This is an extremely experimental feature of the driver that requires a Parrot flight recorder peripheral. This feature is only available if you compile the gps-waypoint branch of the driver from source. Use at your own risk. The branch tracks the latest development branch of the driver (currently ). First run the driver with GPS support by using : GPS information is published to . The message is of custom type : Contributors to GPS patchesTurning the Parrot AR.Drone into an autonomous UAV There are loads of open source quadcopters out there, but they're all a bit too DIY for me--I just want something cheap that works right out of the box. I love the Parrot AR.Drone, which fits that bill, but it's not really a UAV, because you can't give it waypoints and it doesn't know where it is since it doesn't have GPS. Adding GPS to the AR.Drone would be easy if you could get access to the datastream the AR.Drone is sending back via WiFi, and there is indeed a physical port that could allow that, but Parrot has not enabled that and they don't want to emphasize that possibility for fear that the AR.

Drone might get regulated as a UAV, rather than a flying toy. So rather than wait for them to turn that on, I decided to take matters into my own hands. As you can see above, I just added an ArduPilot, a GPS and an Xbee to the AR.They're powered by a tap off the balancing connector of the quad's battery, but otherwise they don't have any connection to the onboard electronics. (Note: you don't really need ArduPilot for this--you could probably connect the GPS right to the Xbee--but I'm using it right now to parse the GPS data and just send down the essentials, along with providing a power regulator for the Xbee and GPS module. But going forward, having ArduPilot onboard will let us add other sensors and do more onboard processing.) All this setup does is send back GPS coordinates to the ground station, with an Xbee at each end. But that's enough to turn the AR.Drone into a proper UAV, since Parrot has already released software that lets you control the AR.Drone from a PC.

So all we need to do is modify that code to take the GPS telemetry in from the Xbee, compare that with given waypoints, and calculate a directional vector for the AR.ar drone 2 hauteur maxDrone to fly to hit the next waypoint. drone reeds for naill bagpipesThen that XYZ command can be sent back to the AR.drone reeds for naill bagpipesDrone via WiFi using the Parrot data standard.penguin b uav drone for sale So in a sense, the AR.parrot ar drone price in philippinesDrone handles the inner loop (stabilization) of an autopilot onboard, but the outer loop (navigation) we'll do from the ground station, along with image processing and other mission planning. ar drone 2 fliegen

Because the outer loop only needs to run at GPS speed (1Hz-4Hz), wireless latency isn't an issue. Right now, the only official AR.Drone PC ground station is for Linux (here), which is a bit over my head. But now that the quads are getting out to developers, I'm sure someone will port that to Windows, at which point I can have a go at writing the software to read the incoming Xbee data from the serial port and turn it into flying commands to send back via WiFi. 3 members like this < Previous Post Next Post > Sign Upor Sign In Or sign in with: New (10) from $181.86DRONE 2.0 Flight Recorder: GPS, 4GB, return to take-off location feature Using the Parrot Flight Recorder, the AR.Drone 2.0 is the first toy with on-board GPS. This new accessory improves the features of the AR.Drone 2.0 and records more than 350 flight settings. It is the black box of your AR.Drone 2.0 Flight Recorder Geolocation using the GPS module Select your destination on the map Record flights and videos using 4GB Flash memories Review your flights modeled in 3D on the AR.

Drone Academy Map Make the AR.Drone 2.0 automatically return to its take-off point Improves stability in flight Control Mode: “Click & Go” Select the destination on the map Set the altitude and cruise speed Click “GO” The AR.Drone starts its flight (operates within the limit of the Wi-Fi connection with the control device) Return Home This new function makes the AR.Drone return automatically to its take-off point The GPS coordinates are recorded at each moment which enables the AR.Drone 2.0 to position itself accurately in space (+/- 2m) The signal captured from the satellites can vary the location Better Flight Behavior Using Flight Recorder GPS sensors, the AR.Drone 2.0 is more stable when flying in altitude Arrival at the destination view larger Connecting Connect the Flight Recorder to the USB port of the AR.Ensure the Flight Recorder is positioned exactly above the battery to obtain best results. The official video shows you how to do this. Drone Academy Replay View your flights from another angle using the AR.

Drone Academy replay function. Improve your trajectories using the 3D modeling of each of your flights. Retrace your flights in 3D view larger Create your Flight Plans in Advance The Flight Recorder is compatible with the MAVLink Open Source communications protocol, which means it can be used with the QGround Control software package. QGround Control is a free software package available in Open Source under Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It allows you to create your own flight plans with multiple intermediate points in 3 dimensions. Drone will follow this aerial route automatically. In addition, a team at the Delft University of Technology integrated the open source high end autopilot software, paparazzi, in the AR.There is no need to change the AR.Drone hardware but only to plug in the Parrot Flight Recorder. Next step is to have a laptop with paparazzi on it, to connect the laptop wifi to the AR.Drone, to launch paparazzi and to click on "compile" so that the software will be put on the AR.

view larger Technical Specifications Dimensions: 77.7 x 38.3 x 12.5mm Weight: 31g Accuracy: +/- 2 meters Frequency: 5Hx Voltage: 3.3V TBC Time To First Fix: 25s maximum 4GB Flash memory (allows 2 hours of video to be recorded) USB Port: Comprises one type A female USB port to connect a USB key drive WARNING: This GPS receiver can only be used with the AR.Do not connect other GPS devices. The pilot must always maintain direct visual contact with their AR.HD Battery Specifications Lithium battery energy content, in watt hours = 16.5 Wh Total battery Weight = 120g including plastic casing and protection circuit Lithium battery voltage = 11.1V Number of Lithium ION cells: 3 Battery life in hours: 18 minutes (0,3 hour) 4 x 1 x 6 inches 3.6 out of 5 stars #5,696 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories) 5 star42%4 star14%3 star8%2 star15%1 star21%See all verified purchase reviewsTop Customer ReviewsCool Concept, But For Now That's About All....|