Overview

Image collection is done on any computer running Linux on the drone. Image collection accesses the camera in the same manner as the airside system.

Repository:

https://github.com/UWARG/image-collection

Software

Setup

Follow the instructions to clone the repository and activate the environment: Autonomy Workflow Software

Install packages:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Update the repository by running:

git checkout main
git pull
git submodule update --remote --merge

Copy the contents of rc.local.copyme to /etc/rc.local .

• Modifying /etc/rc.local requires superuser access (e.g. sudo )

Collecting images:

1. Connect the camera to the computer

2. Power on the computer:

   1. If camera is not connected, image collection fails to start. Power off the computer and go to step 1

   2. Image collection is automatically run on startup through the /etc/rc.local file

3. Collect images by pointing the camera towards the object(s) of interest

4. Power off the computer

Accessing images:

1. Disconnect all sensors

2. Power on the computer

3. Move or copy the images to be saved

4. Delete the images to free space for future collection