Re: tank combat with video [TANKS]

[Derek Engelhaupt <derekengelhaupt-at-rocketmail.com>]

Some people have put video cameras in their tanks, but due to the nature of the beast the video is very bumpy.  To me it looks like a video camera mounted on one of those paint can shakers..... :).

 

Derek

<endurance-at-endurance-rc.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I just wanted to introduce myself to everyone. My name is Phil and I’m from
> Kansas City, MO. As of now I do not own an r/c tank but I do own a few r/c cars
> and a plane.
>
> I had a few questions for everyone about tank combat. From looking around the
> pictures on the site it seems that no one has decided to incorporate video
> cameras into the tanks. If anyone has tried this, if so, how did it work out?
> It seems to me that a turret mounted camera would help in aiming and also add
> to the realism of combat by allowing you to
>  hide under brush at stalk your
> victims. It also seems like it would be hard to keep your opponent from knowing
> your location since he/she can just look to see where you are looking and then
> head in that direction.
>
> I am interested in knowing what everyone’s thoughts on this subject are since I
> don’t have a tank myself. I am interested in this subject because I am in the
> process of creating an r/c car which you can drive via a PC steering wheel and
> pedal system. A pan/tilt camera mount will also be integrated into a video
> goggles system that will also provide head tracking to move the camera. So far
> I have the steering wheel and pedals working. My next step is the goggles.
>
> I don't want my first e-mail to sound like spam so if you interested in this
> please let me know and I will tell more about it but I would like to get your
> thoughts first.
>
> Thanks!
> Phil

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