[chbot] UAV anyone?

[Michael Hope]

Have a talk to Synco at http://deviceware.co.nz/.  He makes a self
guided glider (http://www.gpsboomerang.com/) and is looking at making
a powered version.

The latest version of the Ardupilot (http://diydrones.ning.com/) is
quite fancy and can run on a cheap electric airframe from Tower
Hobbies.

-- Michael

2009/8/18 Charles Manning <manningc2 at actrix.gen.nz>:
> I want to do a UAV (robot plane) and thought that might make a cool team
> project, at least for brainstorming.
>
> I'm wanting to do this in phases:
>
> * Simple: By making an airframe (ie. plane) that is inherently very
> stablestable, the UAV probably does not need as much in the way of tilt
> sensors, gyros etc. Something like a flying wing with differnetial steering
> might make a good start.
>
> * Hack an RC plane so that the plane can be operated as a regular RC or
> switched into automatic. That provides an override when needed.
>
> * Get proper tilt/gyro compensation. Allows a better performance wing.
>
> * GPS navigation with waypoints: Fly 5km automatically and land without any
> intervention.
>
> -- Charles
>
>
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