Re: tank combat with video [TANKS]

[Joris Meijerink <Meijerink-at-gmail.com>]

I never tried it myself mounting a cam on my (still to be build) tank. 
But the footage I saw from an other tank, which was 30fps, wasn't fast 
enough. For riding this won't be the problem. To aim right is the 
problem, you will not see where your paint ball is going and you will 
have to guess where to aim. In the time it takes you to figure that out, 
the other tank has moved to your butt and gives your tank a paint job.

Joris (finally got his ssr's) Meijerink

> 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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