SOLO Flight using TOWER Video

David Weston · Jul 15, 2015

Pretty cool!

Jubalr · Jul 15, 2015

Very Cool David. Thanks for sharing.

Chris Roberts · Jul 15, 2015

Nice. It's automatic tho not autonomous

rrmccabe · Jul 15, 2015

Chris Roberts said:
Nice. It's automatic tho not autonomous

Actually, I think 3DRs terminology is in fact autonomous. Will have to look to verify that but I think that's the case.

Raybro · Jul 15, 2015

So, curious to know. If it's automatic then out of radio range it will RTH. Is Mission planner autonomous?

Chris Roberts · Jul 15, 2015

So automatic is setting way points and specific instructions that are then followed. Autonomous relies on programming behaviours that a craft can rely on to solve problems. So automatic could be setting up solo to do an orbit of a tower by setting a way point then orbit command at set altitude. Autonomous would be telling it to survey the tower and it choosing the best way to do so.

Raybro · Jul 15, 2015

David Weston said:
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Pretty cool!

Nice! What was the distance?

Jubalr · Jul 15, 2015

rrmccabe said:
Actually, I think 3DRs terminology is in fact autonomous. Will have to look to verify that but I think that's the case.

I would have to agree. With auto take off and landing wouldn't that make it autonomous?

Chris Roberts · Jul 15, 2015

Rth could be argued as autonomous behaviour but it's still dumb autonomous as it won't account for any obstacles or new variables apart from following a hard wired instruction set of fly pack to coordinates and land.

Chris Roberts · Jul 15, 2015

Auto taken off is following instructions still. Autonomous is all about the item choosing how to achieve a desired objective rather than being told how to achieve it. Very few things that are advertised as autonomous are actually autonomous it's just a buzz word