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Re: Precision Quadrotor Flying
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Originally Posted by EricVanWyk
I couldn't make it out exactly, but I think it said it "uses a 20 camera Vicon(??) system and an on board IMU for state estimation". I'd interpret that as the 20 cameras are processed off board, and the IMU is processed on board.
Can anyone with better ears make it out better?
Really really really cool!
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You are correct, that is what is said. In fact, if you look in the background, you can see cameras mounted all around the netting. So, my assumption was incorrect.
On closer inspection, you can also see multiple spheres mounted on the Quadrotor. One on each arm and a couple more on top.
This system reminds me a lot of the Motion Capture system used at my son's Digital Art School. That system uses IR camera's surrounding a stage. The actors wear suits with very similar looking IR reflective spheres attached at various locations around the body.
(BTW, my son got his start in 3D animation as a direct result of his participation in FIRST)
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