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ABOUT

Welcome to the largest community for amateur Unmanned Aerial Vehicles! 

This community is the birthplace of ArduPilot, the world's first universal
autopilot platform (planes, multicopters of all sorts and ground rovers). Today
the Pixhawk autopilot runs a variety of powerful free and open UAV software
systems, including:

 * PX4, a pro-quality open source copter, plane, rover and VTOL software stack
   from the Linux Foundation's Dronecode Project
 * ArduCopter, open source multicopter and heli UAV software
 * ArduPlane, open source software for planes of all types
 * ArduRover, open source software for ground-based vehicles


BLOG

3D Robotics


MAKING A CUSTOM DRONE NAVIGATING WITHOUT GPS

Posted by Chris Anderson on November 4, 2021 at 10:34am

From DroneDJ:

Nicholas Rehm may be a full-time aerospace engineer, but his success in
constructing a DIY self-flying drone that avoids obstacles without standard GPS
tech aboard still merits a standing-O. He also gets a deep bow for describing
the serious wonkitude involved in a thoroughly entertaining way.

Rehm is no neophyte to homemade drone projects – with or without GPS assistance.
Given the education and experience required for his day job, no doubt, his DIY
endeavors tend to be a great deal more complex than the typical amateur craft
that get (as woebegone Soviet citizens used to put it) “snotted together.”
His YouTube…

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DIY - OPEN BOARD ARCHITECTURE FOR LINUX - OBAL

Posted by MHefny on November 1, 2021 at 3:29pm

 

 

This board is one of many Linux-Based boards that run Ardupilot. What is
spepcial about this board is that has very simple architecture. Only necessary
components has been added. No extra or redundant components. However it is still
expandable and more sensors can be added if you want to.

The PCB shield is designed to use simple breakouts available in the market. No
special soldering skills or components are required. You can build from scratch
your own board using this PCB and learn the basic architrecture of Ardupilot
boards and move to next step where you add extra sensors and ending by building
your own board.



Yes this board acts more like a developing kit rather than a ready-to-fly board.
Again if you want to fly with it you can but then do not use pin headers and
solder the breakouts directly on the board.

On the software…

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Tags: ardupilot, raspberry pi



ENABLING LTE/4G/5G CONNECTIVITY IN DJI DRONES

Posted by Alexei Yankelevich on October 26, 2021 at 6:48am

Flying drones over long distances or scanning large areas is always challenging.
One of the biggest problems is the limited drone communication range. Of course,
a drone can fly along the route pre-developed in UgCS, but receiving drone
telemetry or sending commands over long distances is not always possible.

For DJI, one of the most widespread drones in the world, the problem is
aggravated by the fact that nearly all models require a remote controller with a
very limited communication range.



To tackle this problem, we came up with the following ideas:

 1. communicate with a drone via the LTE/4G/5G mobile network
 2. use an antenna with a narrower radiation pattern
 3. use more powerful transmitters and wider communication…

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Tags: lte, m600, dji, 5g



CREATE A PX4/ARDUAPILOT MISSION THROUGH YOUR WEB CONSOLE

Posted by Michal Weiss on October 20, 2021 at 3:48pm

Hi everyone, 

I am Michal Weiss, and I'm currently working on a new product with my team to
enable remote access and control for any Mavlink vehicle through a web browser. 

Our product makes it easy to see the video, telemetry  and manual control your
vehicles from the browser.



I wanted to reach out to the community to check if anyone is interested in
trying it out.



If you are interested, I'll be able to provide you with free access + hardware
to start playing. (No commitment or assosiated costs) 

Please feel free to reach out via email or message me here.

michal.weiss@advancednavigation.com

 

For more info : https://www.cloudgroundcontrol.com/

Here's a screenshot from our platform:



 

Looking forward to hearing from…

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MMC ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF “FEITIAN CLOUD” FOR UAV-BASED CLOUD COMPUTING

Posted by MMC UAV on October 9, 2021 at 12:46am

Taking aim at the growing connected drone market, MMC has recently announced its
“Feitian (meaning Flying Apsaras) Cloud” series of products and services to all
UAV manufacturers. “Feitian” is specially designed and developed for not only
government entities, enterprises but also individual UAV users. MMC will keep
bringing the latest UAV-based cloud computing, big data and AI technologies to
all customers in the world.



Empowered by continuously scientific and technological innovations, “Feitian
Cloud” UAV-Based Data Computing System offers more sufficient UAV industry
solutions, which makes contributions to build an opening Cloud-based…

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Tags: uav cloud computing



MAVIC 3 PRO

Posted by Earth of drones on October 3, 2021 at 8:54am

The official release date of Mavik 3 Pro has been released and it is 10.20.2021.
There is still speculation about the drone's specification.

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Allen Busiek and KHALED ALANAZI joined diydrones

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Doug Koepsell posted a discussion
Pairing DJI Mavic Mini aircraft and controller
I am a novice UAV pilot.  Two years ago, I purchased a DJI Mavic Mini UAV to
inspect parts of the roof, chimney and gutters of our house that aren't visible
from the ground.  This was particularly important because squirrels had built
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Thursday

3D Robotics
Chris Anderson posted a blog post
Making a custom drone navigating without GPS
From DroneDJ:
Nicholas Rehm may be a full-time aerospace engineer, but his success in
constructing a DIY self-flying drone that avoids obstacles without standard GPS
tech aboard still merits a standing-O. He also gets a deep bow for describing
the…
See More
Thursday


Ailsor posted a discussion
Triggering Flir Vue Pro using PWM
Hello all.I am somewhat of a newbie currently trying to interface the Flir Vue
Pro drone thermal camera for a project and was wondering if someone had managed
to trigger image capture by connecting the PWM to a Raspberry Pi or an Arduino.I
looked…
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Tuesday

MHefny posted a blog post
DIY - Open Board Architecture for Linux - OBAL
  This board is one of many Linux-Based boards that run Ardupilot. What is
spepcial about this board is that has very simple architecture. Only necessary
components has been added. No extra or redundant components. However it is still
expandable and…
See More
Monday

Eric Matyas replied to Eric Matyas's discussion Free Music / SFX Resource for
Drone Videos - Over 1800 Tracks
"Greetings Everyone,

This week’s new free music tracks are:

On my new Sci-Fi 11 page:

CREEPY LAB DRONES (1-3)
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WEIRD LAB LOOPS (1-5)
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Oct 30

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clipped the walls as it spun at 140mph. But it was also awe…
Oct 29

Ahmad Shaqeer Mohamed Thaheer commented on Hunter Parris's blog post Overlaying
GPS Coordinates for Camera Crosshairs
"Hi, Mr. Parris, do you have any reference on the equations to obtain the
target's coordinates on the ground? I would like to check the equation and try
to derive the equation by my self.

Thanks"
Oct 28

Austin Webber replied to Zach LaVone's discussion Looking for advice on a
university project
"It is a pity that the author no longer comes to this forum and did not answer
our questions. I find his project interesting, it is much more interesting than
what I study in college. Recently, I went on an internship in a company, but to
get used to…"
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SITE RULES

"Because $10,000 $5,000 $1,000 is too much to pay for an autopilot, especially
one that doesn't do exactly what you want."

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV, colloquially known as a "drone") is basically
an aerial robot. As we define it, it is capable of both remotely controlled
flight (like a regular RC aircraft) and fully-autonomous flight, controlled by
sensors, GPS, and onboard computers performing the functions of an autopilot.
Our UAVs include airplanes, helicopters, quadcopters and blimps. Most of them
are under five pounds, and some of them (especially the blimps) can be used
indoors.




We are focused on non-commercial ("recreational") projects by amateurs, although
pros are always welcome too. Reasons to make your own UAV range from a fun
technical challenge, student contests, aerial photography and mapping (what we
call "GeoCrawling"), and scientific sensing. We are primarily interested in
civilian, not military, UAV uses here.

If you're new to all this, start here.

DIY Drones is a community based on the Ning social networking platform, and
anybody who registers (it's free and easy) can post their own blog entries like
this one on the front page, along with starting discussions in the sidebar at
left or uploading videos below that. Your registration gives you the ability to
do a lot on the site--so feel free to post anything you think will be of
interest to this community!

There are other amateur sites out there, from the discussion forums of RC
Groups to individual blogs, but DIY Drones is explicitly built as a social
network, which means that the community is as important as the content. We're
also focused on the most accessible end of the amateur UAV world, with the aim
of potentially including high school students.



This means we emphasize amateur UAV projects that are:



 1. Simple: The aim of this project is to create new amateur UAV platforms,
    including those that could be used for a FIRST-like contest appropriate for
    students. While we're at it, we'll make amateur UAV development easier for
    everyone.
 2. Cheap: The target cost of all of our platforms is less than $1,000. You can
    buy a very good autopilot system for $10,000, but that's not our approach.
    Cheaper is better, especially with students and schools.
 3. Safe: We follow the current interpretation of the FAA guidelines on small
    UAVs. Recreational use (non-commercial), under 400 ft altitude, line of
    sight, "pilot in the loop" and onboard safety systems that always allow for
    manual control in the case of malfunction. We're building experimental
    platforms that demonstrate autonomy and the capacity to do real useful UAV
    work, but we test them in controlled settings. If you want to fly miles out
    of sight or map cities, we're going to assume you've got the proper FAA
    clearance or we don't want to know about it.
 4. Participatory: Share and others will share with you. That means that
    whenever possible, we open source our code and post it online. Everything on
    this site is published under a Creative Commons "attribution" license, which
    means that anyone can use or repost it, as long as they give credit to the
    original author.
 5. Civil: This is a community site of peers helping each other. Bad behavior,
    from rudeness to foul language, will be deleted. Generosity and kindness is
    often rewarded with reciprocal behavior and help.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here are the full set of Site Policies:
 
 1.  Civility is paramount. Treat others with respect, kindness and generosity.
     Some of our most expert members are people who were once total n00bz but
     were helped and encouraged by others, and are now repaying the favor with
     the next generation. Remember the Golden Rule. Don't be a jerk to anyone,
     be they other members, moderators or the owners. This is not a public park,
     and you have no constitutionally-mandated right to free speech. If you're
     creating a hostile or unpleasant environment, you'll be warned, then if it
     continues you'll be suspended.
 2.  No discussion of politics or religion. This is not the place to discuss
     your views on the wisdom of military use of UAVs, any nation's foreign
     policy, your feelings about war, or anything else that is inclined to turn
     into a political debate. It is our experience that the rules for good
     dinner party conversation--no discussion of politics and religion--apply to
     online communities, too. DIY Drones aims to bring people together, and we
     find that discussions of politics and religion tend to polarize and drive
     people apart. There are plenty of other places to discuss those topics
     online, just not here.
 3.  Ask questions in the discussion forum; inform others in blog posts.
     Submitted blog posts that are just questions and should have been posted in
     the discussion forum will not be approved. The moderators may or may not
     message you with the text so you can repost in the right area. To avoid
     losing your post, put it in the right place from the start.
 4.  Blog posts are for informative topics of broad interest to the community.
     They must start with a picture or video, so the image appears on the front
     page on the site and gives a sense of the topic as well as inviting people
     to click in for more. Videos should be embedded (paste the embed code in
     the HTML tab, not the Rich Text tab). The post should also include links
     where appropriate. Don't make people do a Google search for what you're
     talking about if you can provide a link. 
 5.  The Discussion Forum is for questions and tech support. We prefer to do all
     tech support in public, so that others can follow along. If you have a
     problem, please describe your particular system setup completely, ideally
     with a photograph, and pick the right forum tags so that others can find
     the thread later.
 6.  No discussion of military or weaponized applications of UAVs. This site is
     just about amateur and civilian use.
 7.  No discussion of illegal or harmful use of UAVs will be tolerated.
     Responsible use of UAVs is at the core of our mission. That means
     conforming with all laws in the United States, where this site is based,
     and insisting that our members elsewhere follow the laws of their own
     countries. In addition, we feel that part of our responsibility it to help
     the relevant authorities understand what's possible with amateur UAVs, so
     they can make better-informed policies and laws. So we have encouraged all
     relevant regulators, defense agencies and law enforcement agencies to
     become members here and even participate to help them do that, and many
     have. In addition, if we see any discussion of UAV use that we feel is
     potentially illegal or intended to do harm, we will bring it to the
     attention to the relevant authorities, and will comply with any legal
     request they make for information about users (although we don't know much
     that isn't public; see the next item).
 8.  Promote safe flying. Moderators may delete postings that they decide are
     unsafe or promote unsafe activity. This is a judgement call, since it is
     also healthy to have public discussion about why certain activities are
     unsafe, but the decision as to whether to leave a post or edit/delete it is
     at the moderators' discretion. 
 9.  Your privacy is protected, up to a point: This is a social network, so
     everything you write and post here is public, with certain exceptions: 1)
     Your private messages are private. Administrators are unable to see them,
     nor can anyone else other than the recipient. Members must not make private
     messages public without the explicit permission of everyone involved. 2)
     Your IP address is private. We are hosted on Ning, which controls the
     server logs. DIY Drones administrators can only see your username and email
     address; they cannot see your password and do not have access to your
     account.
 10. Do not publish personal emails or PMs without permission. This is a
     violation of expected confidentiality (that's why they're called "personal
     messages") and is grounds for banning.
 11. Do not type in ALL CAPS. It's considered SHOUTING. Posts in all caps will
     be deleted by the moderators.
 12. Absolutely no personal attacks. It's fine to disagree, but never okay to
     criticize another member personally.
 13. Share. Although we are not limited to open source projects, the ones that
     tend to get the most participation tend to be open source. Don't wait until
     your code or design is "finished"--post it as it is, and you may find that
     others will help you finish it faster. The best way to contribute is with
     your creativity--we love data, code, aircraft designs, photos of UAV
     projects, videos of flights and build logs. Post early and often!
 14. Keep comments open: Authors of blog posts and discussion threads
     technically have the option to close their comments or approve them before
     they appear, but we ask members not to do that. We want to encourage a free
     flow of conversation and blocking or delaying comments only interferes with
     that. The Moderators are standing by to ensure the conversation remains
     on-topic and civil, so please leave your comments open and let them do
     their job.


DISCUSSIONS


PAIRING DJI MAVIC MINI AIRCRAFT AND CONTROLLER

I am a novice UAV pilot.  Two years ago, I purchased a DJI Mavic Mini UAV to
inspect parts of the roof, chimney and gutters of our house that aren't visible
from the ground.  This was particularly important because squirrels had built
nests inside…

Read more…
Started by Doug Koepsell
0 Replies


TRIGGERING FLIR VUE PRO USING PWM

Hello all.I am somewhat of a newbie currently trying to interface the Flir Vue
Pro drone thermal camera for a project and was wondering if someone had managed
to trigger image capture by connecting the PWM to a Raspberry Pi or an Arduino.I
looked…

Read more…
Started by Ailsor
0 Replies


HALLOWEEN RC BATTERY SALE

Halloween RC battery sale in AmpowUp to 54%off 

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ARROWS HOBBY F-15 F15 EAGLE TWIN 64MM PNP RC AIRPLANE

t is made in China Arrow Hobby ,100% original,The Arrows Hobby F-15 Eagle is an
American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by
McDonnell Douglas. The Eagle first flew in July 1972, and entered service in
1976. It is among…

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