M2E Dual Thermal Camera test with different settings

[RCdancer]

Weather still too nasty to fly, but I put the drone on the garage floor and had my wife go out in the woods about a hundred feet away at dusk. She was bundled up in a jacket and hood and I took several pics with the drone in different IR settings.

First, visible light. You can barely see her between the car and basketball goal in the maroon jacket. Then all the other pictures are different infrared settings. Still have to play a lot more with the settings to find the optimum one to see someone from 125 AGL. But this looks very promising. The M2ED is a game-changer for SAR.

 

[FatherXmas]

I kind of like the gray one, more contrast.

 

[RCdancer]

I kind of like the gray one, more contrast.

I think I agree. Still a lot of settings to play with. I can't wait to put it in the air and have her under dense vegetation.

 

[BD0G]

I dont have a practical use for a FLIR on a Mavic, but boy it looks like a blast to tinker around with what the capabilities are.

 

[FatherXmas]

it looks like a blast to tinker around with

What little I've gotten to play with mine, it is pretty cool. Unfortunately, here the last couple weeks, I would be better off had I bought a remote controlled boat.

 

[Wdwd]

nice test. did you do one with the temp range tuned down to body heat as well? (32 to 40 deg i think), i can't rem the name of the setting but its under camera

 

[RCdancer]

nice test. did you do one with the temp range tuned down to body heat as well? (32 to 40 deg i think), i can't rem the name of the setting but its under camera

Yes I did - inside in total darkness. I want to do that test hovering at 125 AGL while she is in vegetation. the setting doesn't appear until you turn on the isotherm setting.

 

[BD0G]

Give her a can of Aquanet Hair Spray and a lighter so you can grab some really impressive thermal video! Whee!

 

[FlyDog007]

What were the different settings you tested?

 

[Cookedinlh]

Where did you find that wife!

 

[RCdancer]

Where did you find that wife!

Yup - I married up. Way up. Way, way up. And here she is dancing with me in Paris (we're competitive ballroom dancers.)

2014 WDC Amateur World Championships, Paris

 

[Cookedinlh]

Yup - I married up. Way up. Way, way up. And here she is dancing with me in Paris (we're competitive ballroom dancers.)

2014 WDC Amateur World Championships, Paris

That's EXCELLENT . . . You guys both look great! . . Yes those ones are definitely keepers. Good Luck in the next competition.

 

[FatherXmas]

Yup - I married up. Way up. Way, way up. And here she is dancing with me in Paris (we're competitive ballroom dancers.)

2014 WDC Amateur World Championships, Paris

Wow! You clean up pretty good.

 

[BigBrotherAI]

RCdancer, how far away was your wife from the aircraft when you did the ground based shots? In other posts, I am an hearing that SAR with the Dual is best within 100 ft. If that is the way it is, then it is good to know.

 

[FatherXmas]

RCdancer, how far away was your wife from the aircraft when you did the ground based shots? In other posts, I am an hearing that SAR with the Dual is best within 100 ft. If that is the way it is, then it is good to know.

I've been able to see a red blob (enough to send a ground team to investigate) from 150 feet. It will take a lot of practice to be good at it, that's what grand-kids are for, right?

 

[Cookedinlh]

I've been experimenting with this from suas.com. See if you can spot the bunny at over 200ft . . Bottom of this page I have a pitch servo for it now too.

 

[BD0G]

Super neat! This seems like a fun business with lots to learn.

 

[Cookedinlh]

It IS! . . . long as you don't expect to get rich . . .
The new servo tilt mod had to go back for "adjustments" . . but should be able to fly it again in a week or so

 

[Former Member]

I've been experimenting with this from suas.com. See if you can spot the bunny at over 200ft . . Bottom of this page I have a pitch servo for it now too.

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Nice! How do you control the pitch servo? Great idea instead of just a fixed angled cam.

 

[Cookedinlh]

Small hand controller .. also used to change camera parameters.. 935 MHz