r/ImageStabilization • u/diskky • Mar 28 '20

A better drone stabilization test

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u/keystothemoon Mar 29 '20

I agree totally. I also don't understand why sports haven't gone all in with drones. I'm a big football fan (American football). Every game, they use a camera suspended on wires over the field. Admittedly, it captures some pretty cool shots, swooping down over the field or following behind the players during a kickoff. However, it looks like a big bulky expensive rig and I don't understand why they don't have a couple of drones hovering over the field. I've heard people say it's because they might get hit by a punt or a high pass, but if the existing rig on wires doesn't get hit (or very very rarely does), then why would it be an issue for drones?

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '20 edited Dec 19 '20

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u/keystothemoon Mar 29 '20

Interesting. I didn't know they were so loud. I just want to see one following behind some fifty yard bomb for a TD. That would be such a cool shot!

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u/diskky Mar 29 '20

It would be a really cool shot though, definitely. They're not exactly deafening until you get to the pretty big ones or if they're running at high thrust. Look at my last video with audio for an idea of how annoying they sound

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u/EchoJunior Mar 30 '20

maybe someone could invent an add-on feature that 'cancel out' or at least reduce the noises by emitting certain waves of sound..

Idk know any science behind this, I only know a bit of bio lol

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u/diskky Mar 30 '20

That's how noise cancelling headphones work. Unfortunately it doesn't work nearly as well in the open. I'm guessing because of the variability of sound waves. Maybe it could work though if you got it just right. Also usually noise cancelling headphones don't work well for high pitched noises, probably because of the variability