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High on the very cool list this
“We wanted to carry out robotic crowdsourcing, which meant selecting a robot that the public actually possesses in large numbers,” added Guido. “This is indeed a robot that people have at home and play games with, with the imaging capabilities we need.” “In addition, the manufacturer has made the source code needed to communicate with the drone open to anyone to develop software.”
With AstroDrone, the controller places an augmented-reality marker on a real-world feature to serve as the Space Station docking port. The challenge is then to place the drone onto a graphical version of Station in as rapid but controlled a manner as possible, with bonus points for correct orientation and low speed on final approach. “Here at ESA’s ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands we happen to have a ceiling-mounted scale model of the Space Station to manoeuvre around – not everyone is so lucky,” remarked Guido. “But with AstroDrone anyone can share the same experience.” Players are invited to contribute to the experiment via the Internet as they log their scores on the high-score table.
Full story http://www.suasnews.com/2013/03/21554/the-european-space-agency-needs-you-ar-drone-app-to-aid-research/
High on the very cool list this
“We wanted to carry out robotic crowdsourcing, which meant selecting a robot that the public actually possesses in large numbers,” added Guido. “This is indeed a robot that people have at home and play games with, with the imaging capabilities we need.” “In addition, the manufacturer has made the source code needed to communicate with the drone open to anyone to develop software.”
With AstroDrone, the controller places an augmented-reality marker on a real-world feature to serve as the Space Station docking port. The challenge is then to place the drone onto a graphical version of Station in as rapid but controlled a manner as possible, with bonus points for correct orientation and low speed on final approach. “Here at ESA’s ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands we happen to have a ceiling-mounted scale model of the Space Station to manoeuvre around – not everyone is so lucky,” remarked Guido. “But with AstroDrone anyone can share the same experience.” Players are invited to contribute to the experiment via the Internet as they log their scores on the high-score table.
Full story http://www.suasnews.com/2013/03/21554/the-european-space-agency-needs-you-ar-drone-app-to-aid-research/
