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#359276 - 31/07/2013 11:04 Re: Multi-rotor Craft - Anyone have experience ??? [Re: tfabris]
Tim
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Registered: 25/04/2000
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You could use three laser ring gyros and do away with the cameras. You can get them fairly small (less than 2" diameter), but I would be scared to think of the price.

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#359277 - 31/07/2013 13:57 Re: Multi-rotor Craft - Anyone have experience ??? [Re: Tim]
tfabris
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Hey, I'm back! Just climbed out of that Wikipedia hole I fell down. smile
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#359278 - 31/07/2013 16:37 Re: Multi-rotor Craft - Anyone have experience ??? [Re: andy]
Dignan
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Originally Posted By: andy

I just have one critique of this guy's presentation.

When you're talking about aerial vehicles working together towards common goals and how we're developing more "athletic" robots to do these sort of things, I think it's unwise - at any point in your talk - to include the words "sky net" smile

There's a lot of connotation there...
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#359279 - 31/07/2013 16:48 Re: Multi-rotor Craft - Anyone have experience ??? [Re: Dignan]
tfabris
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I thought the same thing when he said it. :-)

Seems like a lot of people are missing the connotations that come with that name:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skynet
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#359280 - 31/07/2013 17:37 Re: Multi-rotor Craft - Anyone have experience ??? [Re: tfabris]
Cris
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Loc: Leeds, UK
There is some footage I shot from the copter at the start of this video...

https://vimeo.com/71447303

I wasn't doing this professionally, so I was ok to fly the copter over the crowd, as long as it was less than 1,000 in size.

Cheers

Cris

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#359281 - 31/07/2013 18:57 Re: Multi-rotor Craft - Anyone have experience ??? [Re: tfabris]
Tim
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Laser gyros (ring or fiber) are fun things to dork with. I am kind of surprised that somebody would go through the trouble with all those cameras and limit themselves to being in a special room rather than using them.

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#359493 - 26/08/2013 09:59 Re: Multi-rotor Craft - Anyone have experience ??? [Re: Tim]
Cris
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Here is my a preview of what I got upto last night...

https://vimeo.com/73103877

A bit wobbly, but it's hard to see in the dark !!!

Skilfully assisted by our very own AndyM too smile

Cheers

Cris

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#359494 - 26/08/2013 18:06 Re: Multi-rotor Craft - Anyone have experience ??? [Re: Cris]
tfabris
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Spectacular.

Of course, it makes me wonder just how close you could get the drone to the fireworks display itself... smile
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#359495 - 26/08/2013 18:24 Re: Multi-rotor Craft - Anyone have experience ??? [Re: tfabris]
mtempsch
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Originally Posted By: tfabris
Spectacular.

Of course, it makes me wonder just how close you could get the drone to the fireworks display itself... smile


I'm sure he could get down to negative distances, but then the fireworks morph into AAA... grin
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#359496 - 26/08/2013 19:53 Re: Multi-rotor Craft - Anyone have experience ??? [Re: tfabris]
Cris
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Originally Posted By: tfabris
Of course, it makes me wonder just how close you could get the drone to the fireworks display itself... smile


I was close enough for the first t flying in the dark smile

I guess that was around 350-400ft and maybe 600ft out from the main firing site.

Cheers

Cris

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#359503 - 27/08/2013 06:52 Re: Multi-rotor Craft - Anyone have experience ??? [Re: Cris]
andy
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#359505 - 27/08/2013 13:16 Re: Multi-rotor Craft - Anyone have experience ??? [Re: andy]
Cris
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Loc: Leeds, UK
Yea I saw this.

Looks like a much bigger craft that what I am using.

Cheers

Cris

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#359512 - 27/08/2013 15:53 Re: Multi-rotor Craft - Anyone have experience ??? [Re: Cris]
Taym
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Wow! Both videos are incredibly steady. Meaning: *I* did not think that possible, actually.
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