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I developed a quadcopter with a custom flight controller, programmed in Python (@micropython), that can efficiently run on a $4 @Raspberry_Pi Pico microcontroller!
Check it out: github.com/TimHanewich/Ce…
Check it out: github.com/TimHanewich/Ce…
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3x the range with only a strand of wire!
The value of a ground plane.
The value of a ground plane.
About $0.02 of wire tripled the range in today's Centauri radio test!
I'd been puzzled by the limited range of my homebuilt drone's radio link. Turns out the antenna's ground plane deserved a closer look.
Here's what I tried!
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@tt12514 You may recall the range issues I was having. I think this may have been the bulk of the problem: no sufficient ground plane!
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We encouraged people to spend years becoming experts. Now AI is changing the value of that expertise.
"Just adapt" misses the human emotion. Progress and empathy must coexist.
timhanewich.medium.com/disappearing-m…
"Just adapt" misses the human emotion. Progress and empathy must coexist.
timhanewich.medium.com/disappearing-m…
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A high level look at how the pilot's transmitter works.
An Xbox controller, a laptop, and a radio. That's how you pilot Centauri!
Centauri is our open-source quadcopter ecosystem for learning how drones work. Over four weeks, we'll introduce its four main components.
First up: the transmitter.
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Tim Hanewich retweeted
Centauri quadcopter v2 is now live!
GitHub repo fully up to date with the newest version, PCB tested and available for sale, and 3D-printed parts library updated!
github.com/TimHanewich/ce…
GitHub repo fully up to date with the newest version, PCB tested and available for sale, and 3D-printed parts library updated!
github.com/TimHanewich/ce…
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AI is washing away the expertise many people spent years building.
What happens when our competitive advantages become a prompt away?
My latest article, Disappearing Moats:
timhanewich.medium.com/disappearing-m…
What happens when our competitive advantages become a prompt away?
My latest article, Disappearing Moats:
timhanewich.medium.com/disappearing-m…
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Tim Hanewich retweeted
Hi, I'm Tim! I built a quadcopter from scratch and created Full Stack Flight to share what I learned.
If you're curious about the engineering involved in making a drone fly, you're in the right place!
If you're curious about the engineering involved in making a drone fly, you're in the right place!
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Minor upgrade to Centauti's airframe.
Arm now has a "U" cut, no longer a "O" cut, allowing wires to pass through. Much easier to swap out a broken arm!
Arm now has a "U" cut, no longer a "O" cut, allowing wires to pass through. Much easier to swap out a broken arm!
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Some more test flying from yesterday. Putting this new onboard PCB through some more flight time for durability testing.
fullstackflight.com
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The Roadster they brought out on stage was not the "rocket" variant, just the normal road car with suction fans.
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Tim Hanewich retweeted
Please resist the urge to mock the mathematicians struggling through this moment. Whatever your field, your expertise, your passion, you too shall one day experience what they are going through. And when you remember your words, you will feel remorse.
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Final chapter of Full Stack Flight! Building your own quadcopter costs more than buying one, that's where the learning is. What's next: better angle estimation, new flight modes, and a custom PCB.
medium.com/@timhanewich/f…
#FullStackFlight
medium.com/@timhanewich/f…
#FullStackFlight
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