Precision Camera / Antenna Tracker

[@JD_1]

Cool. I stopped using my antenna tracker cause i always fly beyond the Crossfire telemetry range. But this would be a good use for it. Thanks for sharing

[@benznote2342]

Thanks JD! yes please wait i'm still tunning the possibility to making more better, yeah i'm agree if this work perfectly as plan it will a game changing (f.e i don;t have to wearing hatcam anymore :lol

[@JD_1]

It's a great ideal. Can't wait to see you tune it up! 🙂

[@timtheplaneman]

So the Binary survived after its swim in the ocean? Good to see it flying again! This is fascinating!

[@benznote2342]

ah busted! actually i'm already making video repaired of this binary, but one side of me said "ah forget it no one will notice it anyway" so i skip that one, but i was wrong you remembered 😁 i just replace the esc because of corrotion, motor seem okay i make a bench test, but in this (maiden) i found motor lost some trust...hmmmm, maybe she mustrest for a moment can't afford to replace the motor 😓

[@timtheplaneman]

@@benznote2342 I miss mine, so great to see yours in the air! Great job!

[@birendrakumar-gl5gq]

Nice project, it would be nice if we could see your setup (electronics)and ardupilots antrenna tracker configuration, have you made any post somewhere? can you do a video on it?

[@benznote2342]

last video i'm already told to everyone please ask if interested but no one asking so i assume none of you want to know about it, but then you asking...GOOD! let see what i can do for you to explain on next episode

[@birendrakumar-gl5gq]

@@benznote2342 thanks, looking forward to your tutorial video

[@איתילביא-ר7ה]

Very cool, but too much delay for close distances, maybe use object tracker from camera

[@benznote2342]

Thanks! yes the motor are not using fast stepper not like high speed dome, but i can't complaint we get what we pay isn't it :), object? that method isn;t populair because not accurate and generate confusing to determine the target, i give up and must to honest that would be beyond for my small brain :D

[@AerialWaviator]

Is the Ardupilot tracker meant as an antenna tracker? I'm suspecting that when closer, the software is pausing (sleeping) after tracker barring and plane barring align. (ie: a long pause between plane position data when close, which assumes strong radio signal. Better tracking offered when further away, where signal assumed to be weak) I observed gaps up to 5 seconds when close (5-6 min. in video) vs. almost continuous tracking when far away (~9 min). If have the raw data, taking the differences (angle) in barring between camera tracker and plane then graphing vs. distance will provide a cone of tracking error angle vs. distance. Knowing the fastest can fly perpendicular to the tracker at a given distance would be useful. Could calculate/graph by using time between consecutive tracker baring angle. Or have a plane fly mission of arcs relative the home (tracker position) at a set of fixed distances away. Testing and solving at a fixed distance away is the simplest tracking problem, as angular speed should be nearly constant. Sorry, no ideas how to solve pauses when close. Camera tracking is kind of opposite to antenna tracking in want high accuracy when close, but don't care if larger error farther away. Ardupilot might have a parameter that allows adjusting the minimum tracking distance, or how long pauses occur when close?

[@benznote2342]

the red line is a navigation bearing which executed by external (esp32) not by ARDUPILOT ANTENNA TRACKER (AAT) so not an issue with the AAT because in this log the AAT already give the target position (YELLOW LINE) so the bootle neck are from between mavproxy and the ESP32 which have a job to moving the PTZ from camera, i'm still suspicious to the amlogic board which displayed 110% of mavproxy process which way extreamly high make the process hanging quite often, i'm still digging the information how to reduce the mavproxy to not too much use that high

[@AerialWaviator]

Awe, thank you. Good luck digging through the MAVLink data/processing details.

[@adbas6201]

Which version of ardutracker ?

[@benznote2342]

i use omnibus f405 v2 pro with latest version of AAP, but wait a sec's i use AAP only to get a bearing direction the rest i use arduino with my custom script to talk with the camera, i'm not even use the servo out from AAP, so better to wait until you know what method i was use in this project

[@flat-earther]

hi benznote, do you think taxation is theft?

[@benznote2342]

what tax related with this vids? 🙂

[@flat-earther]

@@benznote2342 I just randomly want to ask you if you think stealing something from someone without their consent is wrong?

[@benznote2342]

@@flat-earther absolutly wrong yes!