[Lab] aerial photography

[Darcy Whyte]

I'll have a look at that, thanks...



On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Paul & Andrea Mumby <themumbys at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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