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"FreeDrone" Version 0.5 - Oct/24/2013

DESCRIPTION
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- FreeDrone is suite of tools & libraries used to operate a unmanned surface 
  vehicle (USV). Project is written in C/Objective-C which leverages the open
  source GNUStep Framework

- The goal of the FreeDrone project is to develop core libraries which can be 
  used for operating an USV, which therefore can be used in an drone autopilot
  application and remote control ‘command’ application

- Currently experimental project

CORE
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- Main drone framework which encapsulates all drone system/hardware operation.

- All hardware interactions are abstracted through a 'hardware abstraction
  layer' (HAL)
  
- Utilize OOP design

- Currently beta

APP
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- Application used to run a drone instance on a raspberry pi computer.
- Currently prototype

COMMAND
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- Application used to run a command server on a Apple computer.
- Currently prototype

REQUIRED HARDWARE / OS
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- Mactionsh Apple Computer (OSX)
- Raspberry Pi (Raspbian)
- Phidget Spatial Precision 3/3/3 High Resolution (1044_0)
- Phidget Motor Control 1-Motor (1065_0)
- Phidget Advanced Servo 1-Motor (1066_0)
- Phidget USB Isolator (3060_0)
- Hitec HS-645MG Super Torque Servo (3204_0)
- 24V/173.3Kg-cm/15RPM 168:1 DC Gear Moto (3274_0)
- Power USE Hub
- WIFI Receiver
- GlobalSat BU 353 GPS Receive

INSTALLATION
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1) Please go to the following directory:
./Drone-Documentation

2) Read the following documents and follow the instructions
    Mac+Bu353
    Mac+Phidgets
    RPI+GNUStep+Phidgets
    RPI+Phidgets
    RPi+Wifi
    Mac+Phidgets+FreeBSD

3) Run an instance of the Drone application on the Raspbery PI, please follow
   the following set of steps:
   
   //TODO: Fill in!

RUN-TIME
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    1) Turn on Raspberry Pi
    2) SSH into Raspberry Pi
    3) Navigate to the following directory:
        //TODO: Fill in
    4) Run the following command
        //TODO: Fill in
    5) On your Mac, open the "Command" project
    6) Run it
    7) The drone application and the command console should be working.

CONTACT
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skype: bartlomiej.mika
email: [email protected]
twitter: @eurasiasoft

LICENSE
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FreeBSD 
(See "LICENSE" file)