hi developers,it's was a great idea,i am new and i want to join in this project ..i am quite interested in the innovation.I can probably help in the field of electronics and also in the field of communication.How can i involve and take part in this project.I will put my maximum effort to work on this project.. Any way it's a great idea..I hope this will be used soon embedded in to the man's daily life.. Thanking you......

What's a "muliTRotor"? ;)

The current NG code is really fun - I am dying to Run Arducopter Mega! My question is - has anyone run the numbers to scale this up to lift say 150 lbs?? Electric car motors and controllers are coming quickly and this would be the ultimate FPV! I have to guess since no one has done it there is some weight/thrust issues with battery weight, etc. but what a cool target to shoot for as the technology improves.

Great idea.

add a section about lipos.How to use,how to choose,cautions etc..

Dear sir,

this project is an excellent project, which I will like to purchase with the component and all parts and booklets, with all engineering drawing. I am a college instructor and would like to introduce in my institution. can you pleas advice philstephenfifikwofie@yahoo.co.uk 00447538942007. Thank you

you can visit http://diydrones.com/ for more information. Here is a shop in UK http://www.buildyourowndrone.co.uk/default.asp and other : http://store.jdrones.com/ http://www.udrones.com/

(i am not a moderator or an owner.I am just a member)

And jDrones have them always in stock due they are manufacturing those kits. Also all latest parts can be found from their site.

If everyone else is out of stock. Check them, stock is replenished twice a week.

And jDrones have them always in stock due they are manufacturing those kits. Also all latest parts can be found from their site.

If everyone else is out of stock. Check them, stock is replenished twice a week.

Hi,

I have been trying to locate the specification for your GPS module, and I cannot find it. My question is: what is the accuracy specs of the GPS module?

bwbuj: it's a 10Hz Mediatek: http://store.diydrones.com/MediaTek_MT3329_GPS_10Hz_p/mt3329-01.htm

HI everybody, I'm fresh new in the field of RC, copters, FPV, .... but absolutely convinced and determined to jump in: I'm in love with copters. By the way, I have a good background in electronic, physic, software. So i hope it will help me to accelerate the learning process. I've been digging in the web for some time now, and I'm at the point where I've to decided what will be my first copter. My goal is to build a 'semi heavy load' octo, but I understand that a modest first step could be wiser. I think I'll go for a arducopter, with APM, IMU, GPS, ..... Now, I have a few basic questions. 1/ Why do the designers of all the copters I've seen on the web never try to lower the CG (a lot) below the plane of the props ? It would surely increase the 'natural stability' of the copter, and thus making the task of the soft less tricky. Of course, that will increase the moment of inertia, and will decrease the agility. Probably no aerobatics, loops, rolls, and inverted flies with such a mechanical config. But a sweet stable video platform. Maybe there is another drawback I'm missing ? 2/ Is there any reason to keep the 4 (or 6 or 8) props in the same plane? 3/ Did anyone try adding a wing to a multirotor copter, in order to get some lift in forward move, and so saving some juice for extended fly 4/ (the last for today, I swear!) Does it require just parameters adjustment in the AP soft if I modify the mechanical configuration? Let's say I use longer arms, stronger motors (with adapted ESC and batteries, of course), heavyer weight... Thanks for your help

Wow... just a short precision, to avoid being misunderstood. For the point 2/ of my preceding mail, I mean : did anyone try tilting a little bit the shafts to make them convergent (or divergent) ? Symetricaly, of course. Or, why not use two parallel planes ? (Would allow building the arm cross with 2 long tubes.... stronger, less 'connectors'.

I just bought a new PC and now I cannot see the left menu.

Allen

hi, I'm using 2.0.42 on sparkfun ATmega1280 based board. I measured a pwm output and found that when system is not armed pwm = 50 Hz - 1 ms, when it is armed I've got a pwm signal with variable frequency (220 - 300) Hz but 1 ms to 2 ms wide (according to radio output). Is that normal? Thanks

if you put a bigger motor control on it so that 12 volt is controled by 5 volt could you then put a bigger motor on it so that you can make it manned

Hello, newbie here,

Does this work only with quad-copters or can it work with other helicopters? I would very much like to get a quad-copter to work with but I can't find any models that have a good flight time (> 15 min) or are gas/nitro powered. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Hello, I have a little problem, I'm new at this and I have little knowledge on this subject, I ride a hexacopter, I have already a arducopter home, and on the way motors, esc, My question is, need to install a converter ppm for the hexa? or not required, depends on the station you have? I have a Turnigy, thank you very much

hi! if i order only xbee telemetry kit for the communication, Is it enough to control quadcopter??or do i also need external R/C controller, like Spektrum DX8 8CH Transmitter with AR8000/TM1000,etc.. thanks in advance.

Hi, Would like to order a Hexacopter from JDrones, but I get no answer to my emails. Does anybody know whether they are maybe in trouble because of the floodings in Thailand ? Thx. Filip NoLimitsVideo? nolimitsvideo@gmail.com

Nolimits, there was some issues on ticket system that are now fixed

Will this also be stable on lager single rotor helicopters?

can i use the fly-bar less heli with this ? is it safe to use it with this system ?

janekaeranda: Yes. Please use the menus to the left: http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/ArduCopter_TradHeli

Please, I would like to know if it is possible to use the same electronics parts (Ardu...) with differente frames, as those made from carbon fiber? Regards

Santiago

santiago.ieee@gmail.com

Hello, Joining the group and about to post my list of items I will be purchasing for a review. I dont post much I mainly read a lot. My main focus is to build a autonomous drone traditional helicopter that when within range can be flown from a pc using a joystick and the onboard camera(s).

I anticipate this to be a great fun project.

Hi, I have a question regarding tracking points on object which has Translation and rotation, could any body help me?

I marked 4 points on a 2D shape, the shape rotates and translates, but the amount of translation and the center of rotation are unknown, is there any algorithm to predict the location of marked points on the shape in its new location?

Thanks Arash (arash.razmjoo@gmail.com)

Hello, i am a newbie here and i already gathered most of the required electronic component(arduMega2560,IMU & etc) and built my own mechanical frame. Problem i faced is that (ArduCopter ESC 20 Amp)and(Motor AC2830-358, 850Kv) is not available in my places. Is that okay for me to get a different spec(ESC 30Amp and motor 1Kv++) ?? will the variation of the components affects the quadrotor when i load in the firmware provided?

Do any one have an idea of the cost of above copter and the payload weight that can take off. I need to have a roughly figure about the over all system assemling price.

Thanks

bonjour pouvez vous me donnez vos réglages de PID pour un quad rotors car le mien tremble trop voila ma config chassie 50 cm moteurs 925KV hélice 10,45 merci beaucoup

Hello sir.i'm Prasant.i'm making a quadrotors.at first i'm try to make it through wireline.so i have buy 28000RPM motor and prop 9*5.connect wires to battery as parrel but there is problem that it doesn't fly & itz geeting downward on one side.can u suggest me whats the problem is there???????????

Are Xaircraft ESC's compatible to the ARDUCOPTER system? If so, I am open to suggestions. the xaircraft esc's use a different pulse-length range than regular esc's.

"Pulse width between 200us and 1200us can be used for power tuning. "

If you can set your range for the esc's in the firmware then you should be able to use them. this was also a problem with the OpenPilot?? CopterControl?? board but it was overcome by using the 200-1200 range.

We are selling an arducopter in Spain:

http://anuncios.ebay.es/motor/arducopter/11467594

We can negociate the price.

I havew finally reset home from the Caribbean sea to where I fly my Hex in queensland but since changing that i have not been able to fly because the motors are all chirping and motor shafts are twitching, yes i have set set dec. to local value 1029+, where have I gone wrong?

harvey: that just means that they're not getting PWM output. Have you tried arming?

I have a Mega 1 I am currently using with ArduPilot? on a fixed wing, but I am planning on getting a Mega 2 for a Quad that can convert to horizontal flight I am developing.

I can get by with a minimum of 8 channels for ESCs and Servos if I have to, but 11 would be better.

How many of the Aux channels be used as servo PWMs?

I am planning on modifying Arducopter to add necessary horizontal flight functionality but am also wondering if synthesis of Arducopter and ArduPilot? might be possible?

While searching for another webpage I once found but forgot to bookmark, I ended up here. Nice project, very goodlooking interface to say the least . ;)

Though the software looks mostly the same as the page I am looking for, I'm missing the single feature why I was seeking the other page in the first place (unless I completely missed it here).

It extended the navigational system with another array of geographical coordinates to be used as target for camera snapshots. Based on navigation waypoints where a photo was to be taken, the Copter was given a geo-location of the intended target. The system itself calculated rotation and elevation angles for the camera to be aimed at the target before triggering the shutter. This way it extended the autopilot with surveillance-like operation. Maybe it would be a usefull addition to the camera-section.

While I will be looking for the page a few more hours, I couldn't resist dropping it as a feature suggestion.

Hiya

Could the link to international suppliers please be reinstated? I'm having a hard time finding it again.

Thanks!

M

hi everybody.. my english isnt good

and i want to buy this item for quadcopter. can anybody upload a video or pdf document for me and other peoples like me, about how setup this options for example how can i connect the escs and receiver or how can i connetc zigbee or another wireless module

thank you so much. best regards tufan.

omg i find all documents... thank you its great

hi, i just received my ardumega kit from udrones, and i am dgetting despaired to connect it to my win 7 64b box (facing the same bug on my xp too) i didn t had any prob for install my arduino uno, but this one is a real nightmare :'( For xp i ve followed this tutorial http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/lesson0-win.html i can see that it s recognize as ardumega device, but with a yello triangle that gives the error (device cannot start error code 10) i tried with another usb cable, same then on my win 7 box 64 b i ve followed this tutorial http://www.nerdonarock.com/2011/08/24/the-arduino-mega-2560-driver-... no luck, either i use the drivers in mission planner or in arduino driver directory. if you have any tip, pls contact me, getting despaired :'( thx for helping

So i'm about to purchase a fully assembled hex. My intent is to have it regularly partol my house and, if possible, send me reports on the comings and goings of my two cats. but i also want to add a bunch of weather sensors and LEDs and such. Anyone interested in mentoring me through this process? Massachusetts.