Open Source AHRS project: giving away hardware

Ben Wong lists.openmoko.org at wongs.net
Sun May 11 06:00:34 CEST 2014


Sounds like a fun challenge. I'd take it up if I wasn't already so
busy. After all, who in their life hasn't at one point wanted to write
an Unscented Kalman Filter? ;-)

Just out of curiosity, is OpenPilot.org not a viable solution?

--Ben


On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 8:57 AM, Pascal Gosselin <pascal at aeroteknic.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> With the idea of spurring interest in the development of a software Attitude
> Heading Reference System for the GTA02, I am going to be giving away twelve
> (12) Golden Delicious NavBoard V2s to developers that are willing to work on
> this idea.
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> I have been frustrated by lack of an available AHRS for Linux-based systems
> for many years now.  The closest thing available is the FoxAHRS:
>
> https://github.com/FedericoLolli
>
> I believe it runs on the ARM-based G20 board:
> http://www.acmesystems.it/FOXG20
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> I might be wrong.... but anyway the idea is to get a working 100% open
> source AHRS than can run on the GTA02 and GTA04.  Ideally it should be
> entirely self-calibrating (i.e. figure out what's level and calibrate the
> compass via GPS track by an easy calibration or self-calibration method).
>
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> This is what the boards look like:
>
> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Freerunner_Navigation_Board_v2
>
> It has a 3D ITG-3200 Rate Gyro, the HMC 5843 magnetometer and BMP 085
> barometric sensor.  It's a board you must solder internally to the GTA02.
>
> Anyone that actually ends up contributing to this project will also be given
> a Navboard V3, which has a better magnetometer, to make sure it works that
> one as well (I paid good money for the V3 boards so I don't want to give
> them away to people who may not ever end up installing them).
>
> If anyone that is a serious contributor needs some help, I would be more
> than willing to help out with stuff like free brand new GTA 02s (850Mhz or
> 900Mhz, I have both brand new in stock) , new batteries.   Serious hackers
> don't need to worry about damaging their GTA02, I will provide replacement
> units to anyone who does and is serious about this project.
>
> I also have a early GTA04 fully assembled with new case/screen/battery to
> give away to a serious contributor who would be willing to ensure that the
> AHRS code would run properly on this platform as well.
>
> You may reply to me privately or via this list.
>
> Pascal Gosselin
> pascal at wi-flight.net
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