Skidsteering boat

[dkemxr (Dave)]

This is basic functionality for Rover/Boat. It’s configured the same way as a skid steer rover. There are several posters on here using it with either props or thrusters.

One recent thread here:

Differential Thrust Boat with ArduPilot

For a project we’re working on, we’ve constructed a test rig with two motors, to represent a catamaran we’ll build later. We have a Taranis QX7 connected to the X8R, as well as a telemetry system to connect the Pixhawk to Mission Planner. In trying to set the paramaters we’ve realised that we need to come up with a frame type for our boat. I’ve watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVOU1fkrbeA Does anyone have any advice for doing a skid steer? Eventually we would like to load w…