Hello,
We are using a pixracer on a 290 hexacopter, mostly running in offboard mode.
Our drones keep drifting position and losing altitude, so we noticed that the Accelerometer in the IMU has a large amount of bias. So, we recalibrate and note that the z-accelerometer is properly at -9.82 m/s/s.
However, the bias has been changing from the accelerometer, and we are unable to compensate for it. Sometimes the z-accelerometer will be -9.0, and other times -11.0. After recalibrating, we notice the same thing again.
Currently, the readings for each axis are: z is -10.6, y is 0.11, x is 0.06.
Z should clearly be 9.81, and both x and y should be 0.
The bias changes ever time we calibrate, and even during flight.
We’ve tried the thermal calibration, which had a minimal effect. We also tried writing our own z-controller, but since the bias constantly changes, it didn’t help. Lastly, this has happened on two drones so far, so we’re fairly sure that this isn’t a hardware issue.
Has anyone seen this before? Any ideas would be appreciated
Thanks in advance!