Im after some opinions on whats the best companion platform for streaming HD video, visual follow me, GPS follow me, and visual object avoidance.
I'm not a developer in any sense of the word, so looking for a platform that's far enough along to have t
Read more…So I've been looking into companion computers now for a while, and haven't really been able to find what all the hype is.
I just watched a video where you need an intel edison to read code to start, take off, fly somewhere, land then stop the aircraft
Read more…As some of you might have noticed, we announced the production release of FlytOS about a week ago. FlytOS provides a framework to quickly start building your drone applications, such as, video streaming, cloud connectivity, machine learning, computer
Read more…Hi all, I'm about to embark on a new build to try something with a companion computer.I'll use a Pixhawk with PX4-Pro, telemetry link and RC.I'd like to do some object avoidance or tracking maybe.I haven't made the final decision on the companion com
Read more…I'm trying to setup a wireless network with my laptop that other devices can connect to. It's running Windows 7 and has a good modem in it, but I could also plug in a more powerful module if needed. I've created it with the following commands,netsh w
Read more…Did you guys see FlytPOD, No more wire hacked solutions, It has built-in wifi, multiple sensors for redundancy and lot more with its own OS,and openAPIs we can develop applications in no time:https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/flytpod-advanced-fligh
Read more…Kind of a silly name, but it reminds me of the "Master-Blaster" duo from Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. Flip32 is running standard Baseflight firmware. I connected the Flip32's UART to the UART on the ODROID's shifter shield via 75mm jumpers. If you l
A discussion page to help me document my progress using the Hummingboard as a companion computer with APM/Pixhawk.
A discussion page to allow me to add my experiences using a Raspberry Pi 2/3/Zero V1.2/1.3 as a companion computer for Ardupilot/APM/Pixhawk flight boards. I will update my experiences as I learn, feel free to comment and offer tips, it's all free he
Read more…Here is a progressive guide to using my Nvidia Jetson TK1 as a companion computer with an Ardupilot/APM/Pixhawk flight board.
Things will be added as I get through my list of experiences, hopefully by the end I will have a nice .img file of everything
Read more…We have been building FlytOS to serve as a framework for companion-computer based drone applications development. FlytOS is now available for download here: http://flytbase.com/flytos/
It is built on ROS, and offers C++, Python and ROS APIs for naviga
Read more…Hello Companion Experimenters
Based on Randy's Red_Balloon_Finder project, this is the implementation of this fascinating project on a Raspberry Pi 2.
This is the perfect companion computer project and it covers the whole spectrum of the autonomous fl
Read more…Mesh Nodes.
Given the tremendous uptake of single board computers (SBC) over the last few years, started in particular by the Raspberry Pi movement, there has been a ever increasing pressure to adopt this type of hardware into autonomous vehicles.
Conc
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To give the Companion Computer (CC) development group a little more structure I was hoping to create thread where specific Mission Profiles can be presented and discussed, so that they can be considered for adoption in the CC development.
The goal of
Read more…Here is Revision 2 of the Companion Computer System Architecture. Thank to JB for this one !!
This is the latest revision of the Companion Computer Architecture.
After some more discussion regarding the overall structure, we thought it would be a good
Read more…I'm new to SBC and having several Pi2 around and would like to use them as FPV setup.
My issue is how to have video input to SBC from analog (fpv/Gopro camera) and/or digital (HDMI output of mirrorless camera) source exclude the logitech / any h264 we
Read more…To enable a SBC connectivity there needs to be a known list of compatible HW.
LTE
I look at getting an LTE dongle that works with my local network provider. If other have LTE dongles that the have sued successfully, please add a comment here so we can
Read more…To create a valid SBC Linux Image we need to know what software that would be useful to a new comer to have pre-installed.
