Last year I lost a remote control plane that had a 1080p video camera onboard. The loss was largely due to not following flight procedures. It was the result of a combination of factors that could have been avoided. Once I realized that the plane was no longer responding to controls, it was too late. All I could do was watch as it slipped behind objects on the horizon. Searching for the plane was out of the question due to…
There are tools like Hugin and PTGui that can take photos and stitch them to create panoramic scenes. Viewing them can be done in linux using EOG (Eye of GNOME) and the Panorama Viewer plugin by Andreas Eisenbarth. The images displayed in this post use a WP plugin as well. However, GSV (Google Street View) is likely the most simplest way to create scenes. Tools like Hugin and PTGui take time becuase they require inputting images, aligning, defining points, stitching,…
Finding a suitable and reliable power supply for a project seems trivial to most. The battery selection is typically one of the common types available at stores. However, if you have a project that needs to run on battery, that choice will influence its overall use. The first question to ask is, what are the components of the project. These can range from discrete components to boards or modules requiring varying supply voltages. As the number of components increase, so…