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Tajin's Fully configurable GPS Autopilot (Helicopter Variant) [POSSIBLY BROKEN]
   
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Vehicles: Air
Tags: v0.5.21
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12 Jan, 2019 @ 10:26am
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Tajin's Fully configurable GPS Autopilot (Helicopter Variant) [POSSIBLY BROKEN]

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Description
This is a heavily modified version of Tajins GPS Autopilot microcontroller, designed for helicopters
Original Version: https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1584578096

Changes/New Features
- [New] Roll Axis Stabilization to prevent swaying
- [New] Pass-through control of pitch, roll and yaw, instead of completly overriding user input
- [New] Turn on/off signal
- [Change] Possibility to control the helicopter with autopilot on (still reacts to your input)
- [Change] Various new configuration options
- [Change] Precise ETA: Ability to only give an ETA if it's accurate enough
- [Change] Tweaked internal numbers for helicopters
- [Change] New Size (3*6)
- [Removed] Non-necessary functions
- [Removed] Composite output

Keep in mind!
- After all it's math was not designed to control helicopters, it's behaviour is not perfect, however it will bring you to your target, you will need to tweak it quite a bit
- Read the config guide below!
- Tell Tajin that he's an awesome dude for providing us with great content

CONFIGURATION
- Place it somewhere in your chopper and hook it up (no guide on how to do that)
- Open its settings via the selection tool

Min-Pitch for Steering (%): Should be somewhere from 50-100, if the chopper seems to not move at all when activating the autopilot, try increasing it to 100

Target Distance Threshold: If the chopper is in range of the given number to the target, the autopilot will be internally forced off because it would crash the helicopter, you should still turn off the toggle input signal if you reached your target!

Acceleration time: Time the chopper takes to accelerate to full pitch, keep it as low as needed

Deceleration time: Time the chopper takes to decelerate before reaching the target. Can be useful, I keep it between 5-10 seconds normally

Pitch limit: Useful when combining with altHold systems so the pitch doesn't take over the collective, I keep it at 0.7

Yaw multiplier: Can be useful, but 1 is enough

Yaw limiter: Should be at 0.1 so it doesn't sway that much

Roll stabiliser: Experimental, try tweaking it if the roll axis is unstable or the chopper sways too much

Only output precise ETA: Will only give you an ETA if it doesn't change too fast.

Extra
- This contraption goes along very well with my improved Helicopter Altitude Hold+ | Dual-Mode, Tweakable, 3*2
- Tajin is ok with this reupload. I asked him for permission.

Tags:
Autopilot chopper helicopter cruise control cruisecontrol heli auto bearing rotation air navigation gps pilot tajin
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14 Feb, 2023 @ 9:37am
Tajin's Fully configurable GPS Autopilot Broken?
uB Birdy
39 Comments
iliketurtles 18 Oct, 2023 @ 11:21am 
i've always wished someone would make a template but it has all the stuff connected and ready to go, and i think you could do that, so if you could can you? i know this is a crazy thing to ask but maybe you could do it.
kefept 14 Jan, 2021 @ 7:14am 
it is broken
Momox  [author] 17 Oct, 2020 @ 8:06am 
Not sure, you'll have to find out yourself :P
Суета 17 Oct, 2020 @ 12:15am 
It still works?
luke 12 Sep, 2020 @ 11:02pm 
add me if you are interested and i will give you the info on the plan
luke 12 Sep, 2020 @ 11:01pm 
I high key need your help with a really good idea hit me up if your interested
Maxide83 24 Jun, 2020 @ 2:17am 
after a while it starts spinning to the left and then i use autopilot it flips
Momox  [author] 14 Apr, 2020 @ 1:17pm 
That's why I marked it as possibly broken... For some it does that, for some it doesn't. Idk why.
Bokatch 14 Apr, 2020 @ 10:46am 
and microcontroller placement does not matter its sensor placement
Bokatch 14 Apr, 2020 @ 10:45am 
all it does is it flips my helicopter around until it falls to the earth