[Noisebridge-discuss] NoiseDrone

[Gian Pablo Villamil]

I like this device:

http://www.sensefly.com/products/swinglet-cam

It autonomously flies a track using GPS guidance, which can be overridden
if necessary. Notice how they strongly encourage using the semi-autonomous
guidance, and recommend direct joystick control only for experts.

Cellular is a good link for something like that, since you're not sending
realtime control data, but rather commands like "hold station at waypoint
#1", "return to launch point", etc.

It would be awkward to have to try to maintain realtime control in a
situation where the operator could be distracted or disrupted.

On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 11:21 PM, Gopiballava Flaherty <
gopiballava at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was thinking of something semi-autonomous, capable of hovering and/or
> finding its way home without meat assisting it.
>
> On-board video recording so that link death doesn't stop the recording is
> essential IMHO.
>
> Perhaps cellular for the primary link, one way VHF / ham as a backup
> control link? What I like about cellular is that we don't need our own
> infrastructure so it can be deployed anywhere.
>
> I'd definitely want at least some sort of short range low latency protocol
> for landing if we had to land in adverse conditions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> gopi at iPhone
>
>
> On Nov 19, 2011, at 23:10, Jonathan Lassoff <jof at thejof.com> wrote:
>
> > What would you do if you had a plane over a crowd of people, and the
> authorities decide to shut off all cellular service? Not a good situation.
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