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I work on robots for iRobot's Government & Industrial Division.
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At the Maker Faire, the story on the intertubes about the HORROR of blimps came up. For those of you who haven't read it, head over here.I decided to make a DIY blimp today. My 1 year old son's recent love of balloons is a pretty good excuse.
Lots of my friends and family go to BurningMan yearly. I've never been, but I do enjoy their flickr streams.I found a link to a very high resolution satellite image of the Burning Man site [8698 x 8735]. But compared to what you could get from a…
"Yah, I think you're right about the forces in the turn. I didn't think it through. I just talked to a Mech.E, who said it wasn't going to work in any significant turn. Your solution looks good."
"Another thought: a low enough camera should be able to get _some_ topographical features, allowing for a 3D reconstruction. If you're pitching it will be even better.
Unfortunately, this is much, much more complicated than ground plane stitching.…"
Unfortunately, this is much, much more complicated than ground plane stitching.…"
"There might be a weight problem, but have you considered a pure mechanical solution?
A mount that allowed for a "rolling" camera, with a dropped weight large enough, might tend to point down as much as you need. Adding some damping might be enough…"
A mount that allowed for a "rolling" camera, with a dropped weight large enough, might tend to point down as much as you need. Adding some damping might be enough…"
"Obstacle avoidance is not a solved problem for drones. Networks of drones in a swarm formation can do well, but the problems of interoperability would persist the crash risks here.
Considering how much cheaper small fixed winged drones could be…"
Considering how much cheaper small fixed winged drones could be…"
