[Lab] aerial photography

[Paul & Andrea Mumby]

I just finished designing (and printing) an open source quad copter
airframe. You can check out some pics of it on my site at
www.makerengineering.com But I have yet to add the electronics for it.

Look at Ardupilot for an automated control system.

You can also get quadcopter frames from HobbyKing for a decent price. (still
needs electronics and such).

- Paul

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:

>
> you mean get some people to hold up the ladder and run while we get
> a dolly shot from above the plane? :) Would it work for this flight?
> http://youtu.be/6TpntNMAmdw
>
> Surely there must be a tricopter or quadracapter platform that's
> affordable. Or some open source one or something out there that's
> affordable. In the worst case scenario, we could use remote control but that
> might be a little tricky unless you have a pilot and then another operator
> to swivel the camera around by remote control.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Jason Cobill <jason.cobill at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>    Get yourself up onto a balcony, rooftop, tree, ladder, etc and shoot
>> downwards while someone flies the squirrel along beneath you.
>>    Sadly, no robots involved in this technique, but you can do it -right
>> now- at 0 cost.
>>
>>    -Jason Cobill
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Tom Burns <tom.i.burns at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I believe there is a cheap project for sale on the make store for an
>>> autonomous blimp including camera.  You'd have to google to find the name.
>>>  Not as versatile as a helicopter but way simpler.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I want to take pictures of Squirrel model airplanes while they are
>>>> flying but from above. Also some dolly shots from behind the plane while
>>>> it's flying.
>>>>
>>>> Anybody have a helicopter that can carry a camera? If not, I'm game to
>>>> make a helicopter. If I do this, I'd like to make it autonomous. Perhaps to
>>>> follow a beacon mounted on the plane. I guess, I'd need to be able to tell
>>>> the copter to return if it follows the Squirrel into trouble. I suppose a
>>>> second beacon could be used (or the machine could remember it's starting
>>>> point).
>>>>
>>>> I think this would be a good project to get into this sort of robotics.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas where to start?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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