The follow me function of the 3DR Iris has been a popular and in demand feature, but what about following a car? At a Toyota hackathon in California multiple teams were challenged to build apps around the vehicles data visualizer, the onboard system that generates data such as the car's speed. GPS and RPMS.
The team known as Eye in the Sky was challenged to build an Android App that would be able to autonomously follow a Scion FR-S around a winding race course. They made the cars GPS coordinates available by bluetooth, that then was collected and sent to the Iris. The objective they aimed to accomplish was to build a more dynamic follow me app function, allowing for camera angles and controls that were capable of handling the sharp turns and acceleration of a car.
Although the team did not finish all of their work in the 24 hour hackathon, they did get the app running and do a prerecorded simulation. Which was enough for them to win the $10,000 prize.
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