VR Drone Waypoints
VR waypoint interface for GPS-less indoor drone flight.
Lesson
VR is more intuitive than flat screens for 3D path planning.
The lesson in full: A DJI SDK deep-dive to solve indoor positioning without GPS, demoed at Connected Drone conference.
What it is
Created for the Connected Drone conference to demonstrate how drones and VR can intersect. In VR, users set waypoints for a Mavic Pro within a bounding box, a far more intuitive experience than a flat screen. The drone then flies the defined path in reality. The challenge: this was indoors without GPS, requiring deep use of the DJI SDK to solve an uncommon positioning problem.
Tools and technologies
DJI SDK · Mavic Pro · Indoor Positioning
Links
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Built on lessons from VR Video Player, Camera Housings in CAD.