An Object Tracking System for Drone Navigation using a RYZE Tello drone, and OpenCV in C++.
This project was developed and tested with the versions listed below.
| Name | Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| C++ | 17 | |
| C++ compiler | GCC 11.3.0 | |
| CMake | 3.25 | |
| spdlog | 1.5.0-1 | |
| OpenCV | 4.6.0 | With opencv_contrib installed |
| CTello | Latest | Link |
This is the file containing the code for my implementation of the project. Compiling and running this file, gives a system which automatically controls a RYZE Tello drone connected over WiFi to track and follow a user defined object/region of interest.
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .
./tracking-drone
Option 1, running the program and only saving the clean video output of the drone:
./tracking-drone
Option 2, running the program and saving both the clean video and the video with overlays used for evaluation of the system.
./tracking-drone eval OR ./tracking-drone evaluate
This file is very similar to the full application, but with all of the drone controls removed. This allows the evaluation and testing of the object tracking system and drone command generation without having a drone connected. It is used as a testing and evaluation file, as connected and controlling a drone is time consuming.
The drone commands are outputted as strings in the console, and the overlays to show movement are the same as the tracking-drone.cpp file.
In order to compile the files containing the OpenCV library, use the following options:
Compile using the script provided:
./opencv-compile IN-FILE.cpp OUT-file
OR
bash opencv-compile IN-FILE.cpp OUT-file
OR
Compile yourself using the command below or however you would compile an openCV cpp file.
g++ m.cpp -o app `pkg-config --cflags --libs opencv4`
Option 1, running the program and only saving the clean video output of the drone:
/object-tracking
Option 2, running the program and saving both the clean video and the video with overlays used for evaluation of the system.
./object-tracking eval OR /object-tracking evaluate