Re: 10/21/2004 Meeting Minutes

David Masten wrote:

> Between yesterday evening and this evening (when others were at the
> meeting) I found and fixed two bugs. The first was a typo that resulted
> in the roll control and throttle control being mixed up. The second was
> several variables being declared 'int' when they needed to be 'float'.
> 
> The motor command output looks reasonable now, unfortunately I didn't
> have enough battery charge to get the motors going for a flight test.

A thought- even if the power isn't enough to fly, can you try 
picking it up and moving it in various axes to see if the motor 
speeds respond in a reasonable fashion?  If it tried to turn hard 
when held level, or turns _with_ a pitch or roll forced by hand, 
that could be a sign of crossed commands or sensors.  It should feel 
"live" in your hand, seeking level...

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