On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 18:52:35 -0500, "socf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <004201c2c8ba$aa3dbc00$2bb1fea9@socfstation>:
> What I am really thinking is much simpler(I think) than what Curt has > in his mind. My idea is to use FlightGear to control a real time > remote control airplane(a real one, not simulate) As I understand so > far, the flightgear FDM is that part that controls the airplane's > dynamic, so we can create a FDM that is specifically designed to > control a RC plane. the inputed data from like the keyboards joystick > or mouse will be sent thru the FDM to a radio that is linked on the ...thru the autopilot etc fdm's in both the ground station computer and the airborne... > computer. The radio will transmit the signal on like VHF or HF band. ..have laptops and 802.11b cards and planes, only need a wee camera to fly a web server etc for live New Year fireworks footage. ;-) Cell phones suck at 9.6kbps, but this too will work in a pinch. > After, the Radio signal will be recieved by the RC plane. and then the > RC plane's GPS information will be transmitted thru the radio onboard > the RC plane and reach the computer's radio. the radio will send the > information to flightgear's FDM and past them to the FG's main loop. > So now, instead of playing a remote controlled airplane with just the > joystick. We can now control our RC plane with flightgear which > hopefully with be more fun. And also, if the designer of the RC plane > decided to install a video camera on the RC plane, I think there can > be ways to feed the real life video in the flightgear while keeping > the panel to be a simulated on the computer. But in case there is like > bad visibility, flying at night or the video signal that can only be > transmit on VHF band is out of range, we can switch back to ..I have a use for this: emergency link nodes and inspection drones for my 802.11 isp and business client. He too, is a modeller. ;-) ..and there are the local radio stations broadcasting rush hour traffic advice, and we could fly to Iraq for live footage of what Saddam doesn't want inspected or bombed, and its possible to drop a wee chute phone to interview people on the ground, and to help them out of harms way... ..neat investor opportunities. Hi? ;-) > FlightGear's simulated enviroment instead of looking at the real life > video. Is that what you have in mind, Brandon? -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
