I hope you folks enjoyed my overview of the Brookstone 2.0 Rover. In my next blog (Part 1) I'm going to include tons of video footage from the rover's Camera and Night Vision Camera (Going to use it when it gets dark tonight). If you have any experience with intercepting commands from the Device/Controller to the Rover so I can use the codes/commands to reverse engineer the rover. I'm going to need all the help that I can get!
To Do List:
1. Purchase an Android Tablet
2. Upgrade Telemetry Kit
3. Switch out current power source (6 AA Batteries) to a LiPo Battery System
4. Get Mission Planner Working/Running
5. Integrate an APM 2.5
6. Get it to work with ArduRover
7. Get it to work with AndroRover (Once step 1-6 are complete)
Brookstone Rover 2.0 Specs:
| Video Stream Format | .mp4 |
| Video FPS | 25 fps |
| Snapshot Format | JPEG |
| CMOS | 300,000 pixels |
| WiFi Antenna | 802.11 b/g |
| Microphone | Yes |
| Movement Motor | 6500 revolutions per second, DC 9.0V |
| Age Grade | 14 and up |
| Compatitbility | iPod touch® (3rd & 4th generation), iPhone® 4S, iPhone® 4, iPhone® 3GS, iPad®, iPad® 2 and iPad® (3rd generation), Android™ 2.2 and later, Apple iOS: 5.1 and later |
| Batteries | 6 AA (included) |
| Running Time | Approximately 2.5 hours |
| Maximum Range | Up to 200 ft. |
| Weight | 2.3 lbs |
| Dimensions with Antenna | 10.25"w x 7.75"l x 7.75"h |
| Distance | Approximately 200 ft. (unobstructed), 100 ft. (obstructed) |
| Camera | 320x240px at 25 frames per second |
| Stealth Night Vision Lens | 850nm |
| Social Media Compatibility | Email, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr |
Comments
Hey Arthur,
I'd absolutely love to be a tester for your Rover platform! Kevin Hester is a developer on Diydrones that is working on AndroPilot and I talked with him and he said if I could get Mission Planner to run on it that he could easily set up AndroPilot to work as an AndroRover. I'll take a look at DroidPlanner right now. :)
What is AndroRover?
I'm planning on building a multiplataform GCS with DroidPlanner. If you like to be a tester for the Rover platform let me know.