I don’t think speed should make a difference. There is nothing flexible in the system that would allow one component or another to change is spatial relationship with another part of the system when forces are applied to the UAV. Thus, if you were to suddenly speed up and the 520 momentarily tips downward, the “space” between the props and the anti collision beam is not going to change. Likewise, the spatial relationship will remain the same if you at half speed or at full speed.
Forward flight abruptly stops, for a second or 2
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So after speaking to my friend who also flies a H520 and is also a helicopter pilot I now believe PPldroneuser is likely correct in his conclusion that speed is the stutter stop culprit. My idea that the sensors can't see the props is correct, the spatial configuration between the props and the OA sensors never changes. What the sensors are "seeing" is the prop wash from the props. Hence at slow speeds you don't see stutter stops while at "full speed" with OA on (9 MPH) you do. I went out and flew a couple of batteries after my previous post and tried tried to mimic what PPldroneuser said. And I was able to do just that - I got a bunch of stutter stops until I slowed the 520 down. What my friend suggested doing was go forward at some speed that elicits the stutter stop(s). Then, simple reverse course. The prop wash now seen by the sensors will be further away. If there are no stutter steps we have our answer confirmed. If we still get stutter steps it doesn't rule out the prop wash explanation. Imaya naot get to fly again until early next week. Someone else may get to test the theory before then.
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Have you considered swapping controllers between the two H520's? That might show if the problem follows the drone, follows the controller, or if BOTH drones display the problem regardless of the controller.
Good idea, but it will have to wait as he winters in Florida. Doesn’t come back until early to mid May. We shall do some testing then. Stand by. Will report our findings when we get them.
I'm getting a similar stutter or bucking in forward flight with the H520 obstacle avoidance on or in standby modes. But I am also getting an obstacle avoidance alert display on the controller. Flying forward in turtle speed, the obstacle avoidance error does appear to occurs less often. I've cleaned the obstacle avoidance send/receive sensors and tested the sensor's connections but no issues found. The H520 obstacle avoidance sensors are still picking up ghost obstacles. I’m now thinking the sensors have been compromised and may need replacement. Any thoughts to resolve the problem would be appreciated. Thanks
My friend will be back in a couple of weeks. I’ll let him get unpacked and then we shall do do testing. Stand by.
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