Hello,
Recently got involved in a quad-rotor project.
Current status - The quad-rotor is controlled through Ardupilot APM 2. Currently it detects obstacles with the help of a sonar and works okay.
Aim - We have to make it autonomous, and maneuver itself based on the images it receives. I have been tasked to make a GUI that monitors the metrics as well as has live video streamed from the quad.
My idea is to attach a webcam that can deliver the video to on onboard cpu (we have beagleboard and atom boards). Then, based on the IP results send signals to Ardupilot along with reading output of ardupilot and transmitting both - the ardupilot data and video feed - to the base computer.
Only problem is that I havnt figured out the interfacing yet. What kinda modules do I use to setup a wifi stream from the onboard CPU? Do XBees fit the bill? What are my options.
I sincerely appreciate all the answers. Thx in advance.