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DIY Thermal Cameras for Drones, RC & FPV - a quick tutorial
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VanDusen:
DIY Thermal Cameras for Drones, RC & FPV - a quick tutorial
https://youtu.be/JYp3dDWWEJ4
* overview
* schematics
* software installation
* camera driver test
* test flight
* drones - DJI, Parrot, Autel, .. & thermal cameras example
* RC helicopter & thermal cameras example
* RC cars & thermal cameras example
* FPV & thermal cameras example
This is just a quick hack. Goal is an inexpensive thermal camera which already supports composite out (576i, PAL, 4:3) by adding an additional MCU or using the onboard MCU. It should add less than $20. Any inexpensive FPV camera ($10+) supports composite out.
weight without battery & camera: 15 g (P2 Pro: 9.5 g; Compact (Pro): 14.5 g)
drivers: Seek cameras - libseek-thermal; InfiRay P2 Pro (v4l2, like a web cam); MLX90460: Tom Shaffner's script (patched)
FPV Thermal Cameras - Seek Compact - quick test flight: https://youtu.be/MMFlseGx4XI
FPV Thermal Cameras - Seek Compact Pro - quick test flight: https://youtu.be/C35rru15i0k
FPV Thermal Cameras - InfiRay P2 Pro: https://youtu.be/2cKUCA-EBAo
FPV Thermal Cameras part 1 - MLX90640 - test flight: https://youtu.be/JImprXh4hTI
Playlist IR Thermal Cameras for Drones, RC & FPV: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTY4osYDsm1o-pnuJv2AmEbx6t5KEQvSh
VanDusen:
DIY Thermal Cameras for Drones - Parrot Anafi test flights - day & night
Video: https://youtu.be/BTbsvgiypa8
Pretty amazing flight at night. The new inexpensive high frame rate thermal imaging cameras are perfect for FPV low light flights, because they don't need visible light. Flight time about 18 minutes on a 3 years old Anafi battery.
weight circuit & camera (Infiray P2 Pro): 25 g
range: 7 km (on 25 mW with a $20 patch antenna); 20+ km on 400 mW - see video 7 km out on 25 mW (VTX): https://youtu.be/lpIYSVbiiIU
VanDusen:
RunCam Night Eagle 3 vs Thermal Camera InfiRay P2 Pro - Full Moon Flight
https://youtu.be/Wqdx2HIysGI
Amazing performance of the RunCam Night Eagle 3 low light FPV camera and of the InfiRay P2 Pro IR thermal camera.
VanDusen:
FPV Night Vision Goggles mod - tutorial & schematics
Same principle, but without VTX. Connected via composite or HDMI to FPV goggles.
https://youtu.be/KAHy4lMCWPk
compatible FPV goggles:
DJI FPV V1 & V2
Fatshark HDO2
HD Zero
Skyzone Sky04X, Cobra X, 03X, 02X, ..
& goggles with AV- or HDMI input
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