Intel says matching the platform with an optional vision accessory kit, developers can launch sophisticated drone applications.
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The development kit is powered by Intel’s Atom quad-core processor, and it provides compute, software, communications and flexible I/O.
Intel has unveiled new drone technology at the Intel Developer Forum, featuring its Intel Aero Platform for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The compute board embedded in the drone has been created to study and store flexible I/O communication data.
Semiconductor manufacturer Intel is to target software developers with a new ready-to-fly drone quadcopter as it seeks to grab a slice of the increasingly lucrative sector.
The forthcoming drone includes a Linux-based Intel compute board, available separately for United States dollars 399, and supports open-source Dronecode flight-control software as well as a live airspace information software developer kit developed by start-up Airspace, which has a partnership with German airline, Lufthansa.
Intel first showed off this technology at CES this year onboard a Typhoon H, a hexacopter built by electric aircraft-maker Yuneec.
Intel also showcased the Yuneec Typhoon H with Intel RealSense Technology, which uses intelligent obstacle navigation to avoid objects and plot an alternative course. The Typhoon H is priced at $1,899.
A planned demonstration is one thing, (even if it did involve dodging falling trees) but picking out obstacles in the real world is another. From shooting videos to remote monitoring, drones are being deployed extensively around different areas.
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While drones are turning popular across different userbase, they are also criticised for being not aware of the environment around them.
