Phomatix Dali the PhotoBot User manual

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Dali,&the&PhotoBot)
User)Manual)Version)1.0)
July!2017!

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User)Manual)
This!user!manual!describes!how!to!operate!Dali!the!PhotoBot!as!illustrated!in!Figure!1.!!
Figure'1:'Dali'the'PhotoBot'with'a'camera.'
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Turn)On/Off)
To!start!the!robot,!you!need!to!press!On/Off!toggle!switch!on!top!of!the!robot.!
Operation)
Photographing'(Autonomous'photographing'mode):'
1. Turn%on%the%power%of%the%robot%(Default%mode:%stationary%rotational%photography%mode).!
2. In%order%to%start%the%autonomous%photographing%process,%a%digital%camera%such%as%GoPro%or%a%smartphone%
needs%to%be%installed%on%the%selfie.%%
3. Mount%a%smartphone%with%a%selfie%stick%facing%to%the%front%of%the%robot.%
4. Set%the%App%setting%to%be%in%auto-navi%mode.%%

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Photographing'(Patterned'photographing'mode):'
1. Turn%on%the%power%of%the%robot.!
2. In%order%to%start%the%patterned%photographing%process,%a%digital%camera%such%as%GoPro%or%a%smartphone%
needs%to%be%installed%on%the%selfie.%%
3. The%App%setting%must%be%patterned%motion%mode.%%
4. Select%a%pattern%at%the%patterned%motion%sub-menu.%
5. Set%the%parameter%to%fine%tune%the%selected%mode.%
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Mapping:'
1. In%order%to%start%the%mapping%process,%a%digital%camera%such%as%GoPro%or%a%smartphone%is%needed.%%
2. The%camera%setting%must%be%in%self-timer%mode.%The%self-timing%duration%will%determine%the%resolution%of%
the%3D%model%and%the%period%of%image%stitching%process.%The%recommended%duration%is%0.5%second%or%2%
shots%per%second.%
3. Mount%a%digital%camera%or%a%smartphone%with%a%selfie%stick%in%90%degree%to%the%robot's%proceeding%direction.%
4. Select%remote%control%mode%and%control%the%robot%motion.!
5. In%order%to%get%the%best%result,%maintain%the%distance%of%the%robot%to%the%wall%at%2m.!
6. Completely%scan%the%area%and%process%the%data%with%a%photo-stitching%software.!
7. Phomatix!also!offer!a!service!of!photo-stitching!software.!Upload!your!photos!to!a!dropbox!and!send!us!the!link!
for!fast!process.%!
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Figure'2:'Dali'App’s'main'screen'

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When%the%Dali%app%is%launched,%it%connects%to%robot%through%Bluetooth%automatically.%The%connection%status%is%
indicated%in%the%Bluetooth%status%(3).%If%the%app%does%not%connect,%try%“scan”%in%the%sub%menu%(2)%or%try%reset%
button%of%the%robot.%By%selecting%the%button%(6)%or%(7),%robot%works%in%either%manual%or%automatic%mode.%
Followings%explain%the%buttons%on%the%screen.%%
1:%Main%menu%button.%This%main%menu%will%show%more%options%for%app%and%robot%settings.%
2:%Sub%menu%button.%This%sub%menu%will%show%more%options%for%Bluetooth%connection%
3:%Bluetooth%connection%status%
4:%Shows%currently%selected%button%status%
5:%Button%to%hide%and%show%other%buttons%
6:%Button%for%manual%mode%selection%
7:%Button%for%automatic%mode%selection%
8:%Button%for%pattern%mode%selection%%
9:%Button%for%turning%left%
10:%Button%for%turning%right%
11:%Button%for%moving%forward%
12:%Button%for%moving%backward%
13:%Button%for%stop%
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Image)Data)Transfer)
Once%the%robot%scans%enough%data%in%the%given%environment,%user%can%transfer%the%obtained%data%for%3D%image%
stitching.%Image%data%in%SD%card%needs%to%be%transferred%to%a%computer%for%image%stitching%process%(no%other%data%is%
necessary)%
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3D)Modeling)
User%can%use%3D%stitching%software%such%as%Agisoft%Photoscan%or%an%open%source%code%such%as%XuvTools.%In%case%a%
user%is%not%familiar%with%the%3D%modeling%process,%Phomatix%provides%full%service%of%3D%image%stitching%free%of%
charge%for%the%first%month.%The%service%includes%wireframe%modeling,%surface%modeling,%3D%cloud%point,%and%full%
color%texture%modeling.%
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Figure!3%and%Figure!4%illustrate%examples%of%3D%building%mapping%and%human%modeling.!
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Figure'3:'3D'building'mapping.'
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Figure'4:'3D'human'modeling.'
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