On Wed, 2009-07-22 at 14:16 -0500, Curtis Olson wrote:
> I have a question and am wondering if our code currently has the
> capability to do this and if anyone has developed an appropriate set
> of config options.
>
> I would like to create a view that simulators a gyro stabilized
> pan/tilt camera looking at a specific fixed point on the ground (i.e.
> news helicopter or uav type application.) I see we have a "lookat"
> mode in our code, but this appears to be hardwired to either look at
> our own aircraft as it flies from a fixed view point, or look in a
> specific direction.
>
> I'm just wondering if I need to dig into the code to add some
> additional modes of operation, or can the code already do what I'd
> like and I'm just not seeing how it's done?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Curt.
<view n="101">
<name>News Camera</name>
<type>lookat</type>
<internal type="bool">true</internal>
<config>
<eye-lat-deg-path>/position/latitude-deg</eye-lat-deg-path>
<eye-lon-deg-path>/position/longitude-deg</eye-lon-deg-path>
<eye-alt-ft-path>/position/altitude-ft</eye-alt-ft-path>
<eye-heading-deg-path>/orientation/heading-deg</eye-heading-deg-path>
<target-lat-deg-path>/sim/tower/latitude-deg</target-lat-deg-path>
<target-lon-deg-path>/sim/tower/longitude-deg</target-lon-deg-path>
<target-alt-ft-path>/sim/tower/altitude-ft</target-alt-ft-path>
<!--
<target-heading-deg-path></target-heading-deg-path>
<target-pitch-deg-path></target-pitch-deg-path>
<target-roll-deg-path></target-roll-deg-path>
-->
</config>
</view>
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