Two planes and one pilot ?

[TheGrabist]

So the target plane transmit (over xbee ?) his GPS position to the autonomous plane for the camera tracking coordination ?

Thanks again, your patient answers are much appreciated :)

[chiloschista]

@TheGrabist Exactly :)

[TheGrabist]

Can you further detail about the camera mount and the UAV Board connections ?

Thanks !

[chiloschista]

@TheGrabist

The camera mount is a DIY pan / tilt turret with two servos, which are connected to the autopilot.

The autopilot controls the camera, pointing it at the target plane.

[TheGrabist]

@chiloschista Thank a lot of the info,

How do you set a target plane ?

Does it need to have some kind of a transmitter on the other side as reference ?

Thanks again for sharing :)

[chiloschista]

@TheGrabist The target plane has another autopilot on board. This device only send plane position, it is not connected to anything. The target plane is piloted manually, while the main plane flies autonomously (manual takeoff and landing).