in fbwb mode, climb rate was according to FBWB_CLIMB_RATE but descent rate was uncoordinated with any param. when flying in mission planner SITL, both climb and descent rate are...
View ArticleSailing boat to remain pointing against the wind thx to two auxiliary engines
Sailing boat loiter Good day. I have this cute little project with my son to make a sailing boat with an automatic loiter button and two little motors, forcing the boat to always stay against the wind...
View ArticlePIXHAWK drone over climb and do not answer the input
MY pixhawk S550 hexacopter do not answer my inputs. when I arm it and then get into air after a serveral secnds it will climb around 50 to 60 feets though the throttle is 60%. Even I lower the...
View ArticleWhat will be Q_tilt_mask for tilt rotors
i was playing with some parameters came up to Q_tilt_mask its value is 3 for 2 rotor tilt and one single motor … 15 for quad … if there are three tilt rotor for tricopter what should be the vale for...
View ArticleQ-plane Deca frame
Hey guys, I want to build a vtol Qplane using a cube orange+ with Arduplane 4.5.0. I need 10 motors for hovering and 1 throttle (pusher) motor. I configured “Q_frame_type = 3 (H)” and “Q_frame_class =...
View ArticleMission planner not displaying in HUD the word Battery
How do I keep the battery indicator fixed…the word BAT??? because every time I enter mission planner it is no longer there and I have to put it back by right clicking on the hud and then from the...
View ArticlePing sonar with ArduRover
Hello everyone! I am trying to set up the ping sonar with ArduRover (V4.5.4, flashed on an OrangeCube+). I was able to use a USB2RS232 adapter to verify that the sonar works (firmware version: V3.29)....
View ArticleGremsy LR1 with Sony ILX-R1
This Gremsy LR1 gimbal with Sony ILX-R1 on paper looks as great solution for photography and video under multirotors. And generally that’s great combo but for now some features doesn’t work. 1.The...
View ArticleHeading hold on Auto missions changed in 4.5? and sometimes doesn't...
Hi I just installed Arducopter 4.5.4 and started to test it with AUTO missions. It appears that heading hold in AUTO missions is not working like in earlier Arducopter versions. Generally when copter...
View ArticleArduplane 4.5.4 Matek F405 Wing V2 CRSF not connecting
Hi, I have read that after 4.1.5 version crsf stopped working. When you input controlls they don’t get displayed in the radio calibration section. I have tried flashing it to 4.1.5 however now I cant...
View ArticleCan pivot turns be setup for non-skid-steer config rovers?
I have a large-ish rover, Vigorun mower platform, VTLM600. vigorun.tech Brushless Motor Remote Mowing Tank (VTLM600) – Vigorun Remote Mower, Remote... The motor encoder takes PWM input, with channel 0...
View ArticleMotors beeping rapidly on powering up my quadcopter
Hey guys, I have a quadcopter setup with APM 2.5, all the calibrations and firmware updates worked well with mission planner everything seems to be fine, but whenever I power up my drone through...
View ArticleFlashing Firmware Onto APM 2.7
I am trying to upload firmware on my APM 2.7 board and I saw that the highest version of ArduCopter that the APM boards can have is 3.2.1 so I went to the all options page on the Install Firmware and...
View ArticleTransferring files from computer to GCS
Hello, I’m new to GCS development. I have a PX4 connected to my PC Mission Planner via USB and I noticed that Mission Planner has a MAVFtp feature where I can access files, which, I can only assume...
View ArticleHIL simulation using Xplane's Physics for feedbacks
Hello everyone, I want to do HIL simulation using Xplane and Mission planner and just want to know if it’s possible (without making any changes to the code) If I setup a Rig where all of my Motors...
View ArticleServo on RC Channel
How can I control the servo motor, by changing the switch of my radio transmitter? I have gone through this documentation Servo — Copter documentation (ardupilot.org). According to this I have...
View ArticleNeed help in configuring VTOL tail tilt thruster
I have been working on a VTOL project with three tilt rotor … but quit confused on how to initiate tail tilt so that it would be used for negative thrust to decrease the forward momentum of drone...
View ArticleReducing Motor Output for 6S Battery
Hello, I previously tuned my quadcopter with a 4S configuration following this guide. I was able to get good results and a stable flight in LOITER and GUIDED modes. However, when I switched to a 6S...
View ArticleQuicktune yaw hıgh oscillation
Hello, I tried quicktune for my 24kg quadcopter today. RLL and PIT axis completed and looked there were no problem. After PIT tune done copter went crazy I disabled quicktune and landed in althold...
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