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AutoPilot using a stamp

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2000-03-21 18:06 in General Discussion
Hi all,
I want to use light sensors to control the movement of a model aircraft,
So if the aircraft dorps a wing, one light sensor will be darker since
it would be pointing to the ground, What sort of light sensors should I
used and will I use the RCtime command. I will then be checking to see
is a value in a certain range, if it is send out and appropiate pulse
to the servos
Thanks for any help in advance
Paul

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-03-21 15:27
    Paul,

    > Hi all,
    > I want to use light sensors to control the movement of a model aircraft,
    > So if the aircraft dorps a wing, one light sensor will be darker since
    > it would be pointing to the ground, What sort of light sensors should I
    > used and will I use the RCtime command. I will then be checking to see
    > is a value in a certain range, if it is send out and appropiate pulse
    > to the servos
    > Thanks for any help in advance

    Why re-invent the wheel? Futaba has a very cheap inclinometer that "sort
    of" works with this reasoning, but it has its own light source. Look on
    http://www.towerhobbies.com for the Futaba attitude stablizer, and work on
    hooking that one up. It should be spiffy.

    DLC
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-03-21 18:06
    There's some stuff here that might make your life a bit simpler...

    www.u-nav.com

    >> I want to use light sensors to control the movement of a model aircraft,
    >> So if the aircraft dorps a wing, one light sensor will be darker since
    >> it would be pointing to the ground, What sort of light sensors should I
    >> used and will I use the RCtime command. I will then be checking to see
    >> is a value in a certain range, if it is send out and appropiate pulse
    >> to the servos

    Mike Hardwick, for Decade Engineering -- <http://www.decadenet.com>
    Manufacturer of the famous BOB-II Serial Video Text Display Module!
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