X-UAS

For the payload, we needed a locking mechanism, which is what we use to secure the payload in the UAV. The mechanism will be attached to the UAV using bolts, to give us the chance of disassembly if needed. The mechanism consists of two boards, each one has two... Read More

Today the rover successfully followed the mission as set by APM Mission Planner. The rover missions is not a closed loop. It will follow the checkpoints and end at the last checkpoint rather than Home. Video showing waypoints 4 and 5.... Read More

This one took quite a long time for me to figure out. I'd suggest that you have a look at Pixhawk guide, and see if it works out with you. Make sure after you are done making all the connections that you run APM Planner (see Installation on Ubuntu) and do the... Read More

Since APM planner is created using QT framework, it can run on Ubuntu. Installation To install do the following: Install the required packages including QT5. sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install qt5-qmake qt5-default \ qtscript5-dev libqt5webkit5-dev lib... Read More

If you have set your Odroid to auto-connect to an ad-hoc connection, then you'd be able to SSH to your Odroid (host) through another computer (client). Connect From the client: In order to connect to the ad-hoc connection, first create a shell script file: ged... Read More

Installing ROS on my Odroid was problematic. Following the steps to install ROS as documented on http://wiki.ros.org/jade/Installation/Ubuntu will not work, though my eMMC card only had Ubuntu on it, there won't be enough space to install all the dependencies... Read More