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26.12.2010The first developers show up at 27c3, the 27th Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin
14.11.2010Timo's Talk Quadrocopter für Anfänger - How to make them fly an der Open Rein Ruhr (DE)
10.11.2010Maidenflight of Timo's KleinVieh the first airborne FlaNG frame, using SW-0.61, HW-0.22
05.11.2010The Next Generation Multicopter at the HashDays Security & Risk Conference in Luzern (CH)
15.10.2010The Next Generation Multicopter in the press: Open Source 03/2010
15.10.2010The 4. Next Generation Multicopter and Developer Meeting in Zürich (CH)
24.09.2010Release of NGOS-0.60 containing the new DCM based controller, GPS navigation and a lot of bugfixes
12.09.2010Ygramul's FPV impressions using HW-0.21, SW-0.60
12.09.2010A nice documentation about the CCC: Die Akte CCC (german) - including Ralf's NG flight at 26C3
22.08.2010Ygramul's dynamic FPV flight with HW-0.21, SW-0.59
22.08.2010Timo's Talk at FrOSCon - "Quadrocopter für Anfänger - How to make them fly"
03.08.2010Amir wrote a blog article on the latest developments: DCM and GPS
31.07.2010Maidenflight of Stefan's NG-Two using HW-0.22, SW-0.60
10.07.2010The 3. UAVP-NG Multikopter & Developer Meeting in Zuerich, Switzerland (footage from Rob and Ygramul)
24.06.2010The first NG GPS Position Hold flight was successful! We did it using HW-0.22, SW-0.60
16.06.2010A first outdoor flight of the new DCM based amir-ng controller with Kalman drift compensation
12.06.2010Release of NGOS-0.59 with a lot of bug fixes and feature improvements
10.06.2010Maidenflight of the new amir-ng controller based on DCM with Kalman drift compensation
05.06.2010Maidenflight of Rabbit's new NG using SW-0.58, HW-0.22
01.06.2010The UAVP-NG Shop offers the new 2.4GHz Diversity NG Video TX/RX PCB!
28.05.2010Rob's after-work flight with HW-0.21, SW-0.58
27.05.2010Taarek's third FPV flight with defty crash at the end when a 12" prop broke
29.04.2010Taarek's second FPV flight on the next day
29.04.2010Ralf did a first flight using the new native digital S3D DSL 2.4GHz support
28.04.2010Taarek's first FPV flight on a nice sunny day
20.04.2010Release of NGOS-0.58 with yaw stability improvements, yaw filter and better rc mode support
05.04.2010Release of NGOS-0.57 with rc-mode support, actor limiting and several bug fixes
24.03.2010Amir's first sunny flight this year using HW-0.21, SW-0.57b
23.03.2010Maidenflight of Falstaff's NG using HW-0.22, SW-0.56
07.03.2010Release of NGOS-0.56 with support for the blc HAL and several bug fixes
05.03.2010The UAVP-NG Shop offers assembled and tested LIS3LV02DQ breakout boards!
20.02.2010Maidenflight of Spida's NG with Turnigy 28-30C motors using SW-0.55, HW-0.21
04.02.2010The UAVP-NG Shop is fully restocked! New NGcon, NGusb & ADXR610 PCBs are available!
30.01.2010Ralf is flying his NG at the Indoor Gaudi 2010 in Munich
31.01.2010Release of NGOS-0.55 with support for the VDRIVE2, the X8X coax x-mode HAL and the ng-tools source
13.01.2010The UAVP-NG Shop is sold out! We expect new FCs within the next two weeks.
12.01.2010Important informations concerning pilot public insurance in Switzerland and Germany (in german)
09.01.2010Release of NGOS-0.54 containing support for HW-0.21 and HW-0.22, NGPP and the new RC- and SB-controller
07.01.2010New! HW-0.22 Mounting Order List - How to mount FC und SB systematically using the HW-0.22 PCB
04.01.2010Flying in Winter - Ralf's Winter Moves using SW-0.54, HW-0.22
26.12.2009The new UAVP-NG Shop opens its doors and offers HW-0.22 PCBs to the broad public!
19.12.2009Ralf's new NG based on HW-0.22 is airborne!
26.11.2009The final HW-0.22 boards have arrived!
21.11.2009Ygramul's FPV test flight of the Bearing-Hold controller using SW-0.54, HW-0.21
16.11.2009Rob's test flight with new parameters using SW-0.54, HW-0.21
11.11.2009The first batch HW-0.22 boards has been ordered
05.11.2009Rob maidened NG#2 without problems using SW-0.54, HW-0.21
24.10.2009Ygramul's first FPV flight with his unproven new NG using SW-0.54, HW-0.21
24.10.2009Another maidenflight, this time of StromFlieger's NG using SW-0.54, HW-0.21
24.10.2009The maidenflight of Ygramul's new NG using SW-0.54, HW-0.21
20.10.2009Taarek's maidenflight of his new 12" NG with TR35-30C motors using SW-0.54, HW-0.21
26.09.2009Ralf did another Video of his MiniNG using SW-0.54, HW-0.21
15.09.2009Ralf's newest video of his MiniNG using SW-0.54, HW-0.21
14.09.2009Ralf's Video about 2. NG Developer Meeting - Review
09.09.2009Nabil's unproblematic maidenflight of his new NG using SW-0.54, HW-0.21
25.08.2009First HW 0.21 is flying, Ralf's MiniNG using SW-0.54, HW-0.21
22.08.20092. NG Developer Meeting in lovely Zürich, Switzerland
06.07.2009Rob's Video about the NG-Developer meeting in sunny Zurich
05.07.2009Olaf's Video about the 1. NG Developer Meeting in Zürich
04.07.2009Amir's Video about the 1. NG Developer Meeting in Zürich
04.07.20091. NG Developer Meeting in lovely Zürich, Switzerland
30.06.2009Release of NGOS-0.53 containing the new PT1 compensation, new HALs and HAL parameters
25.06.2009The final HW-0.21 prototype boards have arrived!
24.06.2009Amir blogged about the Hardware Abstraction Layer and it's applications
11.06.2009The HW-0.21 prototype boards have been ordered
05.06.2009Olaf tests the PT1 compensation using quad HAL, SW-0.53, HW-0.20
31.05.2009Ralf uses his NG as HD cam carrier with quadX HAL, Panasonic FZ-28 using SW-0.53, HW-0.20
26.05.2009Maidenflight of Markus's Y6 NG using the new Y6 HAL and SW-0.53, HW-0.20
22.05.2009Ralf races at the Speeding in Rosenheim with quad and quadX HAL, SW-0.53, HW-0.20
21.05.2009Added a new section called Download containing links to the released firmware and tools
20.05.2009Amir's maidenflight of his new 12" NG using SW-0.53, HW-0.20
18.05.2009Rob is flying Highspeed with the quadX-HAL using SW-0.53, HW-0.20
17.05.2009The new NG documentation was published and is now available to everyone
15.05.2009Amir demonstrates the new QNgctrl base station application for the NG
11.05.2009Olaf tests FPV on the NG using SW-0.53, HW-0.20
04.05.2009Rob pushes the throttle with the quadX-HAL using SW-0.53, HW-0.20
02.05.2009Amir's on-board video created with a Pentax A40 using SW-0.53, HW-0.20
01.05.2009A sunny day in the park testing the quadX-HAL using SW-0.53, HW-0.20
13.04.2009One of Robert's first testflights using SW-0.52, HW-0.20
11.04.2009Olaf's short testflight in his garden using SW-0.52, HW-0.20
11.04.2009Maidenflight of Robert's first NG directly with 12" props using SW-0.52, HW-0.20
09.04.2009Here Amir switches in-flight between +-Mode and Reverse-Mode by switching the HAL using SW-0.52, HW-0.20
06.04.2009Amir switches in-flight between +-Mode and x-Mode by switching the HAL using SW-0.52, HW-0.20
04.04.2009Ralf's movie of the maiden flight of his first NG using SW-0.52, HW-0.20
02.04.2009First tests of the Kalman-Bucy filter for height control using SW-0.52, HW-0.20
22.03.2009Taarek's testflight with new Kalman parameters using SW-0.52, HW-0.20
21.03.2009QC Developer Meeting in Regenstauf near Regensburg
17.03.2009First flight in X-mode using the new Hardware Abstraction Layer
23.02.2009Olaf's first movie about the maidenflight of his new NG with SW-0.52, HW-0.20
31.01.2009Markus shows off with an acrobatic flight of his new NG with SW-0.51, HW-0.20
30.12.2008Amir's NG flight at the 25. Chaos Computer Club Congress in Berlin with SW-0.51, HW-0.20
27.12.2008NG show at the 25. Chaos Computer Club Congress (25c3) in Berlin
23.12.2008Taarek and Amir explain and demonstrate the newly implemented axis de-coupling in SW-0.51
20.12.2008Amir shows the new Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) which allows to build NGs with up to 16 motors in arbitrary configuration
09.12.2008Amir blogged about the first new NG-0.20 ready for take-off and it's maidenflight
19.11.2008Opening of the new NG Developer-, User- and Support-Board
14.11.2008Release of Ingo's final movie of the 7. International Quadcopter Convention in Rheinbach
03.11.2008Amir wrote a small blog article about the new NG hardware 0.20 prototype boards which just arrived
25.10.2008Amir blogged about the first alpha boards of the NG hardware 0.20
20.09.20087. International Quadcopter Convention in Rheinbach
26.08.2008Patrick shows a first preview of the new NG hardware 0.20
24.08.2008QC Meeting in Zuerich Höngg on the Hönggerberg
21.08.2008New DSL Support implemented, arbitrary DSL receivers (PPM/PCM/2.4) are supported now!
03.08.2008Amir's first on-board video recorded using a Pentax A40 with SW-0.40, HW-0.10
02.08.2008Maiden flight of Jonas's NG recorded on-board by OSD with SW-0.40, HW-0.10
27.07.2008Maiden flight of Axel's NG using YGE30i controllers with SW-0.40, HW-0.10
25.07.2008Amir flying more circles outdoors with his 38cm NG with SW-0.40, HW-0.10
23.07.2008Amir flying circles outdoors with his 38cm NG with SW-0.40, HW-0.10
17.07.2008Amir blogged about a new NG feature called GPS Tracking
15.07.2008Amir's new outdoor flight with his 38cm NG with SW-0.40, HW-0.10
11.07.2008First behavior triggered GPS Track automatically recorded by an NG with SW-0.40, HW-0.10
30.06.2008Added the PlanetNG page which aggregates all NG Developer Blogs
18.06.2008Amir blogged about a new NG feature called Behaviors
14.06.2008Taarek's outdoor flight with Amir's new NG in a 38cm frame with SW-0.39, HW-0.10
11.06.2008Added a UserCopters page describing already built NGs
10.06.2008Maiden flight of Amir's 38cm NG with SW-0.39, HW-0.10
05.06.2008Taarek's maiden flight using YGE30i controllers with SW-0.39, HW-0.10
04.06.2008Updated the Features list to current software version 0.38
22.05.2008Completion of Amir's third FC
18.05.2008First pictures of the new XBEE UAVP<->PC communication boards
12.05.2008Taarek's outdoor flight with Amir's NG in a FC400 frame with SW-0.37, HW-0.10
27.04.2008Bernd's outdoor flight in Leipzig with SW-0.36, HW-0.10
27.04.2008Dual flight of Amir and Taarek's NGs in a FC400 and FC600 frame with SW-0.36, HW-0.10
17.04.2008Maiden flight of Amir's second Wolferl-NG in a FC400 frame with SW-0.36, HW-0.10
16.04.2008Added a Related page containing links to related projects
13.04.2008Completion of Axel's FC
11.04.2008Completion of Amir's second FC
08.04.2008Amir's and Taarek's indoor flight at the QC meeting in Pratteln with SW-0.35, HW-0.10
07.04.2008Real maiden flight of Taarek's Wolferl-NG in an FC600 with SW-0.35, HW-0.10
06.04.2008Maiden flight of Bernd's Wolferl-NG with SW-0.35, HW-0.10
04.04.2008Bearing-Hold controller tests with SW-0.35, HW-0.10
30.03.2008Completion of Bernd's FC
29.03.2008UAVP Developer conference in Regenstauf
20.03.2008First pictures of the new 24bit baro breakout board for the new HW-0.20
16.03.2008Maiden flight of Taarek's Wolferl-NG with SW-0.35, HW-0.10
09.03.2008Amir's outdoor flight using Kalman on 3 axes with SW-0.33, HW-0.10
29.02.2008Indoor flight of MK and NG with SW-0.33, HW-0.10
25.02.2008Implemented the Map. It shows the location of airborne UAVs
24.02.2008Another of Amir's outdoor flights using Kalman on 3 axes with SW-0.33, HW-0.10
23.02.2008Amir's outdoor flight using Kalman on 3 axes with SW-0.33, HW-0.10
13.02.2008Amir's first outdoor flight using Kalman filters with SW-0.30, HW-0.10
11.02.2008First test flights using Kalman filters with SW-0.30, HW-0.10
09.02.2008Flight of Michael's Wolferl-NG with SW-0.29, HW-0.10
27.01.2008Completion of Taarek's FC
26.01.2008Maiden flight of Michael's Wolferl-NG with SW-0.29, HW-0.10
24.01.2008Maiden flight of Amir's Wolferl-NG with SW-0.25, HW-0.10
04.01.2008Completion of Amir's FC
26.12.2007Developer Meeting at the CCC Kongress 24C3 in Berlin
25.12.2007Completion of Michael's FC
01.08.2007Start of development

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