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Canopy

Autonomous aerial surveillance drone with object detection and tracking. Part of the AcreWatch project family.

What is this?

Canopy is a custom-built drone platform that uses computer vision (YOLOv8) running on a Raspberry Pi 5 companion computer to detect and autonomously follow targets. Built on the ArduPilot flight stack with a Holybro X500 V2 frame.

AcreWatch Family

  • BarkBlaster - Automated deterrent (sound + water turret)
  • Wi-Spy - ESP32 CSI passive perimeter detection
  • Canopy - Aerial surveillance and tracking (this project)

Hardware

  • Holybro X500 V2 ARF Kit (CF frame, motors, ESCs)
  • Pixhawk 6C flight controller (ArduPilot)
  • Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB) companion computer
  • Pi Camera Module 3 Wide (120 deg FOV)
  • Matek 3901-L0X optical flow + rangefinder
  • Holybro M10 GPS
  • ExpressLRS 900MHz radio control
  • SiK 915MHz telemetry radio

Software Stack

  • ArduPilot Copter
  • YOLOv8n (ultralytics)
  • OpenCV + Picamera2
  • pymavlink (MAVLink control)
  • QGroundControl (ground station)

Project Status

Phase 1: Prototype - Planning/BOM complete, awaiting parts.

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License

Private - A&E Ventures LLC

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Autonomous aerial surveillance drone with object tracking - AcreWatch project
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