"The digital downlink we are using could of course be used just for the digital video. Since it is WiFi based, a laptop can receive the signal. With directional antennas and/or higher power APs the distance is ok. Flying a laptop is not so convenient…"
"A digital FPV system can (when it is more developed) offer:
- HD resolutions
- Stereo imaging / Multi camera support
- Stitch surroundings into "viewing spere", which can then be viewed in e.g. Oculus Rift for super-immersive experiences
- Legal…"
"Interesting.
Have you tried PS3-cams? I think they're called eye-cam and are a pretty good bargain if your looking for computer vision on a budget. Since they are designed to catch the "color balls" they should be a good fit for what you're trying…"
"This is a US problem. Sweden, UK, Japan, Australia and Japan allows commercial UAS operation today.
- Just move overseas if you want to develop commercial applications ;)"
"Not world first.
There has been far more interesting developments performed in Sweden at Linköping University for some years in this area, see for example the research of David Lundström: http://www.iei.liu.se/flumes/david-lundstrom?l=en
- Not only…"
"Totally agree about ARM, it is really crazy that Arduino is still using an 8-bit uC. The real power of the Arduino is in its easy programming toolchain and that it's cheap to buy imho. Those two things would not change by jumping to a more powerful…"
"Brushless motors in models are sort of different from the stepper motors in electronics, aren't they? I mean, there is no precision needed for "us" and the weight/power tradeoff is different. I agree that the battery technology is a big step forward…"
"Hmm, how about that Jack Crossfire? His tri-copter configuration is interesting, as is his "visually stabilized videos from multiple still images"-thing. He is blogging here though so one can take part of that there maybe.
Just to give you an impression of how much I mean that, I created a login here just so I could post and say that. The DIY Drones podcast is a true highlight of my week. Hmm. I better stop writing this now or else go post on fmylife.com…"