Intel Aero Platform: I want to fly
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV, UAV) today are more and more applications. In addition to the obvious military intelligence purposes, they are used to survey airplanes and shoot creative videos, organize spectacular shows and much more. Options can be found and even more, the problem is only in the presence of a flexible, versatile and affordable platform for creativity. So, now this is not a problem. Continuing its work on the creation of various hardware and software kits for creativity, Intel has released Aero Platform for UAVs - everything you need to make your own UAV.
As a matter of fact, the composition of a set of a set implies the most varying degrees of involvement of own points. skillful pens in the final product. Its components are:
Now we will tell about each component in more detail.
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The motherboard has about the same characteristics as the robot design board, but the volumes of data processed here are more and the calculations are more complicated, so the hardware was chosen more powerful.
Intel Aero Compute Board
Computer drone running OS Yocto Project 2.1 (Krogoth). A sensor unit is connected to the motherboard, including an IMU sensor for 6 degrees of freedom, an altimeter, a magnetometer, as well as any other sensors you personally need.
Drone's “organ of view” is a set of three cameras: an 8-megapixel front-view RGB camera to get high-quality photos and videos that look down high-speed (100 FPS @ 640x480) cameras for controlling and finally Intel RealSense cameras (R200) for determining distances to objects and 3D scanning. The first two cameras are connected via MIPI interfaces, a special USB 3.0 port is allocated for the RealSense camera.
The enclosure kit is a modular housing that houses the motherboard and three Vision Accessory Kit cameras. Its shape allows the assembly to be attached to virtually any flying body. As you may have noticed, the running components are not included in the kit. However, you can purchase a fully ready-to-use drone in a carbon fiber case. For $ 1099 (price in the online store Intel), you will receive a 4-motor drone with a remote control. And, most importantly, this is not a drone, but rather a flying computer with great potential. With development tools for Linux and RealSense, you can teach him the most bizarre and effective skills. Here is where geek expanse.
Speaking of effects. Intel is pleased to use its technology in various kinds of shows, in particular, drones - for light shows. And now, the latest news on this topic: if someone missed , in the final match of the championship in American football, the performance of the singer Lady Gaga accompanied a group flight of 300 drones with light devices that were controlled by one computer. Look at the tiny movie, really beautiful.
As a matter of fact, the composition of a set of a set implies the most varying degrees of involvement of own points. skillful pens in the final product. Its components are:
- Intel Aero Compute Board
- Sensor unit with Intel Aero Flight Controller
- Set of three cameras Vision Accessory Kit
- Installation kit for all of the above Enclosure kit
Now we will tell about each component in more detail.
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The motherboard has about the same characteristics as the robot design board, but the volumes of data processed here are more and the calculations are more complicated, so the hardware was chosen more powerful.
| CPU | Intel Atom x7-Z8750 (4 cores) |
| Video output | 1xMicro HDMI 1.4b |
| USB | 1xUSB 3.0 On-the-Go (OTG) |
| Wi-Fi | Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260; 802.11ac |
| Memory | 4 GB LPDDR3-1600 |
| Storage | 32 GB eMMC microSD slot M.2 connector for SSD |
| Camera interfaces | MIPI CSI-2 Dedicated USB 3.0 Port for Intel RealSense Camera (R200) |
| Interfaces | 15 GPIO, analog input |
Intel Aero Compute Board
Computer drone running OS Yocto Project 2.1 (Krogoth). A sensor unit is connected to the motherboard, including an IMU sensor for 6 degrees of freedom, an altimeter, a magnetometer, as well as any other sensors you personally need.
Drone's “organ of view” is a set of three cameras: an 8-megapixel front-view RGB camera to get high-quality photos and videos that look down high-speed (100 FPS @ 640x480) cameras for controlling and finally Intel RealSense cameras (R200) for determining distances to objects and 3D scanning. The first two cameras are connected via MIPI interfaces, a special USB 3.0 port is allocated for the RealSense camera.
The enclosure kit is a modular housing that houses the motherboard and three Vision Accessory Kit cameras. Its shape allows the assembly to be attached to virtually any flying body. As you may have noticed, the running components are not included in the kit. However, you can purchase a fully ready-to-use drone in a carbon fiber case. For $ 1099 (price in the online store Intel), you will receive a 4-motor drone with a remote control. And, most importantly, this is not a drone, but rather a flying computer with great potential. With development tools for Linux and RealSense, you can teach him the most bizarre and effective skills. Here is where geek expanse.
Speaking of effects. Intel is pleased to use its technology in various kinds of shows, in particular, drones - for light shows. And now, the latest news on this topic: if someone missed , in the final match of the championship in American football, the performance of the singer Lady Gaga accompanied a group flight of 300 drones with light devices that were controlled by one computer. Look at the tiny movie, really beautiful.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/401399/
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