Author Topic: Good use of virtual goggles (Read 398 times)

Silat · « **on:** October 01, 2006, 11:49:03 PM »

Hope this isnt a repeat...........

From the Langa site.

Normally our "Just for Grins" item is humor. But this issue's grin will come
from the sheer coolness factor of an amazing hobbyist project. A Canadian RC airplane enthusiast combined a model airplane, virtual reality goggles and a
wireless camera. It works like this: A fairly standard model airplane is
controlled normally with a wireless remote control. A pan-and-tilt camera is
mounted at the airplane's center of gravity, also controlled wirelessly.

Video from the camera is viewable through virtual reality goggles, which
have a gyroscope attached to sense the movement of the goggles and control the
camera accordingly. When the wearer moves his head, the camera also moves.
This breathtaking, goggle-eye video will put a grin on your face for sure:

http://tinyurl.com/n7agv
http://tinyurl.com/ms6t2
http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid=1588079981530763717&hl=fr

Tac · « **Reply #1 on:** October 02, 2006, 12:17:14 AM »

I WANT OOOONE.

Billy Joe Bob · « **Reply #2 on:** October 02, 2006, 12:26:59 AM »

that is the pwn

*look at the right for searches "cool, wow, world of warcraft

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JB88 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 02, 2006, 02:21:27 AM »

Dinger · « **Reply #4 on:** October 02, 2006, 02:44:21 AM »

He musta really botched the landing.

Angus · « **Reply #5 on:** October 02, 2006, 04:51:42 AM »

Awesome!!!!

Hornet33 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 02, 2006, 05:54:09 AM »

I wonder if this guy is working with the military yet? Imagine if the plane had a small GPS unit and a way to project a HUD type display overlay into the goggles with position, heading, alt, and speed info. All of a sudden you have a forward observer platform that is quite, hard to see, and providing real time intel of what's on the other side of the hill, or the next couple of blocks over in a city.

I know the Marines are playing with something like this but theirs uses a fixed camera downlinked to a small tv screen. This would be a huge leap forward for gaining tactical intel.

Very cool.

Angus · « **Reply #7 on:** October 02, 2006, 06:22:38 AM »

I once asked a US squadron leader (F15 interceptor) if he belived the future would bear a possibility of air defense with rc or even ai aircraft.
He said no, with the logic like "what if someone cuts the link" and "people are not going to trust ai for their defense".
After looking at that video, I think my question wasn't that much off.
After all, in modern air defense, an F-15 with no link is also in trouble, and without all the elecronic gadgets it's in very much trouble. Brrrr....against hoards of those little buggers, if you see what I mean. Well, that's for another thread really.

FiLtH · « **Reply #8 on:** October 02, 2006, 09:24:40 AM »

Ever since I was a kid I dreamed of putting a cam on an rc plane to fly. Looks like someone fulfilled it. Best use of those goggles Ive ever seen.

Debonair · « **Reply #9 on:** October 02, 2006, 11:32:34 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by Angus
He said no, with the logic like "what if someone cuts the link" and "people are not going to trust ai for their defense"

i trust my AI for defense when i'm microing my bots all over some noobs on the UT demo CTF servers

Airscrew · « **Reply #10 on:** October 02, 2006, 12:01:46 PM »

I want one

I wonder what the range is on the radio and how easy it would be to exceed that range because now your not watching your distance

Kaw1000 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 02, 2006, 12:23:18 PM »

I'm into remote control helis...wander what this setup would be like on a chopper....propably make ya dizzy!@!!

Shuffler · « **Reply #12 on:** October 02, 2006, 01:37:30 PM »

The US Military uses drones already.. they fly them out of the base here. These are able to launch a rocket also

Predator

icemaw · « **Reply #13 on:** October 02, 2006, 02:57:38 PM »

thats what aces high looks like while using trackir