AutoQuad Forum

I know that AutoQuad isn't generally made for "acro" style flying and that apparently the feature was going to be added into the firmware... eventually. I'd say it's worth adding because of the popularity of smaller sub 300mm size quads. In terms of coding isn't it a matter of just turning off the accelerometer or is it a lot more complicated to add it as an extra feature?

It's definitely on my wish-list, getting tired of just "pushing it around" since flying a nicely tuned AQ is actually fairly boring... A lot of what I've been doing lately has been geared towards making future additions like this easier (in terms of setting up the controls, for example).

Would a simple ACC on/off mode suffice, or would an "exponential" mode be preferable? By the latter I mean, for example, the further the pitch/roll stick is from center, the less ACC stability is used (this would need to be adjustable somehow to suit the pilot's preferences). The former would be simpler of course, but I wonder how many would actually use it. There are many inexpensive (and simpler) FCs out there, and as pointed out AQ is not generally geared towards such use.

Thanks,
-Max

Acro mode would be great...

I would suggest looking into a "unlimited angle" mode, possibly combined with some expo function. Something like:
Over +/- 500 uS on the control and the angle limiter disappears, and rotation rate increases - allowing to make full flips and loops while still retaining control in the "normal" control band...something like that would be cool.

I think that would work well for Quatos....dont know if it would work at all for PID.

I'd agree that turning the accelerometer off would be the easiest solution. Your secondary solution sounds like horizon mode in Multiwii. It seems the way AQ works now it acts more like Angle mode in Multiwii, where the ACC is always active. What Jussi is suggesting seems to make the most sense and is a nice happy medium.

With a FC like the M4, I know there are people who would try it, but don't because yes they can get something cheaper that does what they want. I've heard the comment, "Well, its got a lot of features, but not having an acro mode is a non-starter." Another way of looking at it is that the acro mode would be a gateway into the world of AQ. It just gives people another reason to try the platform. Which after trying a few, is still one of the better ones out there.

Really interested in acro(rate) and air mode.

+1

Another name of Air mode is "low power stabilization".