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Hi

I am new to the Arduino community. 

I am working on an engineering school design project to point a camera at moving a target. 

The camera will be able to move on the x-axis (rotate left and right) and on the y-axis (rotate up and down). 

I found this "2MOTOR w/ Feedback Control add-on for Arduino Nano" http://www.gravitech.us/2mwfecoadfor.html 

can anyone tell me if this add-on paired with the Arduino nano would be a suitable choice for this project?

I want a microcontroller that can operate two motors for the camera movement, and process the input from a RF sensor to locate to the camera target.

Can anyone give me insight on how to do this, or tell me if the nano with the add-on above is a good choice?

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An Arduino can control a motor with a motor shield.
For example if you want to spin your camera around with 1000 rpm.
Or do you want a motor with a gear ?
You will perhaps also need sensors to detect the rotation and tilting angle.

An Arduino can control a servo motor without motor shield.
Just connect a pin of the Arduino to the signal wire of the servo.
You need a good seperate power supply for the servos.
The Servo library is easy to use.
http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Servo
Controlling the speed of the servo is not very easy.

How do you track the point the camera the looking at ?
What kind of motors do you want to use ?