Friday, December 3, 2010

Sidekick With Touchscreen

project "Archey"

The Quadrokopter as the eye of the archaeologist -.. interesting project by Christian Seitz, Holger Altenbach, University of Heidelberg

It is for all archaeological undertaking important to obtain, recordings that provide good visibility plays First, it does not matter whether the investigation or documentation. However, it is difficult in the fields of good shots from elevated positions or even To get the perpendicular. The previously existing resources should be made either too expensive or too inflexible for so frequent and rapid vertical shots.
After some searching we came across a "Quadrokopter" - this aircraft seemed to be exactly right for the project. The advantages of the whole are and it is very good hardware and software available through a large community constantly tested and developed. This is modular and can be extended. In addition, parts of the control software are open source. Model for an experienced pilot to control the Quadrokopter is also lighter than a helicopter. ... More information can be found here ...

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