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    ModeratorM
    Hi Christopher We currently support two forms of recording, both at the pilot internal to the VRX onboard storage on goggles to the SD Card We do have on our list to implement recording at the UAS itself, but that will need to be in a future software update.
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    Alex KushleyevA
    What i meant was that sometimes, depending on the frame design, the orientation of the cameras may change slightly over time. This can happen as the plastics can change shape due to exposure to heat, sunlight, humidity (depends on the plastics), bumps and crashes, etc. Additionally, there has been some research showing that the camera + lens intrinsics change over time / temperature, especially if the lenses are made of plastic (which is the case in our old OV7251-based fisheye modules, which use plastic lenses - although we have not characterized them vs temperature). It is possible to use stiffer and more stable materials (metals, carbon fiber) to ensure that the sensor mounting remains consistent over time. I hope that answers your questions. Alex
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    R
    Hi ZBFT, Q:Do you need VIO estimates to be always continuos or reset jumps are okay? A: we are exploting a tunnel for the first time.we use the poshold durung junction turns to hold in place during turbolance. my answer would be we can live with resets assuming we can accumulate the positions for mapping between the resets. Q:If you need VIO during takeoff and your application is not robust to SFM resets (potential jump discontinuity), I recommend never using dynamic init and warm reset A:We need it mostly because users with no FPV know how have hard time to keep altitude and control the drone position. Q:Convergence for a initialization would usually refer to a dynamic initialization (nonlinear optimization), as the static initialization does not involve optimization. That being said, some static inits can be bad as soon as the platform is in the air: noisy ZUPT updates, bad IMU calibration and sigma/random-walk values. This is natural under custom frame mods, perhaps a full IMU intrinsics recalibration could help. A:We are not using custom frame its the starling max 2 Nevertheless, it seems that you're running VIO by passing estimates to PX4, instead of using VFC Position (Local Controller with VIO estimates that send just setpoints to PX4). I am personally curious if the issues you're having are related to the PX4 integration with VIO estimates or if it's truly pure VIO estimates. how do we make sure what you are saying is right and we are passing estimates to px4 ? do you want me to enable vfc and see if it works bettter. what should I expect ? What is your EV_q (quality minimum) in PX4? Also what your HGT ref? HGT_REF=3 //VIO EKF2_EV_QMIN=16 EKF2_EV_CTRL=15 Thanks. Roy
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    hi just received my devkit m0204-1-00 plus sony cam. when powered up it didnt present adb, so i assumed it wasnt flashed downloaded https://modalai.filecloudonline.com/ui/core/index.html?filter=M0204-1.zip#expl-tabl.%2FSHARED%2Fdownloads%2FFlat+Builds the zip contained files labeled M0104*, but anyway i flashed using qdl . flashing succeeded , but board still reboot without adb any help appreciated ron
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    S
    We had a hard landing and one of the legs on our Starling 2 Max snapped. We're trying to print replacements for now before we make our next purchase with ModalAI, however, we noticed that the measurements on the CAD (D0012-4-V3-C28-M36-T7-K0-Starling2-Max-V3-20260317.step) differs from the Starling 2 Max we bought (Dual 4k & Dual Tracking (C28) / WiFi and Ghost Atto 2.4GH ECCN: EAR99, NLR). The legs on the CAD are fitted for a smaller motor. Would you be able to either provide specifications for the motor, or updated drawings reflecting the wider legs used on our Starling? Thank you.
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    Alex KushleyevA
    @patkirkmartin , let me double check with the team what the process for this will be and the timeline. I will get back to you soon. Since the plan would be to provide the source to the public, it would be posted on gitlab, the feature-related discussion can happen there. We will certainly be able to help review the code and perform some testing. Alex
  • Starling 2 Max Video Streaming and general questions

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  • Need Camera connector details

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    VinnyV
    Hi @Richa We have not provided our pinouts for this and have no plans to. For our Micro Coax direct CMOS based sensors, you need to use our products end-to-end to guarantee functionality. Hope this helps clarify.
  • Why isn't M0187 available to buy?

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    J
    @Alex-Kushleyev Ok, I will order it in the future. Regards, Jacob
  • VOXL 2 Time of Flight (TOF) Depth Sensor

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  • Calibration FIles

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    tomT
    @Shivam-Sehgal Re-calibrating cameras if the calibration files are lost requires a precise calibration board which many customers don't have, which is why we back them up in our database before shipping the drones. These calibration files (extrinsic and intrinsic) are specific to each drone. gyro, accel, and other sensors can be easily re-calibrated on the bench by the user without any extra peripherals.
  • Unstable Flight (local Position Estimate Error)

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    Shivam SehgalS
    @Moderator any advice?
  • HITL voxl2 from docker image

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    Eric KatzfeyE
    @Shivam-Sehgal No, there is no Starling model in Gazebo.
  • voxlmpa2ros not working starling with sdk version 1.1.2

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    Darshit DesaiD
    @Zachary-Lowell-0 Ok got it this worked. Thanks
  • Inquiry about development drones

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  • Setup Flight Deck on Fixed Wing

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    Steve TurnerS
    @Peter There is nothing that would prevent the VOXL Flight Deck or any of MODAL AI's kit from being used in a fixed wing configuration. The underlying autopilot, PX4 can be configured to fly a fixed wing aircraft. The software on the VOXL "brain" is tuned for quadcopters and will fly out of the box but with adjustments I'm sure it can be done. Someone from ModalAI can chime in, but it would not surprise me if other customers are already flying Modal kit on a variety of other platforms from ground, to sea, and other air configurations.