Re: [Paparazzi-devel] Quad Tilt Rotor using Lisa/M

[Richardson, Mark E C1C USAF USAFA CW/CS13]

Reto, thanks so much for the information, I will be contacting Piotr and Wagter 
and see if they can offer me any guidance on this. As far as the transition 
deliverables you posted, I don’t think we will attempt to reach such high 
efficiency just yet;  the innovative part of our project is that the quad tilt 
rotor has the capability of being stored in an un-deployed configuration and  
remotely deploying itself (if everything goes correctly, it will do this mid 
air after being dropped from 4000' AGL and using a drag chute to slow it down) 
However, if it all goes correctly, we will most likely see if there is anything 
we can do to improve efficiency.

Chris, after looking at the pictures of the VERTI4 I think you are 
underestimating 60", that’s 5 full feet which after testing our wing out, seems 
closer to double the size of the one in the youtube video. Also, the wing was 
manufactured to be able to handle our total 12lb weight through a 3G turn so 
hopefully we can catch enough speed that the wing will no longer be just 
decoration. 

What are your opinions on the Pixhawk Autopilot, I just had it suggested to me 
after the last post. 

PS - I just got a hold of a tiny computer and put UBUNTU on  it, unfortunately 
I'm not allowed to hook it up to the GOV network we use so I will have to get a 
4G wifi hotspot before I can download and start to work with the Paparazzi 
software  --- also put through a request for an order of the Lisa/M which will 
hopefully be ordered tomorrow;  what is the shipping time usually on this and 
what accessories come with it?


Again thanks so much to all of you for giving my teams project some time. I 
will do my best to keep this site updated on the progress and will definitely 
post questions to get more help. 



Thanks!!!

Mark Richardson
USAF Academy