Figure 12-2. The Mobius action sports camera—a great option
for an aircraft the size of the Little Dipper—is very popular due to
its light weight and high performance.
Collect More Data with Other
Sensors
APM is able to incorporate a number of additional sensors.
Because this is an open source platform, you can even alter the
firmware to react to certain sensor input any way you like. Per-
haps you would like to use a wind speed sensor to slow down
forward flight once a certain speed has been reached, or per-
haps a proximity sensor to detect when you are a certain dis-
tance from the ground. This is all possible with a little research
and some clever code. The fantastic DIY drone community that
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