examples.dlife.robot.pioneer
Class PioneerCameraDrone

java.lang.Object
  dlife.robot.Controller
      examples.dlife.robot.pioneer.PioneerCameraDrone

public class PioneerCameraDrone
extends Controller

A drone controller for the Pioneer PTZ camera and streaming video. This Controller loads loads the CannonVCC50i PTZ controller and starts up a Camera device for the streaming video. The video can be seen/filtered and the PTZ can be controlled via the ControlCenter.

To run this example:

1. Complete the Basic dLife Installation.
2. Complete the Pioneer Setup.
3. Start the PioneerServer.
4. Start the VisionServer on the Pioneer's on-board computer.
   
   
5. Launch the dlife.robot.gui.controlcenter
6. Select dlife.robot.pioneer.Pioneer in the "Robot:" drop down list.
7. Click the button next to the "Controller:" label.
8. Navigate to the dLifeDist/examples/dlife/robot/pioneer/ directory.
9. Choose the PioneerCameraDrone.class file.
10. Click the "Start Up" button.
11. Enter the IP and Port number for the PioneerServer in the dialog that appears.
12. Click "Connect"
13. Enter the IP and Port number for the VisionServer running on the pioneer in the dialog that appears.
14. Click "Connect"
15. Select and configure the video source from the Pioneer using the dialog that appears.
16. Click "Connect"
17. GUI displays for the PTZ, the Camera and image Filters will then appear in the ControlCenter.

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

examples/dlife/robot/pioneer/PioneerCameraDrone.java

Version:

Jun 18, 2008

Author:

Grant Braught, Dickinson College

Constructor Summary

PioneerCameraDrone()

Method Summary

void	startUp(Robot robot) Create the PTZ and Camera 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

PioneerCameraDrone

public PioneerCameraDrone()

Method Detail

startUp

public void startUp(Robot robot)
             throws VideoSourceCreationFailedException

Create the PTZ and Camera and add them to the robot.

Specified by:

startUp in class Controller

Parameters:

robot - the Robot that this Controller will be controlling.

Throws:

VideoSourceCreationFailedException - if the PioneerCamera cannot be created or is canceled.

step

public void step()

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

Specified by:

step in class Controller