RE: [Autopilot] BIY uav

[Morrall, A. RM (UK) <ale...@ba...>]

Anthony
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 In your previous message you said that "They're going outlaw exposed=
 rotors and propellers on all uav's soon in the interest of public safety."=
 Is this just your thoughts or have you read this somewhere?  And , if this=
 has come from some legitimate source,  who are "they".  I'm currently=
 looking into UAV possibilities and am interested in any legal issues that=
 may have to be accommodated.
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Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
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   Alex,

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 [mailto:aut...@li...]On Behalf Of Anthony=
 Ball
Sent: 31 March 2005 02:17
To: aut...@li...
Subject: [Autopilot] BIY uav


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Hi,
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My name is Tony.
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I have been an rc pilot for 12 years, and now I would like to=0D
have an BIY uav.
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'They' are going outlaw exposed rotors and proppellers on all
uav's soon in the interest of public safety.
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I have looked at commercial products and am Highly impressed
with their capabilities.Their costs are inhibiting for now.
Also the red tape for uav's is a nightmare.
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I am looking for BIY modules and code to get a basic
.40 trainer flying Uav mode via tcp/ip wireless network.
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My idea is to bolt two .40 ducted fan units to the front=0D
of the fuselage on the side.=0D
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Then give them a 90 deg tilt from the default flaps channel=0D
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At hover,
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Throttles linked will give outright altitude control.
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A rear electric ducted fan linked to the elevator channel will
give speed control (-0.5 stall speed - +0.8 stall speed)
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Roll control is via differential throttles (front fans) fed from
the aileron channel. This can be configured to give sideways
motion in hover mode.
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Rudder is emulated with an electric ducted unit mounted into the
fin with left/right thrust to yaw the tail around.
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Most of these analogies are default for fixed wing flight.=0D
i.e. throttle for altitude
elevator for speed control
ailerons for roll control
rudder for orientation control
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In flight mode,
Rear electric fans are disabled
Front fans tilt to forward thrust angle ( 0 deg)
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Can anyone help with a hardware / software package?
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Regards=0D
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Anthony Ball
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Ball Tech



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