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Permalink Reply by Alexander B. Levin on August 29, 2011 at 3:18pm

Just to add some additional information....

 

The recon missions will be conducted woodland and urban missions. The only realistic time we will see the UAV is during takeoff and landing, however, I believe we could have it programmed to do so with ArduPilot.

 

I was looking into using the Aerial Video System 2.4GHz 1000mW which can be found here: http://www.rangevideo.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPat.... If there is a better camera system by all mean please let me know.

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Permalink Reply by Allen Babb on August 31, 2011 at 6:45pm

This might give you an idea how its done:

Adding a Tilt/Roll Camera (to the ArduCopter) 



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AdminPermalink Reply by John C. on August 31, 2011 at 7:14pm

I'll be totally honest with you.  

 

Everything you want to do is possible, except for the 30 minute duration, and keeping it under a grand.

 

With the basic Arducopter kit, and all the crap you need for a camera/FPV, and a 3S 2650mah battery, you're looking at probably 6-8 minutes.

 

Keep reading, get the basic equipment, and start experimenting.

 

JC

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Permalink Reply by Alexander B. Levin on September 1, 2011 at 8:42am

After searching some more, get the impression that 15 minute is probably tops for the flight time. I guess that is what I will have to work with.

 

Going back to the Arducopter kit, what upgrades do I need to make it possible for the quad to communicate with a laptop. Is that where the Telemetry comes into play. If so then I need the Full Two way Telemetry correct?

 

And one more last question. Is it possible (keeping in mind the payload) to add an additional battery that will power the camera instead of using the quat bat. to help prolong flight time?

 

 

Thanks for everyone's help and the tilt/camera option looks amazing and hopefully we can somehow add that to the quad.

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