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Laser Altimeter Review

Discussion in 'Electronics and Electrical' started by GPS, Sep 22, 2013.

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    Looks like the baro works just fine on it's own.
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    He mentions in the article that he will be replacing the ultrasonic sensor with the laser rangefinder, I presume he is keeping the barometric sensor, at least that's how I understood it.
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    I was Surprised to see how close a baro was to a laser.
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    Me too. I didn't think these barometric sensors were very accurate. I think the laser is more accurate for landing. I guess redundancy is good too.
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