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Its Christmas...thought I would share a picture!

JimTheProgrammerJimTheProgrammer Posts: 44
edited 2007-12-29 03:52 in BASIC Stamp
This picture is the beginnings of a autopilot for my Thunder Tiger 30 v2 Helicopter.
I have an FMA but not happy with the way it works. Will be using an Hitachi 3-axis accel and a new bs2p processor.
It will have data logging, gps and temperature sensors, perhaps a PING module to keep it in the air when it falls below 3 meters
altitude.

Enjoy.

Jim
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Comments

  • bennettdanbennettdan Posts: 614
    edited 2007-12-28 03:32
    Jim,
    Very nice program I plan to make one of my Helicopters a fly by wire system with a laptop some time soon. What do you plan to use as an altimeter?
  • JimTheProgrammerJimTheProgrammer Posts: 44
    edited 2007-12-28 10:35
    Not sure at this point, probably the GPS if the altitude reading are true and do not vary much, or maybe some sort of pressure sensor.
  • ProfessorwizProfessorwiz Posts: 153
    edited 2007-12-28 11:36
    Very nice Jim. I've got a 30 and a 60, and was planning on doing similar things, but with the new parallax 900mhz transiever so I can view what's going on on the ground with the engine temp and such. I like doing aerial photography, so knowing that stuff is getting hot would be a good thing.

    Russ
  • JimTheProgrammerJimTheProgrammer Posts: 44
    edited 2007-12-28 12:41
    Thank you.
  • Rob311Rob311 Posts: 83
    edited 2007-12-29 02:20
    its very difficult to use a gps as an altimeter, as they are only accurate to within 3 feet.. or is it meters? either way, you'll end up using something like the ping for error checking once you get low.

    good luck!
  • JimTheProgrammerJimTheProgrammer Posts: 44
    edited 2007-12-29 03:52
    Maybe I will have to look for a laser altimeter...hmmm....thats an idea!
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