Week 5: How Drone Net Works - Hardware Pt. 1 - Cameras and Architecture
Hello Everyone! This week, I have been reading many related research papers, continuing my study of C++ and experimental design. Because I am still learning about the advanced software engineering, the majority of my recent contributions have been in experimental design. This week , I would like to dive into a discussion of the Drone Net hardware: How is the Drone Net's camera system configured? The camera system includes a Tegra K1 SoC, wireless 802.11, Ethernet wired, USB3, a PCIe card interface, and is able to support 2 USB3 visible cameras and between one and four analog cameras including long-wave infrared. The Drone Net operates on an open architecture. You may remember this term from earlier posts on this site. Generally, a computer is an open architecture if it is designed to allow its parts to be easily swapped out and modified. For example, an Apple iPhone is a closed architecture, because it utilizes a proprietary system to transfer data between processors