The PICOPILOT-NAT consists of three circuit boards, wire harness and a GPS receiver. The -NAT performs GPS navigation, roll control (wing leveling), altitude and airspeed hold. PICOPILOT was designed for rudder-only, electric motor-gliders (without ailerons ) but it can be adapted to control slow, stable planes (with ailerons). The control system is designed to interface directly to a common RC receiver which provides ENABLE and MANUAL RC commands.
Specifications
PCB Size: 2.0"L x 1.0"W x 1.3"H
PCB Weight: 1.7oz ( 2.8oz with PICO-GPS )
Max. Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL
Altitude Hold: +/- 20 ft ( level flight )
Max Airspeed: 50 mph (depends on airframe stability )
Min. Airspeed: 5 mph
Turn radius: ~100ft @ 25mph
Attitude control loop: 3 Hz ( NAV, ALT & THR controller )
Power: 5.0v - 7.0v @ 75ma
Note: requires installation of a pitot tube (airspeed probe)
