RC India
Welcome Guest, please login or register.
 
Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Down
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. Topic Tools Topic Tools 
Read
« on: April 07, 2018, 05:20:13 PM »
Goli Vamsi
Heli Lover
Active Member
**

Reputation Power: 1 
Goli Vamsi has no influence.
Offline Offline

City: bangalore
State: Karnataka
RC Skills: Beginner
Posts: 28
Join Date: Apr, 2018




Hi Buddies........im very new to RC...i have builded a quadcopter with kk 2.1.5. I tried to fly it but it was not stabilising, then i tried ti change p gain and i gain values..but never got any stable flight..in this process i broke down 3 motors and many propellers... Guys please do help me to get a stable flight....im from bangalore, electronic city....goli.vamsi2858@gmail.com   please do tell me a solution....quad fliers from bengaluru i need your support. Sad
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2018, 08:57:53 PM »
AL HAM SHARI
Plane Lover
Forum Hero

*****

Reputation Power: 7 
AL HAM SHARI has no influence.
Offline Offline

State: Kerala
RC Skills: Not into RC
Posts: 541
Join Date: Nov, 2012

RC



You shouldn't have tweaked the PID settings dude,it is pretty tuned normally. Its probably not the problem of your FC. Is your escs good?Are your props balanced, without vibrations? And, check CGreply after checking.
Logged

A Dozen Scratch Built Models , 
VT-Speedster Pro
55' UAV Wing
Model  Rocketry
 

Read
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2018, 10:14:05 PM »
Goli Vamsi
Heli Lover
Active Member
**

Reputation Power: 1 
Goli Vamsi has no influence.
Offline Offline

City: bangalore
State: Karnataka
RC Skills: Beginner
Posts: 28
Join Date: Apr, 2018



i got brand new ESC and Prop.....but i dint know how to check Centre of Gravity  Huh?
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2018, 10:25:19 PM »
K K Iyer
Global Moderator
Forum Hero
*****

Reputation Power: 61 
K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!
Offline Offline

City: Indore
State: Madhya Pradesh
RC Skills: Intermediate
Posts: 5165
Join Date: Jan, 2012



@goli vamsi,
Don’t expect a doctor to prescribe without knowing the symptoms, and your weight, height, bp, sugar etc.

Pl post details of your quad, ie, size, motors, escs, props, lipos etc and your kk 2.1.5 settings.
Then you can expect a meaningful answer from someone who has a similar setup.

E.g, I can share my kk 2.1.5 settings if you have an ST360 (mine is from Quadcopters)

Regards
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2018, 10:40:18 PM »
K K Iyer
Global Moderator
Forum Hero
*****

Reputation Power: 61 
K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!
Offline Offline

City: Indore
State: Madhya Pradesh
RC Skills: Intermediate
Posts: 5165
Join Date: Jan, 2012



i got brand new ESC and Prop.....but i dint know how to check Centre of Gravity  Huh?

Try to pick the quad up with a finger underneath, and find the place where you can do this without the quad falling to one side!

Warning: Do not fly any multirotor or airplane till you know where the CG is!

Logged
 

Read
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2018, 11:29:52 PM »
Goli Vamsi
Heli Lover
Active Member
**

Reputation Power: 1 
Goli Vamsi has no influence.
Offline Offline

City: bangalore
State: Karnataka
RC Skills: Beginner
Posts: 28
Join Date: Apr, 2018



HI KK Iyer
I'm using kk 2,.1.5  1.9s firmware 30a ESC 450 sized frame 2.2Ah battery 1000KVA motors and prop of 10/4.5   p gain 50 i gain 20 for roll and pitch p gain 40 and i gain 20 for rudder    Roll Eyes
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2018, 11:34:03 PM »
Goli Vamsi
Heli Lover
Active Member
**

Reputation Power: 1 
Goli Vamsi has no influence.
Offline Offline

City: bangalore
State: Karnataka
RC Skills: Beginner
Posts: 28
Join Date: Apr, 2018



i got brand new ESC and Prop.....but i dint know how to check Centre of Gravity  Huh?

Try to pick the quad up with a finger underneath, and find the place where you can do this without the quad falling to one side!

Warning: Do not fly any multirotor or airplane till you know where the CG is!


Hi bro i found the CG point on my quad....what to do next?
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2018, 11:48:53 PM »
AL HAM SHARI
Plane Lover
Forum Hero

*****

Reputation Power: 7 
AL HAM SHARI has no influence.
Offline Offline

State: Kerala
RC Skills: Not into RC
Posts: 541
Join Date: Nov, 2012

RC



Is it accurately in the centre of your quad?
Logged

A Dozen Scratch Built Models , 
VT-Speedster Pro
55' UAV Wing
Model  Rocketry
 

Read
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2018, 12:08:54 AM »
Goli Vamsi
Heli Lover
Active Member
**

Reputation Power: 1 
Goli Vamsi has no influence.
Offline Offline

City: bangalore
State: Karnataka
RC Skills: Beginner
Posts: 28
Join Date: Apr, 2018



Is it accurately in the centre of your quad?
no a bit away from it because my battery position was a bit sideways.... i mean by 2 cm away from centre
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2018, 12:13:28 PM »
K K Iyer
Global Moderator
Forum Hero
*****

Reputation Power: 61 
K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!
Offline Offline

City: Indore
State: Madhya Pradesh
RC Skills: Intermediate
Posts: 5165
Join Date: Jan, 2012



HI KK Iyer
I'm using kk 2,.1.5  1.9s firmware 30a ESC 450 sized frame 2.2Ah battery 1000KVA motors and prop of 10/4.5   p gain 50 i gain 20 for roll and pitch p gain 40 and i gain 20 for rudder    Roll Eyes

My equipment seems the same as yours (except quad size)
Will set it up in the evening and send you the PI settings.
Meanwhile you can see this kk 2.1.5 manual.
https://hobbyking.com/media/file/1026124741X1235859X24.pdf

Also correct your CG by moving the lipo. Or temporarily by adding some plasticine or solder wire to the lighter side.
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2018, 12:42:05 PM »
K K Iyer
Global Moderator
Forum Hero
*****

Reputation Power: 61 
K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!
Offline Offline

City: Indore
State: Madhya Pradesh
RC Skills: Intermediate
Posts: 5165
Join Date: Jan, 2012



@goli vamsi,

Here are the settings on my ST360:
Axis P gain P lmt I gain I lmt
Roll. 40.    100     40.    20
Pitch 40.    100.   40.     20
Yaw. 50.      20.    25.    10
Self level On (right aileron while arming)

Hope this helps. Best of luck.
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2018, 03:17:19 PM »
Goli Vamsi
Heli Lover
Active Member
**

Reputation Power: 1 
Goli Vamsi has no influence.
Offline Offline

City: bangalore
State: Karnataka
RC Skills: Beginner
Posts: 28
Join Date: Apr, 2018



@goli vamsi,

Here are the settings on my ST360:
Axis P gain P lmt I gain I lmt
Roll. 40.    100     40.    20
Pitch 40.    100.   40.     20
Yaw. 50.      20.    25.    10
Self level On (right aileron while arming)

Hope this helps. Best of luck.

Hi Bro i have tried with the values u have given.
The result is in this video


Dont know why it was fliping like that
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2018, 08:11:05 PM »
K K Iyer
Global Moderator
Forum Hero
*****

Reputation Power: 61 
K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!
Offline Offline

City: Indore
State: Madhya Pradesh
RC Skills: Intermediate
Posts: 5165
Join Date: Jan, 2012



@goli vamsi,

I have very little experience of quads. So I’ll avoid giving you suggestions that may be useless.
But I did learn quite a bit when setting up my ST360 some 4-5 years ago.

I think that by tackling PI settings to solve your problem (flipping), we missed the basic issues.

The first issue is configuration. Whether X or +.
The second is motor numbering.
The third is direction of motor rotation.
The fourth is CW or CCW prop.

Mine has X configuration
Top left motor is no 1, top right is 2, bottom right is 3, bottom left is 4
1&3 are CW, 2&4 are CCW

And, most important, the top of the kk 2.1.5 points to the direction of forward flight, ie, between 1&2.

Please check if yours is set up similarly.

Noticed that one motor speeds up, flipping the quad.
Becasuse the system thinks that arm is going down, when actually it isn’t.
So it is powering up the wrong motor.
Which indicates that the motors may be numbered incorrectly

Experts may laugh at these basic inputs, but I’m only sharing what I learnt by trial and error!

There’s one more important step. We’ll come to that after you verify the above basic issues.

FC3B2562-0E78-4E32-8638-C02BC1405C9C.jpg
Re: How to tune P I settings in kk 2.1.5 FC for quad.
* FC3B2562-0E78-4E32-8638-C02BC1405C9C.jpg (74.83 KB, 712x800 - viewed 2511 times.)
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2018, 08:27:30 PM »
AL HAM SHARI
Plane Lover
Forum Hero

*****

Reputation Power: 7 
AL HAM SHARI has no influence.
Offline Offline

State: Kerala
RC Skills: Not into RC
Posts: 541
Join Date: Nov, 2012

RC



Seems like you haven't calibrated the ESC. Have you done it?
Logged

A Dozen Scratch Built Models , 
VT-Speedster Pro
55' UAV Wing
Model  Rocketry
 

Read
« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2018, 10:12:01 PM »
Goli Vamsi
Heli Lover
Active Member
**

Reputation Power: 1 
Goli Vamsi has no influence.
Offline Offline

City: bangalore
State: Karnataka
RC Skills: Beginner
Posts: 28
Join Date: Apr, 2018



Seems like you haven't calibrated the ESC. Have you done it?
yes bro i have many many times
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #15 on: April 09, 2018, 10:12:44 PM »
Goli Vamsi
Heli Lover
Active Member
**

Reputation Power: 1 
Goli Vamsi has no influence.
Offline Offline

City: bangalore
State: Karnataka
RC Skills: Beginner
Posts: 28
Join Date: Apr, 2018



@goli vamsi,

I have very little experience of quads. So I’ll avoid giving you suggestions that may be useless.
But I did learn quite a bit when setting up my ST360 some 4-5 years ago.

I think that by tackling PI settings to solve your problem (flipping), we missed the basic issues.

The first issue is configuration. Whether X or +.
The second is motor numbering.
The third is direction of motor rotation.
The fourth is CW or CCW prop.

Mine has X configuration
Top left motor is no 1, top right is 2, bottom right is 3, bottom left is 4
1&3 are CW, 2&4 are CCW

And, most important, the top of the kk 2.1.5 points to the direction of forward flight, ie, between 1&2.

Please check if yours is set up similarly.

Noticed that one motor speeds up, flipping the quad.
Becasuse the system thinks that arm is going down, when actually it isn’t.
So it is powering up the wrong motor.
Which indicates that the motors may be numbered incorrectly

Experts may laugh at these basic inputs, but I’m only sharing what I learnt by trial and error!

There’s one more important step. We’ll come to that after you verify the above basic issues.

surely bro ill try and let u know the result
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #16 on: April 09, 2018, 10:28:45 PM »
Goli Vamsi
Heli Lover
Active Member
**

Reputation Power: 1 
Goli Vamsi has no influence.
Offline Offline

City: bangalore
State: Karnataka
RC Skills: Beginner
Posts: 28
Join Date: Apr, 2018



@goli vamsi,

I have very little experience of quads. So I’ll avoid giving you suggestions that may be useless.
But I did learn quite a bit when setting up my ST360 some 4-5 years ago.

I think that by tackling PI settings to solve your problem (flipping), we missed the basic issues.

The first issue is configuration. Whether X or +.
The second is motor numbering.
The third is direction of motor rotation.
The fourth is CW or CCW prop.

Mine has X configuration
Top left motor is no 1, top right is 2, bottom right is 3, bottom left is 4
1&3 are CW, 2&4 are CCW

And, most important, the top of the kk 2.1.5 points to the direction of forward flight, ie, between 1&2.

Please check if yours is set up similarly.

Noticed that one motor speeds up, flipping the quad.
Becasuse the system thinks that arm is going down, when actually it isn’t.
So it is powering up the wrong motor.
Which indicates that the motors may be numbered incorrectly

Experts may laugh at these basic inputs, but I’m only sharing what I learnt by trial and error!

There’s one more important step. We’ll come to that after you verify the above basic issues.

surely bro ill try and let u know the result
hi bro i have checked my quad is X mode and motor-1 CW and its propeller CW motor-2 CCW and its propeller CCW motor-3 CW and its propeller CW motor-4 CCW and its propeller CCW.
my  kk 2.1.5 points to the direction of forward flight between 1&2 motors.
i have checked twice day r proper
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #17 on: April 10, 2018, 01:32:01 PM »
K K Iyer
Global Moderator
Forum Hero
*****

Reputation Power: 61 
K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!
Offline Offline

City: Indore
State: Madhya Pradesh
RC Skills: Intermediate
Posts: 5165
Join Date: Jan, 2012



Seems like you haven't calibrated the ESC. Have you done it?
yes bro i have many many times


Each separately?
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #18 on: April 10, 2018, 01:41:07 PM »
Goli Vamsi
Heli Lover
Active Member
**

Reputation Power: 1 
Goli Vamsi has no influence.
Offline Offline

City: bangalore
State: Karnataka
RC Skills: Beginner
Posts: 28
Join Date: Apr, 2018



Seems like you haven't calibrated the ESC. Have you done it?
yes bro i have many many times

Each separately no I haven’t done.....I don’t know how to do that
Each separately?

Logged
 

Read
« Reply #19 on: April 10, 2018, 02:36:08 PM »
knvshrm
Plane Lover
Forum Veteran

****

Reputation Power: 6 
knvshrm has no influence.
Offline Offline

City: NOIDA
State: Uttar Pradesh
RC Skills: Beginner
Posts: 349
Join Date: Mar, 2018

You were born an original don't die a copy.



I also built a quad , flies pretty stable had to add a bit trim to get it tuned perfectly. PLZ DO NOT FLY USING SELF LEVEL MODE IT IS NOT PRECISE AND MAKES THE QUAD UNSTABLE.

You can refer to this link to get details of the pie and other settings.
Do we have to do anything else after shifting CG to the center ??
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #20 on: April 10, 2018, 02:37:43 PM »
knvshrm
Plane Lover
Forum Veteran

****

Reputation Power: 6 
knvshrm has no influence.
Offline Offline

City: NOIDA
State: Uttar Pradesh
RC Skills: Beginner
Posts: 349
Join Date: Mar, 2018

You were born an original don't die a copy.



I did not know anything about the CG in quads before reading this. Huh?  Can you plz elaborate about the CG ?
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #21 on: April 10, 2018, 03:21:46 PM »
K K Iyer
Global Moderator
Forum Hero
*****

Reputation Power: 61 
K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!
Offline Offline

City: Indore
State: Madhya Pradesh
RC Skills: Intermediate
Posts: 5165
Join Date: Jan, 2012



@goli vamsi,
First disconnect lipo from quad, then:
1. Remove all props for safety
2. Disconnect all Escs from FC
3. Disconnect Rx channel 3 from FC
4. Plug lead of motor 1’s ESC into ch 3 of Rx

5. Switch Tx on
6. Move throttle stick to full
7. Connect lipo to quad

You should hear a long beep indicating that full throttle position has been registered. (Beep sound may differ from make to make, check your ESC programming details if you have them)

8. Move throttle immediately to idle. Beep will indicate idle position registered.
9. Disconnect quad lipo

10. Reconnect quad lipo. You should hear the normal start up tone and beeps indicating number of cells
11. Check response of motor to throttle
12. Disconnect quad lipo
13. Unplug ESC number 1 from Rx ch 3

14. Plug ESC of motor number 2 into Rx ch 3
15. Repeat all steps from step 6 onwards.

Calibrate ESCs 3 & 4 the same way.
Best of luck!
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #22 on: April 10, 2018, 03:33:21 PM »
knvshrm
Plane Lover
Forum Veteran

****

Reputation Power: 6 
knvshrm has no influence.
Offline Offline

City: NOIDA
State: Uttar Pradesh
RC Skills: Beginner
Posts: 349
Join Date: Mar, 2018

You were born an original don't die a copy.



@kk iyer
Dear sir need help in this :http://www.rcindia.org/multirotors/cg-balancing-in-quadcopter-need-help/msg286911/#msg286911
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #23 on: April 10, 2018, 04:24:24 PM »
Goli Vamsi
Heli Lover
Active Member
**

Reputation Power: 1 
Goli Vamsi has no influence.
Offline Offline

City: bangalore
State: Karnataka
RC Skills: Beginner
Posts: 28
Join Date: Apr, 2018



@goli vamsi,
First disconnect lipo from quad, then:
1. Remove all props for safety
2. Disconnect all Escs from FC
3. Disconnect Rx channel 3 from FC
4. Plug lead of motor 1’s ESC into ch 3 of Rx

5. Switch Tx on
6. Move throttle stick to full
7. Connect lipo to quad

You should hear a long beep indicating that full throttle position has been registered. (Beep sound may differ from make to make, check your ESC programming details if you have them)

8. Move throttle immediately to idle. Beep will indicate idle position registered.
9. Disconnect quad lipo

10. Reconnect quad lipo. You should hear the normal start up tone and beeps indicating number of cells
11. Check response of motor to throttle
12. Disconnect quad lipo
13. Unplug ESC number 1 from Rx ch 3

14. Plug ESC of motor number 2 into Rx ch 3
15. Repeat all steps from step 6 onwards.

Calibrate ESCs 3 & 4 the same way.
Best of luck!

so after calibrating individually again i have to connect to fc and then i have to calibrate all esc together right?
Logged
 

Read
« Reply #24 on: April 10, 2018, 04:48:59 PM »
K K Iyer
Global Moderator
Forum Hero
*****

Reputation Power: 61 
K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!K K Iyer is a rising star!
Offline Offline

City: Indore
State: Madhya Pradesh
RC Skills: Intermediate
Posts: 5165
Join Date: Jan, 2012



Don’t remember, but most probably will not be needed...
Logged
 

Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Up
Jump to:  

Related Topics
Subject Started by Replies Views Last post
how to tune vp20 oscillating perry pump on OS 90 fs surpass
Fuel and Engines
shadman_alam 1 5859 Last post July 04, 2012, 03:09:59 PM
by shadman_alam
need tune pipe for racing engine
Wanted
o.kashelkar 2 1622 Last post May 26, 2015, 07:55:51 PM
by o.kashelkar
Best PI settings for Reptile 500 quad kk2.1 sunny sky 2212 motors
Multirotors
rustydusty 1 4112 Last post August 14, 2015, 12:18:40 AM
by meet2ami
how to tune a multicopter for stable flight
Multirotors
raghil07 0 1185 Last post June 14, 2017, 11:41:06 AM
by raghil07
kk 2.1 flight settings
Beginners Zone
Raju93 9 2905 Last post February 06, 2022, 04:34:51 PM
by Raju93