I had various projects I was thinking of relating to my current hobby interests in RC, HAM, and electronics/computing.
I was thinking of a use for my Intel Edison "Pentium class computer on a stamp" when I remembered I also wanted to look into creating a "Software Defined Radio" http://www.rtl-sdr.com/about-rtl-sdr/
Coupled with the Ardupilot linux project http://dev.ardupilot.com/wiki/building-the-code/building-for-beaglebone-black-on-linux/
I was thinking why not integrate all that into a sort of sense and avoid system? Of course, I can't be the only person to wonder about this, so a google search verified others have thought of and started implementing it:
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/integration-of-air-traffic-data
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/ads-b-decoding-on-an-ar-drone?id=705844:BlogPost:1193219&page=2
Well, it turns out APM MissionPlanner already implements this functionality:
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/whoop-whoop-live-air-traffic-overlaid-on-mission-planner
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2222494
Very interesting... I'm going to have to order one of those $20 RTL-SDR dongles and see how this works with my APM equipped stuff...
Adding more links just for reference when I get motivated to start this project:
http://nerdsville.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/rtl-sdr-ads-b-and-homebrew-collinear.html
http://www.balarad.net/
http://www.rtl-sdr.com/hak5-using-solar-powered-embedded-device-rtl-sdr-track-aircraft-remotely/
Of course, as I look into this, I realized the antenna for my ground station might get a bit unwieldy... even at 1 meter long, that's more kit than I would like...
I was thinking of a use for my Intel Edison "Pentium class computer on a stamp" when I remembered I also wanted to look into creating a "Software Defined Radio" http://www.rtl-sdr.com/about-rtl-sdr/
Coupled with the Ardupilot linux project http://dev.ardupilot.com/wiki/building-the-code/building-for-beaglebone-black-on-linux/
I was thinking why not integrate all that into a sort of sense and avoid system? Of course, I can't be the only person to wonder about this, so a google search verified others have thought of and started implementing it:
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/integration-of-air-traffic-data
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/ads-b-decoding-on-an-ar-drone?id=705844:BlogPost:1193219&page=2
Well, it turns out APM MissionPlanner already implements this functionality:
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/whoop-whoop-live-air-traffic-overlaid-on-mission-planner
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2222494
Very interesting... I'm going to have to order one of those $20 RTL-SDR dongles and see how this works with my APM equipped stuff...
Adding more links just for reference when I get motivated to start this project:
http://nerdsville.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/rtl-sdr-ads-b-and-homebrew-collinear.html
http://www.balarad.net/
http://www.rtl-sdr.com/hak5-using-solar-powered-embedded-device-rtl-sdr-track-aircraft-remotely/
Of course, as I look into this, I realized the antenna for my ground station might get a bit unwieldy... even at 1 meter long, that's more kit than I would like...
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