Yuneec Mantis Q quadcopter using standard MAVLINK communication.
Features:
Top speed up to 72km/h (outdoor only)
4K video resolution in MP4 format
Auto flight mode
Foldable and lightweight (490g)
5 GHz WiFi 4 connection
The Yuneec Mantis Q control software is a modified version of the open-source PX4 autopilot firmware, enabling the drone to operate using the MAVLink protocol. The low latency (~200 ms) H.264 video stream with a 1280x720 (HD) resolution is available with the RTSP protocol.
Yuneec's person following mode feature, available on their drones, is not implemented directly on the drone itself. Instead, this functionality is provided by the mobile phone that controls the drone. This approach can be viewed as an example of edge computing.
We performed similar control to the drone: take the video recording to the cloud and control the drone based on the image processing running there.