Arduino Helicopter Autopilot

Hi everyone!

Sorry for the complete lack of news for a while. I've been working on GPS, camera and compass functions.

The 168 arduino is being pushed to the limits with the IMU and correction code alone, so some changes to the hardware have been made.

There will be a major release in the near future. There are new versions of the code for the 328p and Sanguino to allow for more than just IMU and correction functions.

I will post here when the release is made, there will also be a hardware release soon, once it's finalised.

Wireless serial is handled by a UM96 from sparkfun, although I'm tempted to move onto trying wifi using something like a fonera on the heli.

All the functionality of the system is being tailored towards minimal human input - GPS waypointing is improving etc. I will have to come up with a method of giving really simple commands 'live' but otherwise I think it's fulfilling most of the questions people have asked.

All the best!
Ed
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