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Building multicopter video drones : build and fly multicopter drones to gather breathtaking video footage / Ty Audronis ; cover image by Aashish Variava.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Audronis, Ty, author.
- Series:
- Community experience distilled.
- Community Experience Distilled
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Airplanes--Automatic control.
- Airplanes.
- Airplanes--Control systems.
- Airplanes--Models--Radio control.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (128 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing Ltd, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Biography/History:
- Audronis Ty: Ty Audronis has been called a "technology-age renaissance man. " Hes a professional drone pilot, post-production specialist in the entertainment and media industries, a highly experienced interactive game developer, and an accomplished digital artist. Hes worked for companies ranging from frog Design to California Academy of Sciences in roles where hes worn many hats. Tys been programming software and games since 1981 (when he was 8 years old) professionally. He majored in Computer Generated Animation and Visual Effects in college (where he won Best Animation for the entire CSU system a Rosebud Award). His music and sound design have been the soundtrack on several major productions; he has also served as a visual effects supervisor on feature films and was the supervising editor and animator for award-winning science visualizations. He has been building drones since the days when sensors and components had to be torn out of cell phones and game controllers. Ty is also a mentor, having taught many interns his skills, and speaks regularly at venues including Interdrone. He also serves on the advisory board for the Society of Aerial Cinematographers and for Genarts (now Boris) Sapphire.
- Summary:
- This book is for a wide range of individuals who are looking to shoot aerial footage with a multicopter. No previous flying experience is assumed, but even the most expert flyers will find unexpected and interesting information.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Building Multicopter Video Drones
- Table of Contents
- Credits
- About the Author
- About the Reviewers
- www.PacktPub.com
- Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more
- Why subscribe?
- Free access for Packt account holders
- Preface
- What this book covers
- What you need for this book
- Who this book is for
- Conventions
- Reader feedback
- Customer support
- Downloading the color images
- Errata
- Piracy
- Questions
- 1. What is a Multicopter?
- How do multicopters fly?
- A multicopter's yaw control
- The principles of multicopter lift
- How a multicopter moves
- What's in a multicopter?
- The airframe
- Motors and propellers
- The electronic speed control
- The guidance system (the brain)
- Camera gimbals and transmitters
- Radio systems
- Summary
- 2. Buying a Turnkey System
- Why choose a turnkey system?
- If someone is selling it, it probably works … right?
- Where to look for reviews and advice you can trust
- Online communities - the new consumer reports
- RCgroups.com - the largest of the communities
- YouTube.com - your source for user reviews, warnings, and tests
- Other sites that can be used
- What to expect for your budget…
- Setting realistic expectations
- Brands you can trust
- For GoPro shooting
- Bigger cameras
- 3. Choosing Your Components
- What kind of drone should I build?
- How many rotors should it have?
- Redundancy versus stability
- The calculations you'll need
- Choosing your airframe
- Carbon fiber versus aluminum
- Choosing your propellers
- Selecting your motor
- Selecting the ESCs
- Powering your multicopter - the battery
- Tweaking your specifications for better results
- Delving into camera gimbals
- The multicopter brain - the guidance system
- Multicopter guidance system sensor types.
- Global Positioning System
- The compass
- Measuring your altitude
- Keep your attitude in check
- The CPU of your brain
- The final choice for guidance
- X-Aircraft
- ArduPilot (APM:chopper)
- DJI
- The human interface
- The final component list and cost
- 4. Assembling Your Drone
- Building the airframe
- Connecting components
- Connecting a brushless motor
- What's a CAN bus?
- Placing the sensors
- Programming your guidance system and remote
- Update!
- Exploring the WooKong software
- Setting your motor configuration
- Mounting
- RC calibration
- Motor settings
- Setting up your batteries
- 5. Flying Your Multicopter
- Get a simulator!
- Thinking in three dimensions
- Safety
- Where to fly
- When to fly
- How you should fly
- The preflight checklist
- Your multicopter's maiden flight
- Battery calibration
- Arming and flying your multicopter
- What is ground effect?
- Watch out for prop wash
- Take it slow
- 6. First Person View (FPV) Gear
- Components of an FPV system
- The Camera
- CCD versus CMOS
- Onscreen display (OSD)
- The transmitter and receiver
- Video monitors
- Some general guidelines
- Rules for flying
- Priority 1 - safety for the public
- Priority 2 - follow the law
- Priority 3 - safety for your aircraft and camera
- Priority 4 - get the shot
- 7. Camera Flying Techniques
- Executing camera moves
- Crane shots
- Dolly shots
- Fly-through shots
- Orbit-by shots
- The 360 orbit
- Indoor flying considerations
- Experiencing an autonomous flight
- 8. Post Processing
- Cutting your clips into segments
- Using Adobe's Warp Stabilizer
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 4, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 9781782175445
- 178217544X
- OCLC:
- 891381365
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