Yes there are complete autopilot system with integrated gyros, accelerometer compass horizon sensors and so on. You give the AP some waypoints the it will fly to them. Basically a drone controller. I think you can have one for about $100 in hardware.
http://ardupilot.com On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 7:14 AM, J. Forster <[email protected]> wrote: > This chatter about model aircraft GPS got me to wondering if there now > off-the-shelf flight control systems for model planes that will do nav > and/or attitude control? I know there are mini-gyros, but I think they are > only good enough for attitude control. > > Last time I was into this, if you lost radio contact the model was gone or > had crashed.. > > -John > > ============ > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
