Tutorials

Various tutorials in all kinds.

Piotr Esden-Tempski @ Hak5

Piotr gave (again) a series of interviews at Hack5 in which he walks through the steps, setting up a Quadrotor with the LisaMv2.
This may be very helpful for beginners since a lot of important paparazzi related stuff is explained.
The videos also contain some additional stuff which has nothing to do with paparazzi.

Open Source Drones and Android SDR, Hak5 1611

Introduction to the terms Drones, UAV and UAS.
Mechanical difference between quadcopter and helicopter, why the quadcopter is more common on hobbyists.
Possible uses of UAV/UAS (non military).
Safety guidelines (use your brain!, airports, other people...).

Drone Basics and Open Source Ship Tracking, Hak5 1612

Quad, hexa and optocopters, which are the different benefits?
Which parameters influence the propellers thrust(pitch, kV, V)?
Short talks about brushed/brushless motors, frames, in this build used radio system and LiPo battery.
Why a quadcopter can't be controled directly ba a human.

Drones 101: Flight Controllers + Tracking Aircraft 5000 miles away! Hak5 1615

How does an autopilot work in principle and which are the minimum requirements for stabilisation e.g..
MEMS; Gyroscope, Accelerometer & Magnetometer, Barometer, what they can measure and what the autopilot can do with these measurements .
Different Flight controller; Paparazzi, DJI Naza, Ardupilot, Multiwii.
Paparazzi over the time, which controller has been used in the past (AVR -> LPC -> STM32).

Drones 101: Open Source Autopilot, Hak5 1616

LisaMv2 with Aspirinv2.2 small overview.
Paparazzi center walkthough, from (left to right) the code parts, to compiling and uploading.
How paparazzi is released on github (stable and cutting edge).
What do the Airframe, Flight Plan, Settings, Radio and Telemetry xml files do?
Build the firmware with gcc and upload it to LisaMv2.
LisaMv2's Bootloader mode.
GCS walkthough with the basic components.
Connect LisaMv2 via Floss JTAG's uart port to the GCS.

Drone Assembly and Trunked Radio Systems, Hak5 1617

Assembling the Bumblebee carbon fiber airframe.
Zip tie down the ESC cables and mounting the LisaMv2.

Drone Wiring And Moving On From TrueCrypt With LUKS, Hak5 1618

Connecting peripherals on the quadrocopter (BEC, redundant Spektrum, telemetry modem, gps receiver).
Connect to a power source (limited power supply / LiPo).
Binding the Spektrum satelites with a bind plug over the LisaMv2.