REFERENCE PROJECT

High Speed Autonomous Drone - from Simulation to Field Testing 

Helbling developed the autonomous interception algorithms, starting from the definition of core requirements through to successful real-life validation in close collaboration with CDDS.

Key Contributions

  • Definition of core requirements and control architecture with a focus on low-latency guidance, robustness, cost-effectiveness and short development time
  • Selection of camera and control hardware
  • Simulation-based development of control software, structured into the following focus areas:
    Control: Interception control algorithm
    State Estimation: Kalman Filter fusion of IMU and 
       vision data
    - Perception: AI-based drone detection and tracking 
       using YOLO neural network
  • Software integration on real drone hardware
  • Field testing and finetuning

Development and testing results of C-UAV:
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Robotics tools and simulation framework

  • A modular development in simulation based on Gazebo, ROS2 and ­a PX4 allowed rapid prototyping, parallel development and software in the loop testing
  • Tools like Foxglove enable in-depth analysis of recorded data
  • Custom tools supported efficient development
    – Data driven result analysis and performance visualization
    – Automated parameter tuning and latency impact studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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