From the Parrot blog:
Few weeks ago, we were talking about this german developer who created a software to control the AR.Drone 2.0 with the Oculus Rift. With our forthcoming Parrot Bebop Drone, FPV flights will become reality and accessible for everyone.
Parrot Bebop Drone Extended Range, equipped with the powerful remote Parrot Skycontroller you will be able to connect the majority of FPV headsets available on the market: Oculus Rift, Zeiss Cinemizer, Google glass… as long as these glasses have an HDMI output.
Technically, the full HD video stream coming from Parrot Bebop Drone camera is transmitted through Wi-Fi to the Skycontroller which convert the image into a digital format that can be read in real time by the FPV headset.
Be the eye of the drone:
For an even more immersive feeling, the orientation of the fisheye (180 °) camera of the Bebop Drone can be controlled by your head movements through a technology called ‘Headtracking’, only available with Oculus Rift.
Achieve Icarus’ Dream or your first OBE (Out of Body Experience) with Parrot Bebop Drone !The first tests :
Kyle Tarpley (YouTuber, host the AR.Drone Show) trying for the first time FPV with Bebop Drone
Josh Bixler and Dave Knop from Flitetest flying Bebop Drone with Rift. See their first impression in their preview video test.
Comments
Hi Matthias,
I have a pair of Virtual IO I-Glasses from 1993 with a built in head tracker.
This has all been done before, unfortunately the technology just wasn't up to the hype.
A lot more interesting this time and I am really looking forward to this being available for the BeBop and my Rift DK2.
Best Regards,
Gary
My opinion is that it's a very good toy and R&D Platform but not good for professional application .
The main limit is wifi technology for data link ... in some enviroment there are a lot of rf noise.
And the other poblem is the lag when using this kind of digital system for control the drone .
MiMo techonology could be the solution . Theory is good but could be nice have some info about real testing in town enviroment where you have a lot of wifi ap .
In pro group there are a lot of guys that lost control of their phantom drone when fly near the wireless repeater : Wimax , UMTS , WIFI 5.8 .
I think that could be nice if when we discuss with Enac (EUROPE FAA ) or FAA pretend to have some frequency available for professional application that could be a good approach for improve security of fly.
Best
Roberto