Well it’s funny, I just picked up some GoPros and gear to start producing
videos or podcasts so I’ll put something together that demonstrates that very
thing.
To answer your question about the how part. THere’s a few angles here.
First, with the more advanced copters it’s possible to use software to do
things like hover and leave the drone where you left it in space so it’s easy
to stop, regroup and restart. The blades make a great swarm of bees sound like
you heard in the clip so you can here it’s position in space. There is also
GPS in the platform so the aircraft knows where in space it is. If I lose it I
can press a button or if it loses lock to my remote it will fly home to it’s
launch point with out human intervention.
Next, I am just now starting to experiment with stereographic computer
vision and LIDAR / SONAR. The aircraft uses a pair of camera to not only
recognize phases and follow specific people but to look for trees or other
objects and avoid them automatically. There are two platforms, the Phantom 4
which uses a Camera based system and the M100 Matrix which uses LIDAR and a
guidance module. I’m trying to decide now which to order to start to test
these features.
Using the phone you have buttons to do features like land, take off, mark your
position, return home etc. You can also on a map tap on a location and the
craft will fly there. The map is not hugely accessible but there’s no reason
the address field couldn’t be used to enter similar data. You also get a full
SDK to program with.
Add to that i’m starting to build and design these with my own software so
Scott branded test platforms.:) Lots of ways to burn through to much money and
time but also lots to learn and much more for a blind person to be involved
with than you might think. Would be great for students as well. Feel free and
ask any questions as long as we don’t upset the audience or moderator and if we
go to far afield you may take this over to the blind tech and drones list or
off list point to point is fine too.
Thanks for the great questions
> On Mar 8, 2016, at 12:44 PM, John Panarese <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Scott,
> You have me really curious and since we are on topic here with the iPhone,
> do you have a demonstration of how to use an accessible app to control the
> copter? How are you able to fly it successfully as far as direction and
> avoiding any accidents? I’m really interested in this kind of thing, so if it
> strays off topic, please contact me off list.
>
>
> Take Care
>
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>> On Mar 8, 2016, at 10:23 AM, Scott Granados <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I posted this to my list but thought there may be some interest here. As
>> some of you know I’ve taken up drones as an interest area and specifically
>> been tackling whether a blind person could successfully fly a drone, whether
>> a blind person could build a drone, and in general what kind of place is
>> there for us in the sport as well as possible technical challenges that may
>> solve some problems for us. The short answer is yes, we can fly them
>> safely, yes we can build them and since I’m self funding so far yes we can
>> solve interesting problems but it’s still very expensive. The part that
>> makes this on topic for an Apple list is I’ve designed and had assembled my
>> first attempt at a custom quadcopter and the controller surface I’m using
>> has the ability to connect to an iPhone. Video can be viewed from the
>> copter and some basic flight control. My other drone has much more ability
>> to be alone by the iPhone and the apps are VO accessible or talkback
>> accessible on the droid side. There is also an SDK so you can write your
>> own applications. Anyone interested I can send appropriate links. I will
>> include some audio though, this is a test flight in my office / test bed.:)
>> You can hear how powerful the motors are and get a feel for the amount of
>> wind we move with very small propellers. Take a listen here.
>>
>> https://youtu.be/H9Kon7yekUc
>>
>>
>> Anyone wanting more info on the Apple specifics I’m happy to provide.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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