The Arducopter 2 Project by DIYDrones
What is ArduCopter?
ArduCopter is an easy to set up and easy to fly platform for multirotors and helicopters that goes way beyond the basic RC multicopters on the market today. The project is based on the ArduPilot Mega autopilot created by the DIY Drones community.
Official ArduCopter frames and other parts are made by jDrones Asia. All the latest frames, parts and addons can be found there.
Unlike RC-only multicopters, ArduCopter is complete UAV solution, offering both remote control and autonomous flight, including waypoints, mission planning and telemetry displayed on a powerful ground station.
Features include:
Best-of-class RC flight mode, including autolevel and auto altitude control. Includes an awesome "simple flight" mode, which makes ArduCopter one of the easiest multicopter to fly. Don't worry about keeping an eye on your multicopter's orientation--let the computer figure it out! You just push the stick the way you want to go, and the autopilot figures out what that means for whatever orientation the copter is in, using its onboard magnetometer. "Front", "back"...who cares? Just fly!
"Loiter" anywhere. Just hit the toggle switch and your copter will hold its position using its GPS and altitude sensors.
Return to launch. Set home to any location and flip a switch to have ArduCopter fly back automatically.
Do all mission planning via a two-way wireless connection. Waypoints, mode changing, even changing the gains of every control parameter can be done from your laptop, even while the copter is in the air!
Project info:
Arducopter Wiki
Shopping:
Support:
Multirotor support forum
The Following Models are connected to this project
The Arducopter 2 Project by DIYDrones
What is ArduCopter?
ArduCopter is an easy to set up and easy to fly platform for multirotors and helicopters that goes way beyond the basic RC multicopters on the market today. The project is based on the ArduPilot Mega autopilot created by the DIY Drones community.
Official ArduCopter frames and other parts are made by jDrones Asia. All the latest frames, parts and addons can be found there.
Unlike RC-only multicopters, ArduCopter is complete UAV solution, offering both remote control and autonomous flight, including waypoints, mission planning and telemetry displayed on a powerful ground station.
Features include:
Best-of-class RC flight mode, including autolevel and auto altitude control. Includes an awesome "simple flight" mode, which makes ArduCopter one of the easiest multicopter to fly. Don't worry about keeping an eye on your multicopter's orientation--let the computer figure it out! You just push the stick the way you want to go, and the autopilot figures out what that means for whatever orientation the copter is in, using its onboard magnetometer. "Front", "back"...who cares? Just fly!
"Loiter" anywhere. Just hit the toggle switch and your copter will hold its position using its GPS and altitude sensors.
Return to launch. Set home to any location and flip a switch to have ArduCopter fly back automatically.
Do all mission planning via a two-way wireless connection. Waypoints, mode changing, even changing the gains of every control parameter can be done from your laptop, even while the copter is in the air!
Project info:
Arducopter WikiShopping:
Support:
Multirotor support forum
The AeroQuad Project
AeroQuad is an open-source hardware and software project dedicated to the construction of remote controlled four-rotor flying craft, also known as quadcopters or quadrocopters.
AeroQuad hardware typically consists of an Arduino micro-controller (Mega 2560 or Uno) as the flight controller board, and an AeroQuad Shield with various sensors attached to it, such as an accelerometer and gyroscope. The AeroQuad software, written mostly in C and uploaded to the micro-controller via the Arduino IDE, currently supports a "rate" mode (sometimes called "Acrobatic" mode) that uses only the gyroscope for flight assistance, and an "Attitude" mode (also known as "Stable" mode) that use both the gyroscope and accelerometer for auto-leveled flight assist. There are also additional sensors that provide numerous other optional functions, such as heading or altitude hold. GPS positioning is also coming (hopefully) in the near future.
Project info:
AeroQuad Website
Shopping:
SHop at the AeroQuad Store
Support:
The AeroQuad Forums
The Following Models are connected to this project
The AeroQuad Project
AeroQuad is an open-source hardware and software project dedicated to the construction of remote controlled four-rotor flying craft, also known as quadcopters or quadrocopters.
AeroQuad hardware typically consists of an Arduino micro-controller (Mega 2560 or Uno) as the flight controller board, and an AeroQuad Shield with various sensors attached to it, such as an accelerometer and gyroscope. The AeroQuad software, written mostly in C and uploaded to the micro-controller via the Arduino IDE, currently supports a "rate" mode (sometimes called "Acrobatic" mode) that uses only the gyroscope for flight assistance, and an "Attitude" mode (also known as "Stable" mode) that use both the gyroscope and accelerometer for auto-leveled flight assist. There are also additional sensors that provide numerous other optional functions, such as heading or altitude hold. GPS positioning is also coming (hopefully) in the near future.
Project info:
AeroQuad WebsiteShopping:
SHop at the AeroQuad StoreSupport:
The AeroQuad Forums
The OpenPilot Project
OpenPilot is a next-generation Open Source UAV autopilot, it is a highly capable platform for multi-rotor craft, helicopters as well as fixed wing aircraft. It has been designed from the ground up by a community of passionate developers from around the globe, its core design principals are of quality and ease of use. Simplicity does not come with any compromises either: with no hard-coded settings, a complete flight plan scripting language and other powerful features, OpenPilot is an extremely capable UAV autopilot platform.
OpenPilot was started at the beginning of 2010 and is a serious use platform aimed at civilian and research purposes, a emphasis has been placed on making the platform especially suitable for aerial photography and aerial video applications.
Project info:
Shopping:
Support:
OpenPilot Forums
The Following Models are connected to this project
The OpenPilot Project
OpenPilot is a next-generation Open Source UAV autopilot, it is a highly capable platform for multi-rotor craft, helicopters as well as fixed wing aircraft. It has been designed from the ground up by a community of passionate developers from around the globe, its core design principals are of quality and ease of use. Simplicity does not come with any compromises either: with no hard-coded settings, a complete flight plan scripting language and other powerful features, OpenPilot is an extremely capable UAV autopilot platform.
OpenPilot was started at the beginning of 2010 and is a serious use platform aimed at civilian and research purposes, a emphasis has been placed on making the platform especially suitable for aerial photography and aerial video applications.
Project info:
Shopping:
Support:
OpenPilot Forums
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