Re: [Paparazzi-devel] paparazzi help

[Reto Büttner]

Hi Martial,

you can answer most questions yourself by reading the wiki.

My friends of the ZHAW and myself have both put a Paparazzi on a Maja.
The flight behaviour and performance are moderate. If you put 1kg
payload and batteries for 1h flight time into a Maja, it will
probabely hardly fly anymore. You might prefer an URSUS, Techpod UAV
of AeroMaster.

http://labs.blackcatsec.net/projects/fpv-uav/wiki/FPV_Ursus
http://store.evuas.com/techpod-uav-p-2.html?zenid=9m6cbgj0qp6ik9p3espuak7hq6
http://www.aero-naut.de/produkte/flugmodellbau/flugmodelle/elektrosegler/aero-master.html

If you don't need fully free view to the front a puller plane is
always easier, like a Multiplex Mentor or a SIG Rascal.

Cheers, Reto

2011/2/18 address@hidden <address@hidden>:
> Hi all,
>
> Is there an actual status of the different developments?
> I have seen on the reports of successful IMU flights. Is there a plan to
> move from the IR sensors to IMU, or should they work in comnation?
> What about the Lisa boards?
> Are some paparazzi boards easier to start with?
> Is there a table on the wiki showing which board is adequate for which
> application?
>
> I'll probably start in March with a Maja from Borjet.de. My Payload is ~1Kg
>
> Thanks
> Martial
>
> -----Original-Nachricht-----
>> Subject: Re: [Paparazzi-devel] paparazzi help
>> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:13:31 +0100
>> From: antoine drouin <address@hidden>
>> To: address@hidden
>
>> I think you'll save yourself time, money and frustration by starting
>> with a small foam plane before switching to your big vehicle. You
>> could get familiar with the autopilot on a zagi before mounting it on
>> the big plane.
>> Poine
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 7:55 AM, dalton abur <address@hidden>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > Thank you very much for the information and the clarification.
>> > The purpose of my project is research and it the plane would need to
>> > be able to carry some heavy payloads and go long distances so I
>> > really have to be sure i have something that will work. I would have
>> > wanted to start with smaller planes but I have restrictions from the
>> > sponsors and will therefore need a lot of help especially with
>> > paparazzi since I have already bought one.
>> > ________________________________
>> > From: Stephen Dwyer <address@hidden>
>> > To: address@hidden
>> > Sent: Fri, February 18, 2011 2:21:39 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [Paparazzi-devel] paparazzi help
>> >
>> >
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > While Paparazzi is fantastic, I will list some other commercial
>> > autopilots you could compare as well, as you requested. It looks
>> > like you are planning a fairly large project. What is the
>> > application? (Commercial, research, hobby....)
>> >
>> >
>> > Micropilot: http://www.micropilot.com/
>> > I personally have used the MP2128g. Small, fairly easy to integrate,
>> > nice and stable hardware, lacking in software stability and ease of
>> > use, good support if you can afford it. Fairly good performance and
>> > reasonable feature set. I have flown it on a few 10+kg aircraft,
>> > once tuned it worked well. This is my opinion, others I am sure have
>> > had different experiences.
>> >
>> >
>> > Cloud Cap Piccolo: http://www.cloudcaptech.com/
>> > Used in commercial and military UAVs, has export restrictions,
>> > pricey but proven, I have seen a variety of university student teams
>> > use it successfully in the AUVSI SUAS competition.
>> >
>> >
>> > Procerus Kestrel:
>> > http://www.procerusuav.com/productsKestrelAutopilot.php Never used
>> > it.
>> >
>> >
>> > Attopilot: http://www.attopilotinternational.com/
>> > Never used it. Newer company, based on Parallax Propeller multi-core
>> > processor, best to look elsewhere for thoughts on its use and ground
>> > station etc.
>> >
>> >
>> > There are others, but I can't think of them off the top of my
>> > head.
>> >
>> >
>> > -Stephen
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Reto Büttner
>> > <address@hidden> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Dalton,
>> >>
>> >> sure Paparazzi can. The larger the plane, the easier for the >>
>> autopilot. Time constants are longer and devices can be larger and >>
>> heavier. The paparazzi easily handles Y-UAV (12kg) and UMARS (25kg):
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>> http://www.imes.zhaw.ch/de/engineering/imes/projekte/leichtbautechnik/umars/projektbeschreibung.html
>> >> www.y-uav.com
>> >> http://paparazzi.enac.fr/wiki/Gallery
>> >>
>> >> I hope you are aware of the effort needed to build and operate a
>> large >> size plane. If you have no experience in autopilots start
>> with small >> planes.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers, Reto
>> >>
>> >> 2011/2/15 Dalton Abur <address@hidden>:
>> >>> I need some help on the paparazzi
>> >>> can the paparazzi handle uav with the following specs
>> >>> 1. wingspan 4m
>> >>> 2. range > 100km
>> >>> 3. altitude > 3500m
>> >>> 4. weight approx 60 kg
>> >>>
>> >>> Also can someone  please recommend other commercal autpilots that
>> can >>> handle
>> >>> this
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
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