Alex Mos brushless gimbal controller
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Tomstoy2
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Rotorjocky, I admire your wish to monitor poachers with a multi. My concern would be with your safety!
These things are not exactly silent. To be close enough to do so would put you in risk of being shot. Bullets fly with a hell of a lot more accuracy than multi's do.
To attempt to do what you propose would require a hell of a camera to get a definitive ID of the poacher without him hearing it and an even hell of a lot bigger multi to carry it.
Unless you guys got some very deep pockets or a government grant, to do so would really put you at risk!
These things are not exactly silent. To be close enough to do so would put you in risk of being shot. Bullets fly with a hell of a lot more accuracy than multi's do.
To attempt to do what you propose would require a hell of a camera to get a definitive ID of the poacher without him hearing it and an even hell of a lot bigger multi to carry it.
Unless you guys got some very deep pockets or a government grant, to do so would really put you at risk!
RotorJockey
Member
Too true! The Rangers get into fire-fights about once a month in one particular (enourmous) park. That is their lot. But the incidence needs to be increased as they've lost more than a hundred rhinos this year.
The use of MRs is hoped to achieve this; and to follow-up once the poachers gap it.
Flying time is onother big issue. MR teams will have to have a few machines for 'relief' purposes.
Definitive ID is not required, just need to find them using a few tricks, and then follow them. Early days yet!
I don't want to hog this thread on this subject, but thanks for all the input.
The use of MRs is hoped to achieve this; and to follow-up once the poachers gap it.
Flying time is onother big issue. MR teams will have to have a few machines for 'relief' purposes.
Definitive ID is not required, just need to find them using a few tricks, and then follow them. Early days yet!
I don't want to hog this thread on this subject, but thanks for all the input.
Kilby
Active Member
Rotor Jockey, I think you might be better served with a long range fixed wing FPV set up. Team Black Sheep make some fantastic "rite wings" that would do a good job. Have you heard about the work Google is doing with fixed wing drones in Africa? They are very simular from what I hear.
Good luck!
Good luck!
mbsteed
aerial video centric
Will brushless motors get rid of the jittery movement that some servos exhibit? I am watching this development with interest because overall my experience with using servos to control the camera gimbal has not been a positive one. One of the videos with the brushless motors looked a bit jerky to me but I know it is still early on to expect perfect results.