Headless Mode (decapitated flying)

ArmyVet

ArmyVet

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Gyro Doctor said:
I honestly don't know exactly how the MCU considers the inputs relative to any azimuth (a misuse of the term azimuth, since
there's no real relationship to any headings in the strict sense of the term) but my best guess would be that when you're "setting
the reference point" it zeroes the stack and then it likely considers how many pulses are sent for driving in whatever given direction.
By tracking the sum of whatever it's counting then using simple math it then knows how much of that same input to apply to equal it's
intended RTH direction. There needn't be any relationship to compass or gyroscopic directions at all other than it's simply keeping a
running total so it knows how much to add to that in order to send it back. My use of "degrees" for rotation was only for ease of explaining
how the effect works.

It IS because there's no compass or inertial navigation guidance (gyroscope) referencing that most RTH functions are crude "ballpark only"
functions. They don't compensate for drifting or wind so, while it's better than nothing, the best they do is at least send the quad back in
the general direction it came from. The ones that DO employ compass, gyro, or GPS correction are much more accurate of course, but
the "toys" just don't do that.
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Ahhh ok. Now that you "splained" it to me :p

I reread your original explanation and now it makes sense. Being obtuse today, sorry.

86 degrees sneaked up on us here and I have been working on outdoor projects. Phewww~

I may have to try that on my Tarantula. I have lost sight of it several times over the tall pines at home. Been lucky so far and my cranial internal compass worked.:cool:
 
ArmyVet

ArmyVet

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Gyro Doctor said:
Tests of that sort are best performed in an open field free of any obstacles ;)
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When I fly at home I have no choice. Surrounded by 75 foot plus pines. Out in the boonies!

Have about a half acre field in back of house for takeoffs and landings. Then its yank and bank:D
 
Tentoes

Tentoes

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Manager sent me on break so I went out and played with my eggsplorer for a while. This little thing is pretty fun. Took off once, and the controls seemed to be backwards. "Am I facing the same direction? Yes...." Then, a car came, so I went to bring it closer to me out of the car's way, but went the other way and crashed in front of the car. No, she didn't smash it. I think I had accidentally turned on headless mode. Perhaps I'll break that button on the transmitter.

Weather? I ran a 5K barefoot Saturday. Windy, cloudy and cold. 40 degrees (4C for you who use sensible scales). Wished I had worn a hood. I had on overalls, two shirts and a jacket, but had forgotten to bring something with a hood. "Aren't your feet cold?" "Not really, but my ears!"
 
LoneRCRanger

LoneRCRanger

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Today, Wednesday April 18th, Ice is gone and it's 45 degrees F. Up in U.P. Michigan they got 48 inches of snow on the ground. We have early Spring conditions they have South Pole weather. Michigan is weird!
 
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