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47 lines
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# Canopy
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Autonomous aerial surveillance drone with object detection and tracking.
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Part of the AcreWatch project family.
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## What is this?
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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.
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## AcreWatch Family
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- **BarkBlaster** - Automated deterrent (sound + water turret)
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- **Wi-Spy** - ESP32 CSI passive perimeter detection
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- **Canopy** - Aerial surveillance and tracking (this project)
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## Hardware
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- Holybro X500 V2 ARF Kit (CF frame, motors, ESCs)
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- Pixhawk 6C flight controller (ArduPilot)
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- Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB) companion computer
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- Pi Camera Module 3 Wide (120 deg FOV)
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- Matek 3901-L0X optical flow + rangefinder
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- Holybro M10 GPS
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- ExpressLRS 900MHz radio control
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- SiK 915MHz telemetry radio
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## Software Stack
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- ArduPilot Copter
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- YOLOv8n (ultralytics)
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- OpenCV + Picamera2
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- pymavlink (MAVLink control)
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- QGroundControl (ground station)
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## Project Status
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Phase 1: Prototype - Planning/BOM complete, awaiting parts.
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## Docs
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- Wiki: https://wiki.jfamily.io (AcreWatch collection)
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- BOM: See wiki or drone_prototype_bom.xlsx
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## License
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Private - A&E Ventures LLC
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