Hi, i have a few thoughts about a project i have in mind.Here is my "plan"FeaturesMission Critical- IMU- Between 3-5km operational range (i think this is based on available electrical batteries power)- Automatic waypoint flight without RTB on signal loss- Ability to use FPV and AP (better on same signal-tx/rx)- On board video recording (with optional start recording switch based on trim or ground control)- Ground Camera control (pan, tilt, zoom)- OSD (within AP or with an external OSD device)- Put everything inside the plane, no external componentsOptional- Camera object tracking-stabilization aka Automatic camera control based maybe on a trigger action. e.g.: on reach waypoint activate camera, point and track a gps coordinate.- Semi-Automatic flight stabilization (rudder, yawn, pitch, thrust) for takeoff, land, navigation.- Circle navigation until trigger (like end of fuel or ground input)- On flight waypoint/flightplan change- Switch on/off AP during flight- Laser telemetry for distance to target on OSD (max range 300m or so)For that i choose the nitromodels predator. It's quite big but with plenty of space and the design is for a real drone.What kind of equipment do you suggest to me in order to achieve as many features as possible?Big questions are about autopilot and camera. Hope someone can help me.Best regards,J
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A lot of guys here use gear from dpcav.com or rangevideo.com
It's hard to put FPV gear "inside the plane." A pan/tilt gimble will protrude and so will the video transmitter and antenna.
The transmitters get quite hot and need to be air cooled. I have mine sunken into the fuselage so the vents are exposed.
That 3x digital zoom is pretty worthless. If you REALLY want zoom on FPV, you need two cameras with two different lenses and switch between the inputs. That is until true HD cameras and transmitters become available.
I also suggest stabilization during FPV, you will loose your signal and perhaps the plane if you don't. Ardupilot can offer this as well.
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It's hard to put FPV gear "inside the plane." A pan/tilt gimble will protrude and so will the video transmitter and antenna.
The transmitters get quite hot and need to be air cooled. I have mine sunken into the fuselage so the vents are exposed.
That 3x digital zoom is pretty worthless. If you REALLY want zoom on FPV, you need two cameras with two different lenses and switch between the inputs. That is until true HD cameras and transmitters become available.
I also suggest stabilization during FPV, you will loose your signal and perhaps the plane if you don't. Ardupilot can offer this as well.
http://rc-tech.ch/index.php/en/hobby-shop.html?page=shop.browse&... this is a good HD camera. good for on board recording and video quality but can't attach a pan & tilt servos
http://rc-tech.ch/index.php/en/hobby-shop.html?page=shop.product_de... this is a camera with 3x zoom where i can use pan & tilt servos but without on board recording. video quality isn't important. this project is for fun but i prefer to think to all variables rather than doing (and buying) all step by step (where possible)