After we finished the full minimum autonomous control logics last week, we think it is necessary to add some new functions in order to tune the control in the field flying test: (1) Keyboard interruption to stop all motors (2) Keyboard interaction to change the control variables (PID control) (...
Full integrated high level logic flying test: What to do next: Flying test in a bigger space (like: Eng IV) Have keyboard interruption in the python function To tweak PID value while running the program To stop the balloon from being crazy The meter version April tag detection is stil...
I've conducted the esp32 cam detection green ball integrated test and here is the video: What do we improve from before: The ML algorithm works much better than the color detection in the lab environment Some problem that I've found: ESP32 cam problem Balloon problem
We finished the two-way wifi communication between two esp32. Based on our experiment two days ago, in order to easily and quickly debug our PID paramters. We need to find a good way to tune those parameters and receive the information from the blimp for debugging purposes. In the following v...
The reason we failed tonight: (1) Space decoration: it took us 40 mins to setup everything (new floor lamp, super long power strip, table, blimp, chair and so on) It sitll not a good setup. For example, the power strip is at the center of the field, which is easily stumbled. Th...
We figured out a new way of doing image detection. In this way, we should be able to use the computational power of laptop to detect objects using trained machine learning algorithm. Here is the overall flowchart: We tested the RF communication part in the lab: It works exceedingly bette...
Simulation playground decoration progress： We attached April tag with the square hoop and hang them at the ceiling. Since there is a strong wind coming out of the wind tunnel on the simulation room, we used a plate to block the wind tunnel. (Effect see demo 1:) Demo 1: Strong wind disturbance...
Simulation room decoration: We hang the net at the ceiling We tested the floor lamp in the simulated space We implemented the April Tag recognition there. Video is from yesterday:
Demo: Blimp recognize and move toward an April tag [x] Camera is capable of identifying the April tags below the goal [x] Blimp is capable of moving toward an identified goal [x] Test the range and performance of this capability [ ] Blimp can conduct rotation and vertical motion using the Ap...
Blimp can seek, recognize, move toward and capture a green ball using color detection （the new blimp setup：with camera on the nose of the blimp) (demo) Modify and improve our current design (lightweight gondola, control board and camera at the new position) Test the algorithm on the new bl...