drones, flying robots and javascript
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A brief introduction to the world of drones, flying robots and the #nodecopter project. I've presented this work at events such as Research Talks, Wajug, Njugbe, Café Numérique, etc. If you would like to have this presentation featured at one of your events, don't hesitate to contact me by email.TRANSCRIPT
nodecopter.comFlying robots in Javascript
Laurent Eschenauer (@eschnou)Coworking Namur – April 2014
Laurent Eschenauerhttp://eschnou.com@eschnou
Entrepreneur, software hacker & rock climber. Freelance Software Architect. Builder of the #indieweb with @storytlr. Flying #nodecopter robots with #nodejs.
ardrone-webflight Browser-based GCS (Ground Control Station)http://eschnou.github.io/ardrone-webflight/
ardrone-autonomy Library to support autonomous flightshttps://github.com/eschnou/ardrone-autonomy
var arDrone = require('ar-drone');var client = arDrone.createClient();
client.takeoff();
client .after(5000, function() { this.clockwise(0.5); }) .after(3000, function() { this.animate('flipLeft', 15); }) .after(1000, function() { this.stop(); this.land(); });
NodeCopter + Dance Mat + NodeJS vs Gangnam Style
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oWdOhVAHgM
nodecopter.com
[email protected]/eschnou
PicturesPredator unmanned aircraft, by U.S. Air Force photo/Lt Col Leslie Pratt, Public Domainhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MQ-1_Predator_unmanned_aircraft.jpg
Drones protest at General Atomics in San Diego, by Steve Rhodes, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0https://secure.flickr.com/photos/ari/8892944758/in/photostream/
Ready? By Jinho Jung, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0https://secure.flickr.com/photos/81559972@N00/2320342963
Mobily, SilverGrey, 2007, Saudi Arabia, by Flying Caamhttp://www.flying-cam.com/en/gallery.php
QgroundControl 0.9 GPS Waypointshttp://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/switching-from-dcm-to-quaternion
Construction by collaborative quadrotro teams by University of Pensylveniahttp://www.fastcompany.com/1717141/rise-machines-redux-robot-quadrocopters-build-homes-maybe-let-us-live-them
Hordur VSLAMhttp://groups.csail.mit.edu/marine/wiki/index.php?title=File:Hordur_vslam.png
Skycatch & Vineyardshttps://vimeo.com/75158714
Drones Are Flying Above Rhinos and Elephants, But It's Not Yet Clear They Helphttp://motherboard.vice.com/blog/drones-are-flying-above-rhinos-and-elephants-but-its-not-yet-clear-they-help
Matternet: A Vast Network of Delivery Drones Will One Day Transport Our Stuffhttp://motherboard.vice.com/blog/a-vast-network-of-delivery-drones-will-one-day-move-our-stuff
Parrot AR Drone 2.0 http://ardrone2.parrot.com/
Pictures (cont.)Felix Geisendörfer, Programming Flying Robots in Javascripthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl5v3bsMH_E
Nodecopter Berlin, Oct 2012, Photo by Jan Marsch https://plus.google.com/photos/107012710192519215701/albums/5797983156265725345?authkey=CPbAwfmC75faBg
Controlling drones with Google glass and Javascripthttp://blog.iceddev.com/2013-07-30-controlling-drones-with-google-glass-and-javascript.html
Webflight Copterface, by Laurent Eschenauerhttps://github.com/eschnou/webflight-copterface
Augmented Reality Display of Air Traffic for Droneshttp://lemondronor.com/blog/indexphp/2013/5/augmented-reality-display-of-air-traffic-for-drones
CoderDojo Nodecopter eventhttp://coder-dojo-london.org.uk/post/61031883148/coderdojo-3-nodecopter-what-do-you-get-when-you