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NodeCopter
Programming an AR Drone
Firmware with JavaScript
Felix Geisendörfer
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Background
2005 - 2008 2008 - now 2009 - now
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npm modules
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NodeCopter
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What is NodeCopter?
• Started as a one-time event in Berlin on Oct 5th, 2012
• 60 programmers to program 25 AR Drones for a full day
• Amazing venue, old swimming hall with 13m ceilings
• Non-profit / cheap tickets (25 EUR)
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NodeCopter - In 1 Day
• Computer vision
• Voice recognition
• Gesture recognition
• Hardware controls
• and more
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Previous Events
• Berlin, Oct 5th, 2012
• Dublin, Oct 20th, 2012
• San Francisco, Oct 31st, 2012
• Seattle, Nov 8th - 9th, 2012
• Brighton, Nov 10th, 2012
• San Francisco, Dec 1st 2012
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Upcoming Events
• Florida, May 30, 2013
• + one more thing
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Summer of Drones
June 2013
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Summer of Drones
• June - September 2013
• 30+ NodeCopter events in Europe & North America
• Including Cologne?
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http://nodecopter.com/
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Parrot AR Drone 2.0
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The Specs
• WiFi (b/g/n) Router
• 1 GHz 32Bit ARM Cortex A8 processor
• 125 MB DDR2 Memory
• Linux 2.6.32 you can telnet into it (Busybox)
• 720p front facing camera (30 FPS)
• 240p vertical camera (60 FPS)
• USB 2.0 connector
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The Specs
• 3 axis gyroscope (2000°/second precision)
• 3 axis accelerometer (+-50mg precision)
• 3 axis magnetometer (6° precision)
• Pressure sensor (+-10 Pa precision)
• Ultrasound sensors
• Fully reparable - all components can be ordered
• 300 EUR