Help with Autopilot system recommend
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Help with Autopilot system recommend
Hi Guys,
I would like to build UAV fixed wing with autopilot and on line video camera,
The functionality I will need is:
1. "Plug and play" system
2. Plane weight 12-15 kg
3. Ground control
4. Long range remote control to cam / tilt
5. Long range to remote control the plane by switching from autopilot to manual
6. Long range video camera transmitter and receiver
7. HD video camera with good quality.
I was look in the forumes and found:
MicroPilot - remote control range option 25km-50km
AttoPilot
ArduPilot
U-Nav
Kestrel autopilots
Paparazzi
All mention systems are for micro and small UAV as far as I understand except MicroPilot
Can some one recommend me on the autopilot systems regarding to specification ?
Thanks you in advanced
I would like to build UAV fixed wing with autopilot and on line video camera,
The functionality I will need is:
1. "Plug and play" system
2. Plane weight 12-15 kg
3. Ground control
4. Long range remote control to cam / tilt
5. Long range to remote control the plane by switching from autopilot to manual
6. Long range video camera transmitter and receiver
7. HD video camera with good quality.
I was look in the forumes and found:
MicroPilot - remote control range option 25km-50km
AttoPilot
ArduPilot
U-Nav
Kestrel autopilots
Paparazzi
All mention systems are for micro and small UAV as far as I understand except MicroPilot
Can some one recommend me on the autopilot systems regarding to specification ?
Thanks you in advanced
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RE: Help with Autopilot system recommend
It is all a matter of how much money you have to throw at the system.
We set up a micro UAV for the UAV Outback Challenge here in Australia on a hobbyists budget, using the Attopilot.
We tried the Ardupilot without much success, but the Attopilot was a true plug and play system at 10% of the cost of the nearest rival.
And at the comp we saw the nearest rival dive a UAV into the ground at full throttle [:@]
The Attopilot we use is thermopile based but the IMU based version is now available as well.
Support for the product we found was excellent.
Worth a look I would say.
Good luck.
Mike
We set up a micro UAV for the UAV Outback Challenge here in Australia on a hobbyists budget, using the Attopilot.
We tried the Ardupilot without much success, but the Attopilot was a true plug and play system at 10% of the cost of the nearest rival.
And at the comp we saw the nearest rival dive a UAV into the ground at full throttle [:@]
The Attopilot we use is thermopile based but the IMU based version is now available as well.
Support for the product we found was excellent.
Worth a look I would say.
Good luck.
Mike