Node Copter quick setup

A handy helper for getting into some programmatically controlled flying robots

Prior learning

We recommend familiarising yourself with the AR-Drone and general information about these types of events first. See http://nodecopter.com/hack for some good tips, and a bunch of inspiring modules that others have made.

Instructions:

• Make sure you have node and npm installed
  • npm (Node Package Manager) comes with node, see nodejs.org or the package manager instructions for installation instructions relevant to your operating system.
• clone this repo from github: git clone git@github.com:mediasuitenz/node-flight-school.git
• cd node-flight-school
• npm install
• Connect to an AR-Drone's wifi near you
• node basic.js will make the drone takeoff, turn around a bit, and land.
• node repl.js will give you a interactive commandline interface to control the drone with.

See ar-drone docs for info on the commands that are available.

NOTE: The ar-drone library has built in animation routines for flips. PLEASE USE THIS WISELY. The drones need a reasonable amount of space around them to perform a flip.