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Month: August 2013

UAV parachute recovery system

UAV parachute recovery system

In the event that something goes horribly wrong while at high altitude it makes sense that things come back down under a bit of control! droneyard.com/2013/07/01/uav-parachute-recovery-system/ What i’m struggling to solve is how to design the deployment system so that it does not tangle around the props when the UAV is falling in a tumble. I’m currently imagining a tub with either spring loaded deployment mechanism or a ballistic launch system.

Programmable LED strips

Programmable LED strips

These are perfect for so many cool applications. I really want to upgrade the static red and white LED strips on my Quadcopter with these so that the whole strips and function as a white strobe as well as navaigation lights and also to show warning events, like low battery etc. 32 LEDs per meter – www.adafruit.com/products/306   60 LEDs per meter – www.adafruit.com/products/1461 Arduino code library –  github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_NeoPixel It is a shame that the newer 60 LEDs per meter…

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