AirSoft machine gun mounted on MAV

[Clarkst]

I could not sleep last night so I came in and mounted a airsoft gun on one of my MAV's.
I will regret this later, but here are my tests from this morning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0fLadjRP8c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpyq_Q5mTNc

[Clarkst]

And another test with the gun cam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XszlpM_cd34

[dalbert02]

What MAV is that? Pretty cool that it can lift that payload. I'm sure you will get some flames for that, but not from me. I like it! :)
-dave

[clolson]

You know, I'm reminded of some other project I saw a couple years ago where a guy used a web cam + some image processing software to aim a b-b gun. Some how it seems like you could combine your two projects and have 4x the fun.

[Clarkst]

What MAV is that? Pretty cool that it can lift that payload. I'm sure you will get some flames for that, but not from me. I like it! :)
-dave
Thanks Dave -
I have been working on this MAV for about a year. We call it Pegasus.
It can lift a 7 lb payload (max 8 min). It also has a "garage" in the undercarrage where our ground based "scout" lives (RC truck with a camera on board). most of the info and video links are under the VTOL section of this site, most recently, my failed automatic chute deployment test:http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=772415

We are working on GPS and compass integration now. We are attempting to resist the Kalman filter, but are seeing that we are doomed to figure it out.

[Clarkst]

You know, I'm reminded of some other project I saw a couple years ago where a guy used a web cam + some image processing software to aim a b-b gun. Some how it seems like you could combine your two projects and have 4x the fun.


Now that you mention it, yes, I remember seeing that too! I wonder what carnage would result if I hooked the flight controls, or at least the gun controls to the Internet. I sure it would be fine. I will discuss this with the guys today and see it we can do something like that for RCgroups members.

[macboffin]

Down-town Gaza with Hellfires on a Predator, Huh?
FAA better talk quiet and polite from here on in, Huh?

[Jack Crossfire]

When is the soft gun going to shoot something?

[Clarkst]

When is the soft gun going to shoot something?


You mean besides "osama"? Like one of the guys? I could ask Stu to run around the wearhouse while I shoot at him. If I get him to do it, I will post.