getting omni-vision capability
-
Hello,
I have the starling max 2 drone.
I would like to get full 360 vision coverage from the perspective of the drone (I can see in any direction).
I am lost and confused on the camera documentation:
- how I can add cameras to the drone/voxl2 (electronic connection configuration is the confusing part. I am not concerned with the mechanical engineering here at all)
- What cameras are supported? can I use raspi cameras or generic ones as well?
- Would it be possible to add enough cameras to the voxl2 to get omni-directional vision? What connection ports and cameras can I use?
- Why are there support for different camera types on different ports?
- For a stereo camera set up, could I point the two cameras in non-overlapping FOVs to get more coverage?
- If I add lots of cameras this way, would I be able to process these feeds freely and run my own algorithms to process them? What frame rates could I expect?
The big question I am having here is how could I get omni-directional vision coverage with the voxl2 from the perspective of electrical engineering?
-
I would also like to know how I can best connect a raspberry pi to the drone. What communication protocol I could use, and also if I should power the raspberry pi off of the drone somehow or if I should have another battery connected to the raspberry pi.
-
@Mark-Ogata Regarding the Raspberry Pi, you could connect with a UART or you could connect via Ethernet (With proper intermediary hardware).
