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Martin Förtsch and Thomas Endres developed an application with Java code and the Intel Perceptual Computing SDK that uses a 3-D camera and a Wi-Fi connection to pilot a Parrot AR drone with hand motions.
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Drones Go 'Hands Free' with Gestural Technology
Software developers use 3-D camera, open source application to fly drone with hand motions.
Drones are buzzing in the sky above everywhere from Afghanistan to amateur sporting events. Typically, the unmanned aerial vehicles are controlled with a computer keyboard, game controller or smartphone, but a pair of software developers have discarded these familiar interfaces to create a "hands-free" flying experience.
"People find that it is a really intuitive way to control the drone because it is like a virtual airplane yoke," said software developer Martin Förtsch.
Find this and other technology news stories at
http://vid.io/xqV.
Martin Förtsch and Thomas Endres developed an application with Java code and the Intel Perceptual Computing SDK that uses a 3-D camera and a Wi-Fi connection to pilot a Parrot AR drone with hand motions.
SEE MORE:
Drones Go 'Hands Free' with Gestural Technology
Software developers use 3-D camera, open source application to fly drone with hand motions.
Drones are buzzing in the sky above everywhere from Afghanistan to amateur sporting events. Typically, the unmanned aerial vehicles are controlled with a computer keyboard, game controller or smartphone, but a pair of software developers have discarded these familiar interfaces to create a "hands-free" flying experience.
"People find that it is a really intuitive way to control the drone because it is like a virtual airplane yoke," said software developer Martin Förtsch.
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