UAV autopilot for aerial photography, using IMU

AerialRobotics EasyUAV Scenario 4 aerial photography and mission simulator.

The video shows benefits of mission planning using mission simulator on the PC connected directly to the autopilot built in the RC plane. You are sure what photos will be triggered and in what order the waypoints will be visited.

Using moderate flight altitude of 200m (always obey the local air trafic rules!) you can obtain the list of GPS coordinates from flight logs stored in the autopilot, using dedicated software. Matching the photos with GPS positions using free software gives accurately positioned images.
The photos are made in tight airspace, unachievable with other means except full scale helicopters, baloons and cranes... Path following precision, in particular, is limited to GPS accuracy. Unimaginable to fly such patterns with sensitive RC plane or full scale aviation.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• aerial
• photography
• altitude
• autopilot
• EasyStar
• UAV
• drone
• IMU
• EasyUAV
• AerialRobotics

[krbosak]

@kyCap222 That's good, but you are using a different autopilot, open source.

[kyCap222]

i whant to make a hold mode that i can turn on with my TX that flys the plane in a holding pattern when on

[krbosak]

@catfcatf gpicsync

[catfcatf]

how do you made for sincronice the camera whit the gps, for obtein the position of the photograrhy

[krbosak]

rcgroups FLEXIPILOT 6DOF IMU autopilot and EasyUAV ...

[SvenOkonomi]

ok, im ballparking it 800~1000usd atleast then.

[krbosak]

Not more than large RC electric helicopter.

[SvenOkonomi]

A system like this is probably quite pricy.

[krbosak]

Thank you. There are also a few movies on vimeo, that didn't fit here.

[chiloschista]

Awesome Chris!