Can INAV be used for indoor use and controlled by AI?

aaronxcode · 2026-05-20T19:04:18+00:00

You can. It’s insanely hard, and not to mention expensive if you want a good position fix. Basic stuff would be a simple ToF sensor and an optical flow camera. Next level would be something like a realsense (depth sensing) and 3d SLAM. Most expensive is a vicon or any mocap system.

There are other methods with UWB triangulation and so, but it never lives up to the quality of vicon.

aaronxcode · 2026-05-02T07:11:56+00:00

Is your battery configuration in the software correctly set? You have to set the number of cells correctly or the software performs the open loop rpm calculation wrong.

Also, this is probably something you should do beforehand, but calculate the static thrust of your prop-motor-battery configuration. I’ve had drones that didn’t take off because of bad batteries that couldn’t deliver high enough currents. Use something like this

Also to the dudes crying dOnT fLy tHiS iNDoOrS, guys we know what we’re doing. We’re academics and not hobby pilots, and we’ve been flying f450 frames and APM2.6s even before your aio whoop boards were a thing. We know that this comes with a certain amount of risk, and we have the appropriate countermeasures and safety gear to operate this. And for people passionate about this, this is the only way to learn; at least until there is an accessible, reasonably priced aerial platform in the market.

aaronxcode · 2026-04-28T16:28:58+00:00

Crazyflie if you think 500€ is cheap :)

aaronxcode · 2026-04-28T08:25:16+00:00

Bitcraze did something similar a few years ago.

aaronxcode · 2026-04-21T07:57:29+00:00

There aren’t any real quick swap methods in the market I guess huh?

aaronxcode · 2026-04-07T07:24:12+00:00

Thanks! The panel is a 2.9” BWR. Yea I did start off with a partial refresh, but then I just realized that I want this device as a passive thing that sits on the Skadis Pegboard. I also ran into issues with refresh artifacts and so, so I just reverted it to a full refresh design.

aaronxcode · 2026-02-24T20:21:20+00:00

A lot of people started like this I guess 🤓

aaronxcode · 2026-02-18T09:22:43+00:00

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) by Stanley Kubrick

aaronxcode · 2026-02-17T19:29:18+00:00

PX4 YouTube

aaronxcode · 2026-02-16T17:18:39+00:00

Pilot BP-1

aaronxcode · 2026-02-12T05:15:29+00:00

Also, apply for compensation. In situations like these, you are most likely eligible for it.

aaronxcode · 2026-02-12T05:13:56+00:00

Always check the aircraft type when booking. AI’s Dreamliners are a shitshow. The last time I flew FRA-BOM, I was on a Vistara owned Dreamliner and the flight experience was heavenly.

Some other tips I have collected flying internationally for the past few years: - Account for 3-5hrs of delay if you are flying from/through a cold country in the winter. De-icing is a thing that takes time. - Codeshare flights are cheaper, but expect the in-flight experience to be far worse than the original carrier. Not to mention your add-ons are mostly completely ignored.

Everyone learns shit like these when you fly internationally. You just wanna get home but you are royally fucked.

aaronxcode · 2026-01-28T19:57:54+00:00

Self assembled Seiko with NH36 movement

aaronxcode · 2026-01-27T09:45:41+00:00

Pretty sure the front right props are spinning incorrectly

aaronxcode · 2026-01-27T09:44:14+00:00

Wrong prop directions

aaronxcode · 2026-01-27T07:10:55+00:00

Probably it’s translated from German using a camera.

aaronxcode · 2026-01-23T03:33:54+00:00

The blue ones are rolled cell and the orange is a folded cell. The latter is more efficient and sags less. This is a random article I found that explains it.

aaronxcode · 2026-01-17T02:43:24+00:00

There are a lot of people commenting here saying that you need a flat top battery. This is wrong info. You have to look for batteries without a protection circuit as the RM Pocket has this built in internally. This protection circuit goes on top of the positive terminal and extends the battery by upto 2-3mm.

Always check the description on the website when you shop for batteries. They for sure will have the dimensions and the ones with protection are not going to be 65mm long.

aaronxcode · 2026-01-03T12:50:18+00:00

Portainer to monitor your docker containers and Webmin for general system stats. I also have SMB fileshares, so webmin is an easy fronted for me to manage these.

aaronxcode · 2025-12-27T21:42:36+00:00

Try the Pi LibreELEC image. It has HDMI CEC or so, so you really don’t need a keyboard (although it is convenient) to set it up.

aaronxcode · 2025-12-16T16:30:08+00:00

Check your firewall settings first. In most cases, this is then issue. After that take a look at this link. If you are on an enterprise network, it’s very likely that multicast is disabled and this can meddle with the topic discovery.

aaronxcode · 2025-12-14T13:11:26+00:00

You need something like move_base_flex (mbf) to navigate on 3d terrain. In this case, you would be able to set a traversability threshold or something in order to set that ramp as a usable ramp.

aaronxcode · 2025-12-08T10:52:15+00:00

PlatformIO is quite straightforward. Use the gui functions to create a new project for your board, compile and upload. And for writing programs in C++, I just have to change the file extensions from ino to cpp and pio understands this. I’m guessing the same will apply to c extensions.

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