Skip to content

Commit

Permalink
Merge pull request #1 from mchadwick-iqt/main
Browse files Browse the repository at this point in the history
License updates, typo fixes
  • Loading branch information
luke-iqt authored Jan 11, 2021
2 parents 20b0b5d + 5cdff9b commit dc29c6c
Show file tree
Hide file tree
Showing 2 changed files with 7 additions and 4 deletions.
2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion LICENSE
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
identification within third-party archives.

Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
Copyright 2020 IQT Labs, LLC

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
Expand Down
9 changes: 6 additions & 3 deletions docs/_pages/about.md
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ title: About
permalink: /about/
---

The goal of this project to build camera that can track planes as they fly by and take pictures. It will use ADS-B message to find out where nearby planes are, do some math to figure out what direction to look, and then point a camera at the plane and take a picture. We will trying a couple of different approaches for moving the camera around, including:
The goal of this project is to build a camera that can track airplanes as they fly by and take pictures. It will collect ADS-B messages to find out where nearby planes are, do some math to figure out what direction to look, point a camera at the plane and take a picture. We will be trying a couple of different approaches for moving the camera around, including:
- [Axis m5525-e PTZ camera](https://www.axis.com/en-us/products/axis-m5525-e): This is a bit of a higher end option, but it combines precise control, quality optics and an easy API control.
- [Pimoroni Pan Tilt hat](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/pan-tilt-hat?variant=22408353287): A much lower cost option, but only 180 degree panning is supported and there is no zoom capability.
- [DJI Ronin](https://www.dji.com/ronin-sc?site=brandsite&from=nav) Camera Gimbal: Great at stabilizing a camera, and it can accept positioning commands over serial.
- [DJI Ronin](https://www.dji.com/ronin-sc?site=brandsite&from=nav) Camera Gimbal: Great at stabilizing a camera, and it can accept movement commands over serial.

## Design
The different components for the systems will be modular, allowing for the different camera systems to be swapped out. The components will communicate with each other using MQTT messages. The initial system will assume it is in a fixed location, but future version could support being moved and reconfigure themselves using GPS and a compass heading.
The different components for the systems will be modular, allowing for the different camera systems to be swapped out. The components will communicate with each other using MQTT messages. The initial system will assume it is in a fixed location, but a future version could support being moved and reconfigure themselves using GPS and a compass heading.

## Build Journal
We will be posting updates every few days to update on progress, design decisions, and lessons learned during the buildout.

## Inspiration
We are not the first to think of this concept, we first saw it [here](https://simonaubury.com/the-pi-plane-project-whole-write-up/)

0 comments on commit dc29c6c

Please sign in to comment.