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Should I separate signal wires from power ones and twist them?
On my quad I have HGLRS M80 GPS module (for now I'm not going to upgrade it) and it takes quite a long time to find satellites and establish 3D fix. As far as I understand from reading the articles ...
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The effects of optical-flow sensor on takeoff and landing of drones
Does installing optical flow and rangefinder sensors improve the smoothness of takeoffs and landings on drones? Specifically, can these sensors enhance stability during these phases even if advanced ...
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FPV Drone Motor Speed Behavior: Unusual Slider Response in Betaflight
I'm building an FPV drone and have encountered a strange issue when checking motor behavior in the Betaflight Configurator. When I move the slider in the "Motors" tab, one of my motors ...
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Horizontal and vertical stabilizer aspect ratio for large trainer RC aircraft
I am designing the empennage of a large RC aircraft. Does the aspect ratio for the horizontal and vertical stabilizers make a significant difference? Would it be better to make them with a smaller ...
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Coaxial mono shaft drone
I developed a mono shaft coaxial rotor drone. When I tried to do the hovering, it’s flipping towards one side. Any suggestion or solution on this?
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How to model force experienced by vertical stabilizer
I am designing the empennage of a large RC aircraft. How does one model or calculate the maximum force and moment experienced by the vertical stabilizer? Particularly when the aircraft rolls up to 90 ...
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how to calculate the UAVs energy consumed according to my parameters?
in my code I have some parameters , I have time limit , speed time , deadhead time . according to these how can i consume the energy for each uav according to the time limit?
service speed = 5 m/s
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My first drone broke 2 esp32
i'm trying to build my first drone. i have already built some drones using flight control, pixhawk and other stuffs. But i really enjoyed the idea to build a lighter, cheaper and smaller one, all from ...
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Battery recommendation for custom quadcopter build with 1.5kg payload capacity
I'm building a custom quadcopter and need advice on selecting an appropriate battery. My drone needs to lift a payload of approximately 1.5kg.
Here are the main components of my build:
Frame: E-433-...
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I want a digital video transmitter that works like FPV but cheap for UAV?
As the title suggests,
I wonder if it is possible to use any video transmitter that is placed on the quadcopter and sends video via HDMI or Ethernet but uses a similar transmission method to FPV, i.e. ...
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One motor getting hot
I have built an FPV drone, and during the first test flight, one motor failed before even taking off. I replaced that motor, but now the new motor is getting much hotter than the others when I attempt ...
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How to solve "flight to the moon" problem in Gazebo + Ardupilot?
As soon as I put arm throttle command in the terminal, the copter takes off fast and high.
Advices I encounter suggest to change filter settings (f.e. this), but ...
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Can I Control a Betaflight Drone Using MSP Instead of CRSF?
I'm new to drones and currently working on a project involving a drone equipped with Betaflight firmware. Right now, the drone is controlled by an ELRS module using the CRSF protocol. However, I would ...
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ExpressLRS Configurator fails to flash due to a generic error related to checkout
In the ExpressLRS Configurator, I attempted to flash firmware, but it gave a generic error, as pictured:
There were no logs shown, but after hitting BACK and visiting the Logs tab, I found this:
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Wind's effect on motor-propeller thrust
Hello UAV enthusiasts and experts,
I am working on creating a drone that can carry about 2-3 kgs of payload, let's say the total weight to be around 4 kgs. I require a decent amount of speed and ...
