Tim Hanewich

[Tim Hanewich @TimHanewich]

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: https://t.co/9hPE7rWHaC

[Tim Hanewich @TimHanewich]

The maiden flight of Centauri v2.

Passed with flying colors!

https://t.co/9oIXIo6EAh

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Some interesting numbers comparing Centauri with a DJI Mini.

https://t.co/9oIXIo7cpP

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Any guesses on what I'm doing?

Accelerometer calibration!

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Beauty 😍

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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!

[Tim Hanewich @TimHanewich]

Some more test flying from yesterday. Putting this new onboard PCB through some more flight time for durability testing.

https://t.co/9oIXIo6EAh

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@StarwatchRv3 @NextModelRocket @XplorationAero It's beautiful Matt!

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@aerobatic @PolitiReality Thanks for the explanation.

[Tim Hanewich @TimHanewich]

The Roadster they brought out on stage was not the "rocket" variant, just the normal road car with suction fans.

[Tim Hanewich @TimHanewich]

@Sethnuzum Wow! Must have missed this!

What is the setup? Jev is directly picking coordinates on the screen? How are the bounding boxes drawn?

[Tim Hanewich @TimHanewich]

@StarwatchRv3 Awesome! Just through a hose or some fancy on demand pump mechanism?

[Tim Hanewich @TimHanewich]

@StarwatchRv3 Let's go Matthew!!! Keep at it 💪

[Tim Hanewich @TimHanewich]

I tried creating a PCB for the first time and it worked on the first go!

[Andrew Curran @AndrewCurran_]

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.

[Tim Hanewich @TimHanewich]

@heynavtoor Flix is awesome. But I bet mine gets the most readable award

https://t.co/YMFfsTA3IT

[Tim Hanewich @TimHanewich]

@tt12514 Wow, that is unreal. Looks to drop at altitude > 8,000 meters too.

And after drop to appears to be on human control? Not autonomous? At what range would that be controlled by? How does the radio control reach that far?

[Tim Hanewich @TimHanewich]

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.

https://t.co/AHiHOxZmPD

#FullStackFlight

[Tim Hanewich @TimHanewich]

The Centauri PCB works!!! First flight day, a big success 🥳

[Tim Hanewich @TimHanewich]

Tough day. Completed assembly of Centauri v2 only to have the rear left ESC malfunction. It may have burned up during assembly (too much exposure to soldering iron?)