Here are all the flight modes supported by MultiWii.
There are ways to attach more sensors to the Flip, but as it is it cannot do RTH.
You have to add GPS and MAG.
Here are all the flight modes supported by MultiWii.
There are ways to attach more sensors to the Flip, but as it is it cannot do RTH.
You have to add GPS and MAG.
Anything MultiWii based will be able to fly the VTail.
Never done any testing with Return To Home on MultiWii for VTail yet, but if the flight controller is tuned it is doable.
MultiWii is a piece of software that can be uploaded to many many different boards.
Almost anything Arduino linked at least to a i2c gyroscope can fly…
Does anyone have an idea about what GPS/compass to add to the flip board? Are there any particulars that we should look for? How about the barometer?
To be able to connect a GPS unit to the FLIP, you will need something that can talk i2c.
There are some boards available out there that do exactly this, you can look online for “MultiWii i2c GPS”.
Some even integrate the compass onboard.
Messing with Horizon mode on the MultiWii and doing some flips - I just got the Hunter Vtail back together after a nice fly away crash. I took it out for some FPV, it was too windy and I should have known better. Anyway I ordered up a bunch of props and lots of leg pieces. Got out today and did some flips I caught on my GoPro.
My Vid: youtube.com/watch?v=dJHZjhesgJQ
I got some small motors & esc’s coming, so going to order up the mini-vtail, figure that will be a bit snappier for flips and stuff, may also get the 400 size too, but I mainly setup this guy to FPV, but couldn’t resist trying some flips.
Is there a trick or reason that when coming down from high altitude I get a lot of shaking of the quad? It seems to be fighting itself on the way down.
What are you using as Flight Controller ?
Most UAV’s have some sort of stabilization problem when doing fast descent. Motor spin as very low rpm and the controller have a hard time to stabilize.
I am using the flip multiwii that came with the quad
Do you have a 500 or a 400 ?
@cdraptor
Did you experience such oscillation when doing fast descent on MultiWii ? Have you solve it ?
I have the 500.
It just seems to fight itself on way down. Almost like a crab walk down. I just have not found a good way to descend from high heights smoothly yet
Descent is a problem most of the time.
You can take a look here, adjust the Minimum Throttle might help.
GPS questions
I got the following two items to add GPS to the Flip 1.5 board
witespyquad.gostorego.com/flip-navi-ctrl.html
witespyquad.gostorego.com/ublox- … plane.html
attached is the INO file. is this correct to be able to enable the GPS function to the Vtail500?
Just want to make sure before I upload it and brick my quad
Thanks
Steve
steve_ino.zip (151 KB)
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Without any experience, what would the effectiveness be with a tri-copter having the rear motor on a x/y axis pivot?
For yawn motion and such.
Hello to everyone,
I just ordered my Hunter 500 yesterday so hopefully it will arrive soon.
I have been successful with the DJI Naza M Lite on my Bat Bones V-Tail Quad Copter by Flite Test using the “X” configuration. It does fly pretty good in my opinion but it is my first quad so I really do not have anything else to compare it with. I have read through all 13 pages and found that a “Y6” configuration can be used but its tests were abandoned even though it was successful. Has anyone else tried this challenge? I would like very much to hear other peoples experiences with their Naza FCs.
It was not really “abandoned” but i have not tested more about it than quick hover inside.
In Quad X configuration, you probably have a lot of twitching no ?
On the “X” no, I was using the same settings I had from my KK2 which I have already sold.
Having said that, the Bat Quad has an “Inverted V” where the thrust from the rear props are directed into one coloumn and is directed back. On this platform I had no problem with the Naza M Lite FC swap.
However, after learning about your Hunter VT500, I changed the tail configuration from an “Inverted V” to the UPRIGHT position like the Hunter’s which did not work for me because the thrust lines of the rear rotors when split is directed forward causing it to be twitchy because the actual rear booms themselves are V’d out unlike the Hunter’s configration where the thrust lines are sideways. I decided to remove the motors from the 45* mounts and laid them flat directly onto the booms which yielded me a better flight but I had to shift my battery half way back to compensate for the tail over powering the front rotors. After relocating the CG, my Bat Quad now flies well but it is no longer a V-Tail. I could have easily just bought the Hunter’s rear boom and v tail to correct the thrust issues but I decided to just get into a Hunter VT500 altogether.
Hi Eric,
I have just received my VT500 earlier in the afternoon and have started transplanting my electronics on it from my Bat Quad. Can you please tell me where the CG is on this so I can set the NAZAS M Lite FC. Do you have a build log of your set up?
There are many people debate about the right center of gravity on those.
Maybe you can experiment a bit with the NAZA and tell me, but mine was targeted at the FC mount but not sure if it was dead on.
Build log… not really… Here are the setup the guy was using when he did tests.
Hi Eric / All,
Soon after assembly of my Hunter VT500, I lifted the frame where the rear boom and body meets. This seems to be an almost perfect CG without electronics. Nonetheless, I still mounted the Naza FC on the FC mounting tabs and built the quad from there holding true to the frame’s CG.
The rotor numbering system of the KK2 FC for a Quad “Y4” configuration if my memory serves me correct is;
Front Left CW is M1
Front Right CCW is M2
Rear Right CW is M3
Rear Left CCW is M4
As for Naza M Lite Quad “X” numbering system, it is exactly the reverse;
Front Right CCW is M1
Front Left CW is M2
Rear Left CCW is M3
Rear Right CW is M4
There was obviously no “V Tail” or “Y4” configuration on the Naza so when I switched over I just chose the “X” configuration and set up the rest via the installer. No changes were done on my Taranis and it flew fine as well as reacted the same as if it were on the KK2’s “Y4” configuration. As I have mentioned in my earlier post, I am new to multi rotor flying and may have not noticed the minute difference if any at all.
With all due respect to cdraptor on using the Naza’s “Y6” configuration. I think there is no way it can be used on the Hunter as his wiring set-up dictates because it doesn’t matter how you slice it it still is an “X” configuration because you are still missing two other rotors.
*cdraptor
the motor rotation is exactly the same setup as the kk2 as i never changed this when swapping out for naza unit
front left motor cow plugged in to M3 on naza unit
front right motor cw plugged in to M5 on Naza unit
rear left motor cw plugged in to M4 on naza unit
rear right motor cow plugged in to M1 on naza unit
setup as acro on dx7
with 3 phaise switch to set flight type
in the dii assistant setup Quad type hexa-rotor Y
did not touch any other settings all as standard
was that simple
on mine i experienced at first that it wanted to tip to right on take off so i had to swap M1 with M4
that solved all issue and made controls correct.*
Again no disrespect to cdraptor but perhaps what should happen is approach DJI to suggest to include a “Y4” and “V-Tail” FW update on their Naza FC.
Too bad I cannot post pictures of my completed Hunter VT500.