This project lets you use machine vision cameras for infrared / multispectral imaging on UAVs/Drones. The code isn't great, but it does work and implement the principles. My article on Medium explains it's purpose: https://medium.com/vladprojects/origins-of-quickbird-and-anywave-part-1-d7e3f60ba0fb#.lpsid7unc
That is accomplished by combining them into a Multi-Camera array — that is placing a spectral filter in front of every camera and carefully aligning them. The software combines monochrome frames from any number of cameras into a multi-channel tiff, that can be later post-prossed like any 'normal' image. You will need Machine vision cameras (this software is designed for Ximea), light sensors from http://www.yoctopuce.com/, and a single-board computer such as Intel NUC. The solution requires LibTiff.Net and Ximea's library to build. When using the software, it is desirable to configure DHCP on the single-board computer.
There is a PDF user manual and a broshure, they describe the workflow and some key characteristics in more detail.
Included are 3D models for an enclosure. The enclosure is for 4 Ximea MQ013MG cameras each with a Narrowbard filter and an intel NUC. It can be mounted on a large Quadcopter. The models are in Autodesk Inventor and STL file formats.
There are three projects in the solution, each produces an executable for a different purpose.
End user application written in C# and WPF. It connects to the camera over Wi-Fi, and allows the user to align channels, set exposure and timing, preview the image, and start/stop the imaging process.
C# & Winforms application that is meant to run on startup on the SBC that controls the cameras. It will create a Wifi Hospot, and wait for a connection from Spectral Command.
A stand-alone desktop application meant for registering images if you found that you've taken them out of alignment. We found it quite usefull.
- The program must be set to run on startup with admin rights, so that it can start the hotspot.
- DHCP setver must be installed and run speerately, to use the system conveniently.
- Program is not designed to connect to more than one Spectral Command, doing so may lead to spontaneous resonance cascade and detruction of the planet.
- The program will report successfull connection as long as it can open a TCP connection, regardsless of what is recieved and what it managed to connect to. It could be your router, Google.com, or a fridge - it will report succesfull conenction jsut the same.
- Ordinary disconnect is reported as an eror in the status bar
- Calibration button is not implemented, and hence does nothing.