wraggster
September 1st, 2014, 20:12
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Controlling autonomous vehicles remotely with the use of virtual reality headsets seems like an obvious next step. Already, a few UAV companies have begun experimenting with these types of ideas by integrating Oculus Rift developer kits into their hovering quadcopters and drones. Parrot released a video on their blog showing that they developed a head-tracking system for their Bebop Drone (http://blog.parrot.com/2014/05/15/parrot-bebop-drone-discover-fpv-with-oculus-rift/) in an effort to bring FPV flights to fruition. It looks like a lot of fun and we want to try one of these out asap!
As for technical specifications, they can be found in the YouTube description of the video embedded below. A quick glance showed that the operating system is based on Android and uses WiFi to connect the handheld tablet to the autonomous vehicle floating above. The range is a whopping 2km, giving plenty of freedom to explore. Moving one’s head swivels the attached camera giving a more immersive flying experience.
This isn’t the first example of FPV drones that we have seen. Previously, we covered an Oculus Rift + Head Tracking setup (http://hackaday.com/2014/06/18/oculus-rift-head-tracking-the-ultimate-drone-experience/) and another similar integration with a Black Armor Drone (http://hackaday.com/2013/07/16/fpv-drones-with-an-oculus-rift/). We are bound to see virtual reality equipment used to control drones more and more as developers get their hands on cutting edge hardware like the Oculus developer kit 2 hardware which is currently shipping.
http://hackaday.com/2014/08/31/flying-a-drone-with-an-oculus-rift/#more-131065
Controlling autonomous vehicles remotely with the use of virtual reality headsets seems like an obvious next step. Already, a few UAV companies have begun experimenting with these types of ideas by integrating Oculus Rift developer kits into their hovering quadcopters and drones. Parrot released a video on their blog showing that they developed a head-tracking system for their Bebop Drone (http://blog.parrot.com/2014/05/15/parrot-bebop-drone-discover-fpv-with-oculus-rift/) in an effort to bring FPV flights to fruition. It looks like a lot of fun and we want to try one of these out asap!
As for technical specifications, they can be found in the YouTube description of the video embedded below. A quick glance showed that the operating system is based on Android and uses WiFi to connect the handheld tablet to the autonomous vehicle floating above. The range is a whopping 2km, giving plenty of freedom to explore. Moving one’s head swivels the attached camera giving a more immersive flying experience.
This isn’t the first example of FPV drones that we have seen. Previously, we covered an Oculus Rift + Head Tracking setup (http://hackaday.com/2014/06/18/oculus-rift-head-tracking-the-ultimate-drone-experience/) and another similar integration with a Black Armor Drone (http://hackaday.com/2013/07/16/fpv-drones-with-an-oculus-rift/). We are bound to see virtual reality equipment used to control drones more and more as developers get their hands on cutting edge hardware like the Oculus developer kit 2 hardware which is currently shipping.
http://hackaday.com/2014/08/31/flying-a-drone-with-an-oculus-rift/#more-131065