Flight characteristic fidelity in Mission Planner SITL

ArduCopter Copter 4.5
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We’re looking at using SITL to evaluate performance of a copter we’ve built - flying in an indoor setting.

Parameters such pilot_xxx_xxx, loit_xxx and other parameters provide a good way to limit a copter’s response to control inputs.

If it’s possible, we’d like to have good fidelity in SITL of copter performance for control inputs that do not reach these limits.

For example, identical copters except for their weights will climb differently.

Is there a way to have SITL mirror specific performance characteristics?

Thanks!

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Yes, that is possible. Take a look at Customizing SITL Multicopter Simulations: Tailoring Realism to Your Drone