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The Paparazzi project began in 2003 with the goal of creating a free and open-source UAV guidance system which could be easily adapted to a wide variety of aircraft for a wide variety of applications. The system has since proved to be extremely successful and Paparazzi-based aircraft have won all top positions in every [[Gallery|flight contest]] in which they competed.

As an open-source project, all source code and hardware plans are freely available on the internet for anyone to produce, use, modify, and redistribute in accordance with the [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt GPL License Agreement] which requires only that the open-source nature of the project be maintained by all who redistribute it.

Paparazzi is currently being developed by several universities and a team of enthusiast volunteers from around the world. It is used by private corporations, universities and hobbyists for an ever-increasing number of applications.

One of the greatest challenges facing newcomers to the project has always been the fabrication of the airborne hardware - so with the rapidly increasing number of users and hardware requests, the team now feels the need for commercially-produced hardware to be made available at minimal cost to the public. Therefore this announcement has two purposes:

* To find a company interested and capable of manufacturing and distributing the Paparazzi hardware.
* To collect a list of committed buyers so that we may accurately predict the required manufacturing and sales volumes.
We ask all interested parties to add your name and hardware request to the list below by editing this page

== Preliminary list of buying intentions ==
'''Pricing will be determined based on volume and announced when a first run quantity is determined.'''
{|
|-
||'''Name''' ||'''Tiny Autopilot w/ GPS''' ||'''Classix Autopilot''' ||'''GPS w/ Antenna''' ||'''IR/gyro Sensor''' ||'''5V Regulator'''
|-
|| ENAC || 10 || 10 || 10 || 20 || 10
|-
|| Poine || 3 || 3 || 2 || 6 || 3
|-
|| Yvest || 2 || 2 || 2 || 6 || 3
|-
|| elik || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
|| Supaero || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0
|-
|| the Pauls || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0
|-
|| JeffT11 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1
|-
|| Miraterre || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 5
|-
|| Martin || 3 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 3
|-
|| phaelicks || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
|| Chris || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
|| Filipe || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0
|-
|| Glen || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1
|-
|| Michel || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
|| Ben Hardy || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
|-
|| Indelay || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
|-
|| Secho || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
|-
|| Miguaise || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0
|-
|| Johnstorm || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|| Kevin B || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0
|-
|| Robert || 2 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 2
|-
|| Ronald A || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
|-
|| JöWi || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0
|-
|| Robert H || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
|| montaga || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
|| Ethan || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 (gyro only) || 2
|-
|| Jruip || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
|| Dave Hylands || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
|| Vic || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
|| Reinhold || 2 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2
|-
|| xinhuachen || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
|| Ciko || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|| sullrich || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
|-
|| dian || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 (gyro) || 2
|-
|| Marko Thaler || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
|| Jeff Jacobs || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
|| helitron || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|| SilaS || 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
||'''Total''' ||'''65''' ||'''48''' ||'''43''' ||'''93''' ||'''65'''
|-
|}

User:SilaS

2007-01-19T13:31:04Z

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User:Soccercisco

2007-01-19T10:31:58Z

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__NOTOC__
== My Gallery ==
{|
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<gallery caption="My UAV Projects">
Image:Sephiroth_Pre-Paparazzi.jpg|<b>Sephiroth</b><br>P-51 Mustang, off-board video processing for horizon-based stabilization
</gallery>
|
=== Comments ===
* <b>Sephiroth</b> is my Pre-Paparazzi project.
|}

Comments about this page (or anything in particular): zabala.f[at]gmail[dot]com

==About Me==

Hello my fellow Paparazzi-ers! Here's a bit of info of who I am.

*Name: Francisco Zabala

*Nick: Cisco (used to play soccer a lot so sometimes soccercisco)

*Career: Electrical Engineer (Bachelor's degree Dec '06), emphasis in Control Systems and Robotics

*Career Goals: mainly academic, pursue a doctoral degree in Control, Robotics & Biosystems. Then, become a full-time Professor and Researcher.

*Current Projects: www.ecs.fullerton.edu/~zabala (I'm moving all this info into a wiki, so soon it will be updated)

*Paparazzi-status: "As newb as I can get" (Purchasing board)

*Paparazzi Goals: to become an active contributor to the project, and help on it's further development (as I gain the trust of fellow members).
**Abilities: Hardware design, PCB design and layout, soldering, basic Programming tasks (getting better everyday :-) ), Licensed RC Pilot (doesn't mean I'm a Pro :-) ).

=Getting Started=

==Objective==
The objective of this section is to document the basic steps for newcomers to the project. Being a newcomer myself, I can explain as I go along the do's and dont's from a newbie perspective. I believe I would help quite a lot with several aspects of the project, especially, having newcomers feel 'unwelcomed' or ''having to deal with questions frequently asked.'' I know what you are thinking, and the answer is yes! I will also develop---as I grow more accustomed to the project---a Frequently Asked Questions page, where I will collect the most common mistakes (based on my own experience) that are bound to happen in the development of the project. Additionally, I will keep a close overview of the mailing-list so I can monitor FAQs other than the ones I consider.

==Walkthrough (Rough Draft)==
*Purchase an aircraft and learn to fly it!
This step is self explanatory, you need to have something where to mount your autopilot. Additionally, you need to be comfortable enough to take control if something goes wrong in the air (like you forgot to charge the battery).

The following are models we have tried with positive results and a convenient price (free sponsorship):
**Microjet [ [ link + pics here ] ]
**Twinject [ [ link + pics here ] ]
** ...

*Purchase/Construct an autopilot Printed-Circuit Board from the available options.
While learning how-to-fly you could get started with the hardware (talk about multitasking!) by following one of the following options:

====Pre-assembled PCB====
No reason to not take this route (we are not doing to become millionaires, but because we like it). We will offer you, literally, the best possible deal that you could get (taken under consideration labor put into the boards, shipping, etc.). We want you to get started! If you are desiring a quick start then this is the option for you (remember that once you are comfortable with the project there will be no reason for you not to build your own boards! you have the schematics and PCB layout, and you would also have this board as a reference :-) )

====PCB-only (only for recommended for advanced users)====
If you have experience with soldering 0402, SOIC, etc. sized components get this option. Be aware that the components add up to '$300' [TBD]. Please refer to the hardware list [[link here | TBD]]. Keep in mind that this is a free open source project, thus, most of us do something else to pay the bills; so support at this point at time is handled through the IRC and the FAQs.

====DIY (only recommended for super-advanced users)====
The "there-is-no-stopping-you-now" option, you have everything you need to get started with the hardware (schematics, layouts, block diagrams, etc.). If you are a self-motivated individual, with tons of spare time on your hands (and no girl- and/or boy-friend), then a) You need to find your "better-half," and b) this is the option for you!

===Cameras===
http://www.futurehobbies.com/items.asp?id=14
http://www.boostervision.com

=Frequently Asked Questions=
Q. How can I get started?

A. Refer to the [ [ link here ] ] section

User:SilaS

2007-01-17T12:27:03Z

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2007-01-17T12:26:31Z

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User:SilaS

2007-01-17T12:24:41Z

SilaS:

I am Szilard Fulop from Hungary, who is familiar with sw, linux, GNU and rc, but new on electronics.
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I keep in the air some planes in the last one and half year, what was very interresting, but not enough :-) Now I want to expand my p-13 glider to be able to made photographs, videos and allow to made FPV flights assisted by autopilot controll and autonomus. This is a great 2,5m wingspan, 1.4kg weight electric glider, which is now under reconfiguration.
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<h2>Completed:</h2>
- I complied and installed the paparazzi3 on Ubuntu/Dapper environment.
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<h2>On going:</h2>
- Purchase of assemled Tiny boards
- Purchase of ir sensor from FMA
- Purchase of LEAP-4 from ublox
- Finding 20mm antenna.
- Figuring out, which radio modems fit to my plane?
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I You want to see my pages related to rc follow this link: http://silas.fornax.hu/album/flying
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Please contact me, if You are able to help to achieve this goals, or of course have any questions!
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SilaS <silas"at"fornax.hu>

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2007-01-17T12:23:25Z

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