examples.dlife.robot.hemisson
Class HemissonCameraDrone

java.lang.Object
  dlife.robot.Controller
      examples.dlife.robot.hemisson.HemissonCameraDrone

public class HemissonCameraDrone
extends Controller

A drone controller for a Hemisson with a camera. This drone allows the user to see and filter video images being streamed from the Hemisson via the dLife vision server (dlife.vision.server).

To run this example:

1. Complete the Basic dLife Installation.
2. Complete the Hemisson Setup.
3. Ensure that the necessary configuration for using a Hemisson camera has been done.
   
   
4. Launch the dlife.robot.gui.controlcenter
5. Select dlife.robot.hemisson.Hemisson in the "Robot:" drop down list.
6. Click the button next to the "Controller:" label.
7. Navigate to the dLifeDist/examples/dlife/robot/hemisson/ directory.
8. Choose the HemissonCameraDrone.class file.
9. Click the "Start Up" button.
10. Choose the connection mechanism to be used:
    • Serial Port: Use the file chooser to select the device file to which the Hemisson is connected.
    • Bluetooth: Select the desired Hemisson from the drop down list. You may optionally associate a name with the robot's bluetooth address using the text field and the "Set" button.
11. Click "Connect"
12. The Hemisson will beep and flash its lights to indicate that a connection has been established.
13. Enter the information (Server IP/Port) of the dLife vision server in the dialog that appears.
14. Click "Connect"
15. Select the VideoSource parameters in the dialog that appears.
16. Click "Connect"
17. The GUI components for the Motion, Camera and Filters will appear in the ControlCenter.

The source code for this class is contained in the file:

examples/dlife/robot/hemisson/HemissonCameraDrone.java

Version:

Jun 30, 2007

Author:

Grant Braught, Dickinson College

Constructor Summary

HemissonCameraDrone()

Method Summary

void	startUp(Robot robot) Create a Camera and a DifferentialDrive and add them to the robot.
void	step() This step method does not do anything.

Methods inherited from class dlife.robot.Controller

shutDown

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

HemissonCameraDrone

public HemissonCameraDrone()

Method Detail

startUp

public void startUp(Robot robot)

Create a Camera and a DifferentialDrive and add them to the robot.

Specified by:

startUp in class Controller

Parameters:

robot - the Robot that this Controller will be controlling.

step

public void step()

This step method does not do anything. The HemissonDrone can be controlled via the GUI controls.

Specified by:

step in class Controller