Parrot AR.Drone
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Type | Drone |
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Inception | Original: 2010 v. 2.0: 2012 |
Available | Original: Discontinued v. 2.0: Discontinued |
Website | https://www.parrot.com/ |
The Parrot AR.Drone is a discontinued
The drone is designed to be controlled by mobile or tablet operating systems, such as
Design and development
Version 1.0.
The Parrot AR.Drone was unveiled at the
The airframe of the AR.Drone, constructed from
Inside the airframe, a range of sensors assist flight, enabling the interface used by pilots to be simpler, and making advanced flight easier. The onboard computer runs a
- Technical specifications
- Interfaces: USB and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
- Front camera: QVGA sensor with 93° lens
- Vertical camera: 64° lens, recording up to 60fps
Version 2.0.
The successor to the original drone, the AR.Drone 2.0 was unveiled at CES Las Vegas 2012. Rather than redesigning the product, improvements were made to its functionality, along with developing a larger ecosystem to support pilots. The equipment on board AR.Drone 2.0 was significantly upgraded to improve the drone's function. The camera quality was increased to
At CES 2013, Parrot announced the Flight Recorder add-on for the AR.Drone 2.0. It adds 4GB of storage to the drone, along with GPS tracking and flight data recording. It will allow pilots to define a flight path by selecting a series of waypoints that the drone will follow. Flight Recorder features can be controlled via mobile phone and desktop applications, with "Director Mode" and "Rescue Mode" included. An extended battery designed to increase flight time by up to 50% was also launched alongside the Flight Recorder.[7]
- Technical Specifications
- Interfaces: USB and Wi-Fi 802.11n
- Front camera: 720p sensor with 93° lens, recording up to 30fps
- Vertical camera: QVGA sensor with 64° lens, recording up to 60fps
- Start weight: 380 g with outdoor, 420 g with indoor hull[8]
- Battery: Lithium-polymer 3-cell (11,1 CV), 1500 mAh[9]
- Motors: 4x brushless 14.5-watt, 28,500 RPM inrunner type, gear reduction 8/72[10]
Applications
- AR.Drone
Previously known as AR.Freeflight, provides piloting function for AR.Drones, and the ability to take photos and videos. AR.Drone was launched in 2010 alongside the original drone, and provides piloting capabilities via iOS devices.[11] It allows pilots to record video or capture images from their drone's onboard cameras. When originally launched pilots could control drones by tilting their device, and data from the onboard accelerometer was converted into flight controls.[12] On-screen controls provide joystick-style movement, and other functions that allow pilots to perform aerobatics, play games, or update their drone's firmware. The app also integrates with AR.Drone Academy, where pilots can map and share flight details with other AR.Drone users. AR.Drone is available on the Google Play store, where it has kept the name AR.Freeflight.[13]
- AR.Race 2 (previously AR.Race)
AR.Race is a piloting and multiplayer gaming application for the AR.Drone 2.0. Using a
- AR.Rescue 2 (previously AR.Rescue)
A single-player augmented reality application for iOS devices. It uses the target provided with the AR.Drone 2.0 builds a 3D environment in which pilots must perform various tasks. The object of the game is to construct a rocket out of pieces that are placed into the physical environment by the drone's software. Along with these pieces, enemies are generated that must be fought. The drone also records the time it takes to complete this task successfully, and this is recorded in AR.Drone Academy, where a global leaderboard is generated, and videos and images can be shared amongst the community.[15]
- AR.Hunter
An augmented, multiplayer game that allows pilots to engage a human target with virtual weapons within a 3D space. Unlike the other multiplayer games made by Parrot, AR.Hunter only requires one AR.Drone. Both the pilot and the 'target' have the application installed on iOS devices, and the 'target' uses theirs to fire their virtual weapons at the drone. For the drone to recognise and engage the 'target', they must wear a colored cap, purchased separately from Parrot. The game can be played without the cap, but the drone is unable to engage the 'target', and the pilot must instead evade detection or attack. AR.Hunter is not compatible with the AR.Drone 2.0.
Third party uses
To aid third-party developers, Parrot launched the AR.Drone open
In France, the AR.Drone 2.0 was tested by a
Reception
By early 2013, around half a million units of the AR.Drone and its successor had been sold.[29] It received a 2010 CES Innovations award for Electronic Gaming Hardware.[30] It was awarded Best Smart Product of 2015 according to Wellbots Top 25 Smart Products Ranking of 2015.[31] The AR.Drone 2.0 was praised for the relative ease with which pilots could learn how to fly it; the original release required more intense practice.[32]
Since its release, individuals,
References
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At the International Consumer Electronics Show this week, Paris-based Parrot unveiled its AR.Drone
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Parrot AR.Drones specs: ARM9, Linux, 6DoF IMU, Ultrasonics sensor, WiFi....WOW!
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This year's Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco was flat-out upstaged by a hovercraft. The company that makes it, Parrot, calls is the AR Drone (the AR stands for Augmented Reality), but really, it hovers, and looks amazing doing it.
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