We got some new GoPro Hero 4 cameras for the project, and as usual, the cameras don’t include a lens cap. Downloaded one from Thingiverse and printed out a few. Still working out some printing issues, but they printed well … Continue reading
We’ve had some success using the iPhone for aerial imaging from kites, balloons, and quads, so I’ve been looking for a way to mount one to our new Phantom’s GoPro mounting base plate. A quick search of http://thingiverse.com returned this … Continue reading
Nice breeze this afternoon, so I gathered the kite and KAP rig, found a colleague – Kevin Pipkin (Professor, Mathematics and all-around good guy) – and headed down to the wetlands to fly, this time with the GoPro, set to … Continue reading
Having captured a few good aerial images, I turned them over to Jason Pittman, Professor of Geosciences and project co-conspirator. He georeferenced one of those images using ESRI ArcMap 10.1 – screen grab and details below. Here is a photo (captured … Continue reading
After some initial quadcopter sketchiness – mainly a yaw problem that I think was the result of a loose rotor – and a couple of crashes, I completed two successful flights this afternoon down in the wetlands, after which college … Continue reading
This is an image from Google Earth: This is an image from more or less the same location taken this afternoon:Zoomed in – note the game trails:Since the start of this project I’ve wanted to see these images side-by-side. The … Continue reading
Jason Pittman (Geosciences Professor and co-conspirator) and I had the chance to fly the quad over the wetlands today, and had a couple of really good flights. The image above is one of the better ones – note the game … Continue reading
Minor crash yesterday into the wetlands. Only broke one landing gear, so a quick fix and back into the air. Set the GoPro on the one-photo-every-two-seconds mode – this is maybe the best of the bunch: A little windy today, … Continue reading
When the GoPro Hero 2 cameras arrived, this little plastic mounting plate was glued to the top of the each box, presumably for display purposes? In any case, the plate makes a really solid camera mount, albeit a shaky one. … Continue reading
After the bad crash – the bitter outcome of this otherwise successful flight – I rebuilt the ELEV-8, and finally had the chance to fly it this afternoon. One of the props is acting a little janky, so I need … Continue reading