Fighting jello effect: TPU damper tests
How vibration from the MN4010 580kv motors affected the Pi Camera Module 3's footage, and which damper geometry finally solved it.
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We share what we learn throughout the season: hardware choices, software decisions, field notes.
Hardware · February 14, 2026 · 7 min read
Every part on our Autonomous Rotary-Wing UAV is the result of an engineering choice. From the Pixhawk 6C to the carbon-fiber airframe, here's why we made these decisions.
Read postSoftware · February 28, 2026 · 8 min read
We didn't try to cram it onto one board. Two separate processors, a MAVLink bridge between them, and two weeks of SITL testing before we ever took it to the field. Here's how the architecture came together.
Read postSoftware · July 27, 2026 · 6 min read
You can verify for yourself, without asking anyone, that our flight logs haven't changed since the moment they were written to the chain. Here's why we do this on Avalanche Fuji instead of a database.
Read postSoftware · March 15, 2026 · 6 min read
How does raw footage from the Pi Camera turn into a LAND command? We walk through the five steps of our OpenCV pipeline in order. Bonus: which step gave us the most trouble.
Read postHardware · March 28, 2026 · 6 min read
We broke it on a computer first, then went to manufacturing. Here's how strain, stress, and displacement analysis changed the design twice.
Read postHardware · April 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Battery capacity is only one piece. Hitting 19.76 minutes of hover time meant the BEC, ESC, propeller geometry, and cooling all had to work together.
Read postSoftware · April 25, 2026 · 5 min read
A single switch on the transmitter can take the vehicle from full autonomy to manual control. We break down our two-tier architecture and failsafe protocols.
Read postHow vibration from the MN4010 580kv motors affected the Pi Camera Module 3's footage, and which damper geometry finally solved it.
Coming soonHow we tuned PID values to match the carbon-fiber airframe's dynamics, and what we learned from our first hover attempt.
Coming soonHow much time do bolted assembly, a spare-parts kit, and a checklist system actually save us in the field?
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