deconstructed kite aerial photography rig

Deconstructed

Kite Aerial Photography Rig

By Gerome Soriano

4 Double A Battery

CarbonFiber Flat Bars

Aluminum Angle bars

I use a Sony Alpha a 35And/or a Nikon D60.Slight modification on the Center of gravity so rig is Slightly adjusted.

Pan Mechanism

Tilt Mechanism

Shutter Mechanism

Receiver

Pan MechanismServo: Futaba S3305Gears: scrap gears from E-gizmo (local robotics/engineering shopNear La Salle Taft)

Gear transferFrom large gear To small gearTo increase theDegrees of rotationFrom approx. 90 degreesTo approx. 280 degrees

Tilt mechanismServo: Futaba S3305Any metal-geared servo Will work, I suppose, for DSLRs.

Attached via servo horn

As you can see here : )

Shutter MechanismStandard ServoWith a Servo horn modifiedAs a “finger” to push the Button of the wired remote.

Finger

Button

Camera attachment

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In using the Nikon D60 the shutter mechanism is basically the sameWhat’s changed is the wired remote is exchanged with an InfraredRemote since there are no wired remote available for the D60.The Infrared remote’s infrared bulb is attached to a wire to enable It to be placed in front of the camera’s infrared sensor.

Aluminum angle bar used to connect

Carbon fiber bars.

• Rubber sourced from a shoe repair supplies used to make the camera fit snuggly and stop it from moving sideways.

• Tripod screw sourced from a replacement tripod head. (sourced from cdr-king.

• Duct tape to cover the screw on the back of the camera. To prevent it from scratching the camera’s lcd.

Aluminum stands just in case abrupt falls happen : )

That’s a wrap : )

Anything I missed out?

Or any additions you would like to suggest

Just message me

Gerome Soriano