[Lab] aerial photography

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How much weight can a Squirrel carry?  I've got some very small portable
video cameras that may do the trick, and may be able to give you a Squirrels
eye view.



On 2 June 2011 11:19, 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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