Questions tagged [ardupilot]
For questions relating to the ArduPilot open source autopilot software
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VTOL Drone design resources
I would like to make a high performance VTOL drone, and could use some readings and resources. I will also do my own research and try to post what I find here, so that others can reference this. After ...
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Help regarding docker & Ardupilot Copter v4.3
Can anyone please help with the docker for SITL?
Once the docker run, I can not connect it from my host machine nither from QGroundControl.
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How does ardupilot implement EKF?
How does ardupilot implement IMU EKF?
Does it use quaternions or something else? Error state formulation or standard EKF?
The documents I read didn't give the details of the implementation.
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How much current can float through all pads of the PDB (Power distribution board)?
I want to buy the „PDB-HEX, 12S“ Power Distribution Board. Are the current values of PDB/current sense resistor and ESC power pads meant for the summarized current of all motors or for each Motor? Why ...
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Is my FC for regular rc planes or for drones with multiple props?
recently I decided to build a drone. While I'm learning everything I picked a FC. While researching about the FC I'm not sure if I picked the right one.
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/2023-New-...
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Connecting a RS232 sensor to the Pixhawk
I have an airspeed sensor that outputs a RS232 signal. This is the sensor: https://www.aeroprobe.com/micro-air-data-system/. I want to connect this sensor to the Pixhawk in order to use the data for ...
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Control drone from PC
I’m a programmer and novice in 'copters. I want to control my handmade drone from PC. (Use Python script to change yaw, roll, and pitch in real-time as if it can be controller using transmitter’s ...
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Raspberry Pi 4 between flight controller and receiver
I have TBS Crossfire Micro TX, Nano RX and Raspberry Pi 4, I haven't bought a flight controller yet because I have a problem:
Until the drone receives a special command from the transmitter - I ...
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Ardurover: Cannot get NMEA from GPS to ardurover: Raw serial is fine
I am running ardurover (title bar says "Mission Planner 1.3.77 build 1.3.8110.38294 ArduRover V4.4.0-dev (650e8652) on a Beaglebone Blue with Linux 5.10.140-bone-rt-r68. I have a GPS connected to ...
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Custom flight mode in pixhawk flight controller
I am trying to convert a pixhawk drone into a quadrotor biplane tailsitter. Is there a way to create a transition flight mode where a motor pair will lower its RPM for a while until the drone's axis ...
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How to program a flight controller?
I am using a HolyBro Kakute F4 V2 flight controller loaded with ArduPilot firmware.
I am using Mission Planner currently. I wish to know how can I program the board so that I have some additional ...
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How can I read the recording status of a Runcam Split 4 through UART?
I am working on a project where I need to interface with a Runcam Split 4 using its UART protocol.
You can find the protocol documentation here
I am able to get info about the device features through ...
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Which Arduino Nano should I use to make a nano-scale drone
Which Arduino nano is best for creating a nano drone?
Will it be compatible with 3.7 v coreless brushed motors?
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For a typical dual controller + companion computer UAS, is it normal to have UART only from controller, and USB only from companion computer?
When I'm reading the extension capability of 3DR Solo, I realise that its breakout board interface has some peculiar limitation.
Here is the context of the entire 3DR Solo design: it is an open-source,...
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Can I use a quadcopter AIO FC (or stack) to control a micro helicopter via Arducopter or iNAV?
I have found a lot of resources on building your own quadcopter(drone)...but none on micro helicopters. The only helicopter resources I have found were large model helicopters. However I want to ...
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ArduCopter motor spins at full throttle when armed
When I arm the drone the motors start rotating at some throttle percentage may be (7%) and the drone will automatically disarm after 14sec and again the process repeats after I arm the drone.
After ...
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Dshot 600 ESC is not responding to the transmitter
I'm building a drone with arducopter 2.8 (ArduCopter V3.2.1) and I'm using the DSHot 600 (BLHELI_S) Opto ESC's as my ESC and when I connect the Opto ESC to the arducopter and arducopter to the ...
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Suitable ready-to-fly micro copter for a beginner
I read several docs on the ardupilot website, in particular about building a copter. It was suggested that total newbies (like me) should buy a small inexpensive copter first and learn how to fly/use ...
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Serial Communication Not working in APM 2.8
I have being trying to establish Serial Communication connection between APM 2.8 and Raspberry Pi Board. But the connection is not being recognized in the Raspberry Terminal Console.
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Affordable ways to crimp your own connectors
Ever since PX4 and DroneCode came up with their connector pinout standards. I see more and more sensors and devices off the shelf adopting the same
This is particularly the JST-GH and Dupont ...
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