2009-10-19

Autonomous Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) Scans Indoor Environments


MIT's Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV)

A team of students from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence lead by Prof. Nick Roy developed an autonomous Micro Aerial Vehicle capable of autonomously mapping and navigating a complex environment.
The team participated in and won the AUVSI International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC) which was held on the campus of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM.)
MIT Machine
MIT Quad-Rotor Vehicle Entering Window
Mapping
MIT Map Generation and Vehicle Path
Air Vehicle
robot

  • (1) Hokuyo laser rangefinder

  • (2) laser-deflecting mirrors for altitude

  • (3) monocular USB camera

  • (4) inertial measurement unit

  • (5) GumStix processor with wiFi link

  • (6) ARM microprocessor running low-level control loop at 1000Hz

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Autonomous MAV Filght in GPS Denied Environments


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Sources:
  1. Artificial Intelligence and Robotics: MIT's Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV)
  2. International Aerial Robotics Competition
  3. MIT Micro Aerial Vehicle Team
  4. YouTube - Autonomous MAV Filght in GPS Denied Environments
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