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Spyder prototype #2, flight 2

Quadrotor prototype built using the Parallax Propeller chip and custom flight control software. This flight included improved stability software.  
 
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mentalboy9 (3 days ago) Show Hide
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COOOOOOL
Cryto (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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What type of Motors did you use??
Brushless? PLain DC? What Voltaje?
Great Job!
mdivinc (4 weeks ago) Show Hide
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5 stars, are you using Ti (thermal intelligence) to keep it so stable? Very nice machine!
gordonputfile (2 months ago) Show Hide
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What sort of sensors are you using for attitude control? Great video, thanks for sharing.
k313k (1 month ago) Show Hide
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I doubt he's using any form of altimeter. It's RC, so controlling up and down is as simple as putting more power to the props or applying less. Same idea as a helicopter.
gordonputfile (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Thanks for the reply. I was referring to "attitude" as in horizon control/gyros etc. I just got the 6 degrees of freedom board with the additional vertical board / gyros.
waruma (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Very cool project dude! Where did you get your motors and 3 wing propellers from? Also, how did you attach the motors to the propellers? This is an awesome project! Nice work.
CrispinProctor69 (5 months ago) Show Hide
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Very cool! Looks very stable and subdued. Software working well then.

On the failure side, you could get it to shut down the opposite motor. Then, any tilt around the "working" axis could be negated by the working motor. Reversing the motor would push it down, "normal" would pick it up. It would be tough to do and avoid any oscillations which would cause it to run away. At the same time you could slow down the working pair for a softer crash landing. Just an idea :)

Still - awesome as it is.
oceanmasterza (5 months ago) Show Hide
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military is using something similar that holds a high powered "rifle" to be used to shoot "things"
EuReKaDeAdScOpE (4 months ago) Show Hide
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Lol to "shoot things"

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