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Uploaded by on Dec 30, 2007

Flying a quadrocopter via video downlink.

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  • My wet dream currently is to build a quadcopter that would follow me (using some kind of a radio signal) plus avoiding obstacles (using a sonar).

    :(

  • @alexgrinkov The MikroKopter platform already supports tracking and following, it has already been able to do that for about 2 years. The target is a little GPS beacon with radio modem. No obstacle avoidance though, that's rather hard to do, sonar is unreliable outdoors.

  • @kilrahvp

    I'm rather interested in expermenting with autonomous flight than just flying it manually like a toy. Obstacle avoidance is crucuial for that. Why is it supposed to be unreliable outdoors?

  • @alexgrinkov Range on common units is short, measurement differs when passing different materials, for example grassy ground absorbs sound a lot more than concrete and thus gives different readings or range reduction.

  • Very cool! How did you overlay the flight data ontop of the downlink video? The current supplied from the batteries is just amazing.

  • @themainproblem Hi, On this video I was using a DragonOSD module.

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  • Impressive! I enjoyed watching your flight. What do you think is the cheapest way to get a complete unit (quadcopter, transceiver, batteries + charging device), what price?

  • @captainendoe24 You can, It'll just be very expensive, will also fly about 10min max on a battery charge, and as there's no redundancy or failsafe whatsoever you'll fall like a rock to the ground in case of any kind of problem ;)

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  • Damned impressive for first FPV! I am all setup for FPV on my Hexa, but don't have the confidence yet. You were cool as cucumber doing those landings right next to yourself!

  • why cant i build this 100 times bigger put a seat on it and take it to work?

  • @canonphoto

    The possibilities for applications of quadcopters is huge and flight times will get better as technology evolves. Innovators drive society and technology forward.

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