(This is probably less of an electronics question and more of a mechanical design question.)
For quite a while I've been thinking it'd be fun to have a camera that is about 4 meters off the ground and moves around with me at about 25 m/s.
This way I can have a "bird's eye view" to see things around me more easily, in those situations when I am moving around at that rate of speed.
The base would be restricted to about 1.5 meters wide and maybe 2 meters in length, and the base would be located approximately 1.5 meters off the ground on the method of conveyance, so this camera tower has a fairly small footprint.
In general the concept is simple, but probably the more important question is making it safe, so that the camera (and mount) doesn't become a projectile in the case where I need to stop moving rather quickly.
A guyed tower is possible, and would be highly stable, but the cables are likely to become whipping shrapnel in the event of a catastrophic motion arrest. Also I do have some concerns about airflow at 25 m/s causing unwanted resonance of the guy cables.
Also there could be an issue of the camera mount/tower possibly separating from the base support platform in the event of a sudden rapid loss of inertia.
Probably a more realistic and stable approach would be a lightweight aluminum truss framework of multiple welded rods with triangular framing for strength.
I've been looking around for anyone who might already make a lightweight, high strength, fast moving, tall camera tower that can be adapted to my application, but so far I have not had any luck.
For quite a while I've been thinking it'd be fun to have a camera that is about 4 meters off the ground and moves around with me at about 25 m/s.
This way I can have a "bird's eye view" to see things around me more easily, in those situations when I am moving around at that rate of speed.
The base would be restricted to about 1.5 meters wide and maybe 2 meters in length, and the base would be located approximately 1.5 meters off the ground on the method of conveyance, so this camera tower has a fairly small footprint.
In general the concept is simple, but probably the more important question is making it safe, so that the camera (and mount) doesn't become a projectile in the case where I need to stop moving rather quickly.
A guyed tower is possible, and would be highly stable, but the cables are likely to become whipping shrapnel in the event of a catastrophic motion arrest. Also I do have some concerns about airflow at 25 m/s causing unwanted resonance of the guy cables.
Also there could be an issue of the camera mount/tower possibly separating from the base support platform in the event of a sudden rapid loss of inertia.
Probably a more realistic and stable approach would be a lightweight aluminum truss framework of multiple welded rods with triangular framing for strength.
I've been looking around for anyone who might already make a lightweight, high strength, fast moving, tall camera tower that can be adapted to my application, but so far I have not had any luck.