Timeline for How do I implement accurate distance measuring (to ground) on a plane-like UAV for heights over 10m?
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| Jan 19, 2011 at 20:05 | vote | accept | fakemustache | ||
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| Jan 18, 2011 at 20:35 | comment | added | fakemustache | I tend to agree with vicatcu, GPS is way to inaccurate. Unfortunately, since GPS is implemented one way or the other. | |
| Jan 18, 2011 at 19:12 | comment | added | vicatcu | @Nick, agreed though for GPS altitude is by far the least accurate dimension. I've seen variations on some GPS receivers on the order of +/-30 meters for a stationary receiver. | |
| Jan 18, 2011 at 18:49 | comment | added | Nick T | Or for more general coarse/fine sensors you could use GPS for a coarse sensor and below some height use radar/ultrasonic/IR/whatever. | |
| Jan 18, 2011 at 15:08 | history | answered | vicatcu | CC BY-SA 2.5 |