"Andreas, we are not using the dronecell. In my opinion it is not capable of transmitting video of good resolution. We are using an onboard computer running Ubuntu. I understand that bandwidth is not an issue, because the size of the telemetry data…"
"The only real benefit of running data through a server is that the GCS could also be connected to the Internet via 3G. That solution would double the latency though.
@ContraSpec: It would work, but the latency would be much higher than a more…"
"Ellis Akins and I are developing our own solution to telemetry and direct control over IP. We have successfully flown a quadrotor with a 3G TCP connection using a tethered Droid (for testing purposes...we will soon switch to 4G modem). Latency times…"
I plan to (eventually) build my own GCS. So far, I've created a simple COM port rerouter (for sharing a COM port across a network) for my GCS. I will have the APM on the drone (drone is connected to PC by local wifi network) and I will have my GCS…