A new way to tackle remote-person view

Hardware

HTC Vive, Raspberry Pi, Tiva 123-g development board, Brushless DC Motors

Project description

This project address the need for there to be a more engaging first person video experience for hobbyists that can utilize commercially available VR headsets. The prototype uses an HTC Vive VR headset connected to a Walkera gimbal through a Raspberry Pi Zero and the ARM cortex -M4F microcontroller on the Tiva C 123g development board. An API running on the computer connected to the HTC Vive collects the data output of the headset, and sends it through WiFi to the prototype. At the same time, real time video is captured with a compact camera attached to the Raspberry Pi, and sent back to the computer through a simple web interface.