I have a need for an automatic tracking camera mechanism. I want to use a video camera on a tripod which will pan (tilt is not needed) in the horizontal plane over about 30 - 40 degrees. The camera is to automatically track a couple in ballroom dance competitions when there are between 6 to 10 other couples on the floor. I invisage some sort of transmitter unit (small) which is worn by the couple, which is tracked by the camera mechanism which will follow the couple around the floor. My partner and I are competing and we are having trouble finding someone to operate the camera for us, as most people we know are on the floor at the same time as us. I am hoping that someone in this group would offer a few suggestions. Having built a number of robotics projects, I'm competent enough to put the electronics & mechanicals together but I'm lacking in the ideas and design area on this one.
Regards, Murray McKenzie Wellington New Zealand
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