Status : Completed
Tags: image processing V-REP (simulation software) Whycon markers camera calibration. control systems ROS (Robot Operating System) PID tuning Linux
Development of a drone capable of traversing given waypoints in outdoor environments autonomously.
Linux
ROS (Robot Operating System)
V-REP (simulation software)
control systems
PID tuning
Whycon markers
image processing
camera calibration.
Overview of Project:
The project aims to develop a drone that can traverse a given set of waypoints without any human intervention using onboard sensors and controllers and share its state parameter in real-time using radio telemetry. We have used Ardupilot Mega(APM) for this purpose, an open-source standard for such projects. Also, we have simulated the project using a quadcopter, but the same can be extended to any aerial or ground vehicle easily
Project by:Bhuvan Jhamb(20174009), Archit Chaudhary(20173053), Abhishek Gautam(20173012), Rakesh Ram(20176046)
Mentored by: Mr. Nishant Kumar (Makerspace manager, Cisco thingQbator)
Future Work:
We plan to take this further and add the following features to our autonomous drone:
1)Obstacle Avoidance
2)Camera Module, Gimbal, and Telemetry over 4G
3)Gripper for Delivery
4)Battery Management System
Acknowledgments
We are thankful to Cisco thingQbator, MNNIT for support during the projects and Mr. Nishant Kumar (Makerspace manager, Cisco thingQbator) for his guidance and mentorship throughout the project.