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[http://www.dickinson.caltech.edu/Research/MultiTrack Flydra] system developed by Andrew Straw and Michael Dickinson | |||
==Operation== | ==Operation== | ||
==Hardware== | ==Hardware== | ||
* Cameras: Basler Ace | |||
** User Manual ([[media:basler_ace_user_man.pdf|pdf]]) | |||
** Quick Install Guide ([[media:basler_ace_quick_ins_guide.pdf|pdf]]) | |||
** Driver information ([[media:basler_ace_driver_info.pdf|pdf]]) | |||
* Lenses: | |||
* Triggering: | |||
** Trigger box | |||
** Trigger cable configuration | |||
* Computing: | |||
* Cabling: | |||
** Network cables: Cat.-6 gigabit ethernet cables | |||
** Camera trigger cables: RG-58 Co-Axial with BNC connector | |||
* Mounts: | |||
** Combination of [http://www.powerstrut.com/powerstrut.html Powerstrut] PS200 and PS500 channel and connectors. A (seemingly compatible) alternative is the [http://www.unistrut.us/ Unistrut] system. | |||
==Software== | |||
* Pose estimation (SoftPOSIT) | |||
** Prerequisites: Intel Math Kernel Library (MKL), GCC (incl. gcc, gfortran) | |||
** Installation instructions: http://purl.org/hanshuo/softposit | |||
** C API available (through mix compilation with Fortran) | |||
** Python API potentially available (using f2py) | |||
** TODO (?): integration with ROS | |||
** Question: Is this what we need? | |||
==Installation== | ==Installation== | ||
Format: Task, person (estimated completion date) | |||
* Install mounts for cameras, Noel (12/3/10) | |||
* Remove existing mounts (Noel, 12/3/10) | |||
* Trigger cables, Noel (12/1/10) | |||
* Mount cables, Noel (12/3/10) | |||
* Install camera triggerbox | |||
* Get cameras machined, Floris (??) | |||
* Order lenses, Floris (??) | |||
* Install Ubuntu on cPCI, Scott (done) | |||
* Install flydra software, Scott & Floris (?) | |||
** MainBrain (done) | |||
** Camera nodes (?) | |||
* Calibrate | |||
* Test | |||
* Multi-point tracking, Shuo (?) | |||
* Document setup and operation , all | |||
Latest revision as of 04:24, 1 December 2010
Flydra Localization System
Flydra system developed by Andrew Straw and Michael Dickinson
Operation
Hardware
- Cameras: Basler Ace
- Lenses:
- Triggering:
- Trigger box
- Trigger cable configuration
- Computing:
- Cabling:
- Network cables: Cat.-6 gigabit ethernet cables
- Camera trigger cables: RG-58 Co-Axial with BNC connector
- Mounts:
- Combination of Powerstrut PS200 and PS500 channel and connectors. A (seemingly compatible) alternative is the Unistrut system.
Software
- Pose estimation (SoftPOSIT)
- Prerequisites: Intel Math Kernel Library (MKL), GCC (incl. gcc, gfortran)
- Installation instructions: http://purl.org/hanshuo/softposit
- C API available (through mix compilation with Fortran)
- Python API potentially available (using f2py)
- TODO (?): integration with ROS
- Question: Is this what we need?
Installation
Format: Task, person (estimated completion date)
- Install mounts for cameras, Noel (12/3/10)
- Remove existing mounts (Noel, 12/3/10)
- Trigger cables, Noel (12/1/10)
- Mount cables, Noel (12/3/10)
- Install camera triggerbox
- Get cameras machined, Floris (??)
- Order lenses, Floris (??)
- Install Ubuntu on cPCI, Scott (done)
- Install flydra software, Scott & Floris (?)
- MainBrain (done)
- Camera nodes (?)
- Calibrate
- Test
- Multi-point tracking, Shuo (?)
- Document setup and operation , all
