ArduPilot

https://www.youtube.com/embed/WcfLTW_qZ08 Tridge, Paul and some other devs ran a log analysis seminar on Monday to share knowledge of techniques for log analysis. The log files covered were mostly from Plane users but but we hope to ... [More] have other seminars covering Copter and Rover logs. 7 posts - 5 participants Read full topic [Less]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/2IbgBvtvpeg ArduPilot pops up all over the place and today’s example is this project by Razer and Clearbot who have developed a very sleek autonomous garbage cleaning boat. For me personally it is always ... [More] very gratifying to see AP being put to good use especially in projects like this that are trying to solve real world problems. Well done Clearbot (and Razer)! 2 posts - 2 participants Read full topic [Less]

@rmackay9 wrote: ArduPilot pops up all over the place and today’s example is this project by Razer and Clearbot who have developed a very sleek autonomous garbage cleaning boat. For me personally it is always ... [More] very gratifying to see AP being put to good use especially in projects like this that are trying to solve real world problems. Well done Clearbot (and Razer)! Posts: 2 Participants: 2 Read full topic [Less]

Here are the slides from the monthly report for Aug 2021 presented by Tridge, Randy and a couple of others at the monthly Partners call earlier this week. The images on the left is of the ELRS 2.4 Ghz telemetry system. The colourful ... [More] image on the right is from Brandon MacDougall’s quadcopter which I thought was just a very attractive picture. Brandon has been helping us with beta testing of Copter-4.1.0. Thanks to our Partners for their ongoing support and input! 2 posts - 2 participants Read full topic [Less]

@rmackay9 wrote: Here are the slides from the monthly report for Aug 2021 presented by Tridge, Randy and a couple of others at the monthly Partners call earlier this week. The images on the left is of the ELRS ... [More] 2.4 Ghz telemetry system. The colourful image on the right is from Brandon MacDougall’s quadcopter which I thought was just a very attractive picture. Brandon has been helping us with beta testing of Copter-4.1.0. Thanks to our Partners for their ongoing support and input! Posts: 1 Participants: 1 Read full topic [Less]

@rmackay9 wrote: Here are the slides from the monthly report for Aug 2021 presented by Tridge, Randy and a couple of others at the monthly Partners call earlier this week. The images on the left is of the ELRS ... [More] 2.4 Ghz telemetry system. The colourful image on the right is from Brandon MacDougall’s quadcopter which I thought was just a very attractive picture. Brandon has been helping us with beta testing of Copter-4.1.0. Thanks to our Partners for their ongoing support and input! Posts: 2 Participants: 2 Read full topic [Less]

I have helped in the development of an aerobatic ‘Flight Coach’ system (www.flightcoach.org). If we ask aerobatic pilots what their secrets to success have been a reply common to all would be many thousands of flights, with critique and ... [More] advice from coaches and mentors. But how do you access your flying with no mentor? Or what if you and your mentor disagree about some aspects of your flying? The system we have developed provides an objective tool for pilots to assess the quality of their flights either during training sessions at the flying field, or in comfort at home. Flight Coach started as an idea by Thomas David, a top UK IMAC and F3A pilot. Could the fusion of a GPS, cheap multirotor flight control board, and some fancy computer analysis result in flight analysis which would be a useful coaching aid? The answer was a resounding yes! Of course, such a project was going to be quite complicated. Artur Uzieblo, an Australian F3A pilot came aboard with a vast knowledge of programming skills. Together with Russell Edwards (Australian F3A pilot) we have developed a really useful training aid. At the heart of the system is ArduPilot’s advanced sensor fusion algorithm that can extend the GPS based positioning with inertial navigation to deliver a smooth and accurate flight path and attitude log with 15-25 points per second. This compares to 1-2 per second (with no attitude information) of a typical GPS only system. This data is recorded in the model on micro-SD card. Then the web browser-based Flight Coach software provides post-flight analysis. The Flight Coach system does not remove the difficulty precision aerobatics, but it does function as a valuable training aid to allow post flight analysis with some objective data on model flight path. The system has proven to be immensely useful and popular amongst fellow pilots. If you have .bin files captured from ArduPlane (I have not tested other bin files) head to the website and load them up on the plotter page to see what you think. Thank you to the Ardupilot team - it is these logs and the fusion equations which made this possible for us. 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic [Less]

@andyp wrote: I have helped in the development of an aerobatic ‘Flight Coach’ system (www.flightcoach.org). If we ask aerobatic pilots what their secrets to success have been a reply common to all would be many ... [More] thousands of flights, with critique and advice from coaches and mentors. But how do you access your flying with no mentor? Or what if you and your mentor disagree about some aspects of your flying? The system we have developed provides an objective tool for pilots to assess the quality of their flights either during training sessions at the flying field, or in comfort at home. Flight Coach started as an idea by Thomas David, a top UK IMAC and F3A pilot. Could the fusion of a GPS, cheap multirotor flight control board, and some fancy computer analysis result in flight analysis which would be a useful coaching aid? The answer was a resounding yes! Of course, such a project was going to be quite complicated. Artur Uzieblo, an Australian F3A pilot came aboard with a vast knowledge of programming skills. Together with Russell Edwards (Australian F3A pilot) we have developed a really useful training aid. At the heart of the system is ArduPilot’s advanced sensor fusion algorithm that can extend the GPS based positioning with inertial navigation to deliver a smooth and accurate flight path and attitude log with 15-25 points per second. This compares to 1-2 per second (with no attitude information) of a typical GPS only system. This data is recorded in the model on micro-SD card. Then the web browser-based Flight Coach software provides post-flight analysis. The Flight Coach system does not remove the difficulty precision aerobatics, but it does function as a valuable training aid to allow post flight analysis with some objective data on model flight path. The system has proven to be immensely useful and popular amongst fellow pilots. If you have .bin files captured from ArduPlane (I have not tested other bin files) head to the website and load them up on the plotter page to see what you think. Thank you to the Ardupilot team - it is these logs and the fusion equations which made this possible for us. Posts: 1 Participants: 1 Read full topic [Less]

@andyp wrote: image1050×180 49 KB I have helped in the development of an aerobatic ‘Flight Coach’ system (www.flightcoach.org). If we ask aerobatic pilots what their secrets to success have been a reply ... [More] common to all would be many thousands of flights, with critique and advice from coaches and mentors. But how do you access your flying with no mentor? Or what if you and your mentor disagree about some aspects of your flying? The system we have developed provides an objective tool for pilots to assess the quality of their flights either during training sessions at the flying field, or in comfort at home. Flight Coach started as an idea by Thomas David, a top UK IMAC and F3A pilot. Could the fusion of a GPS, cheap multirotor flight control board, and some fancy computer analysis result in flight analysis which would be a useful coaching aid? The answer was a resounding yes! Of course, such a project was going to be quite complicated. Artur Uzieblo, an Australian F3A pilot came aboard with a vast knowledge of programming skills. Together with Russell Edwards (Australian F3A pilot) we have developed a really useful training aid. At the heart of the system is ArduPilot’s advanced sensor fusion algorithm that can extend the GPS based positioning with inertial navigation to deliver a smooth and accurate flight path and attitude log with 15-25 points per second. This compares to 1-2 per second (with no attitude information) of a typical GPS only system. This data is recorded in the model on micro-SD card. Then the web browser-based Flight Coach software provides post-flight analysis. The Flight Coach system does not remove the difficulty precision aerobatics, but it does function as a valuable training aid to allow post flight analysis with some objective data on model flight path. The system has proven to be immensely useful and popular amongst fellow pilots. If you have .bin files captured from ArduPlane (I have not tested other bin files) head to the website and load them up on the plotter page to see what you think. Thank you to the Ardupilot team - it is these logs and the fusion equations which made this possible for us. Posts: 1 Participants: 1 Read full topic [Less]

I have helped in the development of an aerobatic ‘Flight Coach’ system (www.flightcoach.org). If we ask aerobatic pilots what their secrets to success have been a reply common to all would be many thousands of flights, with critique and ... [More] advice from coaches and mentors. But how do you access your flying with no mentor? Or what if you and your mentor disagree about some aspects of your flying? The system we have developed provides an objective tool for pilots to assess the quality of their flights either during training sessions at the flying field, or in comfort at home. Flight Coach started as an idea by Thomas David, a top UK IMAC and F3A pilot. Could the fusion of a GPS, cheap multirotor flight control board, and some fancy computer analysis result in flight analysis which would be a useful coaching aid? The answer was a resounding yes! Of course, such a project was going to be quite complicated. Artur Uzieblo, an Australian F3A pilot came aboard with a vast knowledge of programming skills. Together with Russell Edwards (Australian F3A pilot) we have developed a really useful training aid. At the heart of the system is ArduPilot’s advanced sensor fusion algorithm that can extend the GPS based positioning with inertial navigation to deliver a smooth and accurate flight path and attitude log with 15-25 points per second. This compares to 1-2 per second (with no attitude information) of a typical GPS only system. This data is recorded in the model on micro-SD card. Then the web browser-based Flight Coach software provides post-flight analysis. The Flight Coach system does not remove the difficulty precision aerobatics, but it does function as a valuable training aid to allow post flight analysis with some objective data on model flight path. The system has proven to be immensely useful and popular amongst fellow pilots. If you have .bin files captured from ArduPlane (I have not tested other bin files) head to the website and load them up on the plotter page to see what you think. Thank you to the Ardupilot team - it is these logs and the fusion equations which made this possible for us. 2 posts - 2 participants Read full topic [Less]