Got two Solo, but after two weeks of trouble-shooting an ailing drone thinking of replacing them. My use case is forest survey.
Looking at Intel Aero development drone: RealSense - Intel® Aero Platform for UAVs | Intel® Software
Looking at Intel Aero development drone: RealSense - Intel® Aero Platform for UAVs | Intel® Software
- After tearing down Solo a number of times, want a drone that is built to be worked on
- Want/need all open source so I can tune the software for my needs
- Need to be able to mount assorted cameras that trigger off a PWM signal
- Prefer to be able to keep my current workflows that include Tower
- It can be "upgraded" to ardupilot from PX4
May be able to continue to use with PX4 Pro via Mavlink
- It can be "upgraded" to ardupilot from PX4
- Need to be able to add & tune future image processing hardware/software I'm building
- Wonder about the range, Spektrum DXe is a close range economy controller [Step 28: Full Systems Check | learn.parallax.com]
- Likely have to upgrade to a longer range controller and on-board transceiver
- Because of the variety of terrain and canopy spacing, likely quad-copters are still my best option. Biggest limitation with any UAV is legal line of sight unless get exemption
- Using PX4 gives possibility to use advanced sensors like lidar
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