In this video, I go over how to trigger a Canon s95 camera through an rc transmitter, without taping a servo on top to push the shutter button. Canon cameras use a firmware hack called CHDK that allows shutter control through the usb port. With a simple switch from Turnigy, we can trigger the camera from the transmitter.

Turnigy switch:…

I decided to run some older imagery I came across the other day through photoscan and came up with some pretty cool results. Above is the park behind 3d Robotics where I used to fly after work. Below is an aerial shot of the 3DR neighborhood.…

Introdution

Geo-tagged aerial pictures are very useful for mosaic mapping as well as the creation of accurate 3D models from a terrain.

Michael Oborne added a great tool for injecting GPS data on the EXIF tags by using APM's telemetry log from a flight.

This tutorial was…

Hi all,

just sharing the latest video of the Aeromapper UAV platform in action.

Feel free to comment and share. Your comments and questions are always very appreciated!

Pretty soon we expect to finsh integration and testing of the APM2.0 on the airplane and will do photomapping non stop both for testing and work. Will share results and…

Hi all,

We have been selling our AeroMapper UAV as a kit so far, and we are glad to announce our new Ready To Fly version is available now.  Basically this is our second option which includes installed servos, motor and ESC, batteries, RC transmitter, and even battery charger.

We have our first batch…

 Full article and video: http://www.perthnow.com.au/business/drone-creates-an-eye-in-the-sky/story-e6frg2ru-1226364594435…

It really takes very little to become hooked on all this UAV stuff... Of course the learning curve for a complete and utter noob such as myself has been immense, but the payoff has been equally so. Being able to send my stock 3DR soaring above a sun-baked vineyard and have it return with a treasure trove of images including one like this, make all the time, frustration and money completely worth it!

Thanks to all of the developers, testers and enthusiasts…

I'm experimenting with a downward-facing point and shoot camera for aerial photography & mapping.

I had a (very turbulent) flight with APM and called an early abort because of high wind. After looking at the footage, it seemed not bad, so I ran it through hypr3d:

http://www.hypr3d.com/models/4f5e4436219bac000100003f

Some awesome software they…

I have been working on a hexacopter for aerial videography and photography.   The hexacopter is equipped with a ArduPilot Mega with sonar, gps, magnetometer and a camera gimbal.  After hours of tuning, I got the Scout Hexa really dialed in.

I really happy with the stability of the Arducopter code.  Here is a video demonstrating some of the ArduPilot…

BACK IN THE RACE!  for those considering UAV airframes for their aerial photography and photomapping applications we now have available the AeroMapper UAV.  A high performance electric glider integrated with  a UAV Payload Bay Module that offers great room and protection…

GoPro launches HD Hero2 helmet cam, announces video streaming Wi-Fi pack for winter

Check out the full article over on…

http://arcticuavs.blogspot.com/ 

As a senior at my high school we are required to complete a senior project prior to graduation. The project can be anything from building park benches to making improvements to the school but it must benefit the community in some way. I have chosen to build a UAV to provide aerial photographs for agencies here in Fairbanks, AK like Fish and Game, city planning, and for public…

I…

New Years day 2010 from Gary Mortimer on…