Hello, I’m pretty new here so if this has been asked/discussed before I apologize.
I was just wondering if it’s possible to set up Ardupilot to track a non-UAV by feeding it the GPS position and height? Or does it need additional data or similar dependencies to operate?
Should work, just use MAVLink for telemetry or convert position information to MAVLink somewhere.
IIRC Tracker doesn’t use prediction so it will tend to lag if there are large angular movements.
Great! Will look into converting to MAVlink. We did also have that thought regarding lag, so we’ll probably set up a simulated/estimated path before using previous GPS and velocity data to predict trajectory.
Thank you!
At close range, perfect aim probably doesn’t matter. Maybe set it up with a lower limit angled a bit high (aimed above the actual launch pad) so that the initial launch acceleration doesn’t cause a loss of tracking/signal.
Of course, that could come back to bite you if you intend to try and pinpoint a touchdown location some distance away.
That’s a good point, gonna note that down. Thank you!