Aerial Robotic Platform

Aerial robots are able to cover large areas quickly and are often used for monitoring missions. We are currently building an aerial robot from an off-the-shelf quadcopter and sensor payloads such as cameras and IMUs. The aerial robot will perform swarm missions with ground robots in the near future. Software simulation for controls of the aerial vehicle is also being developed using the Gazebo simulator with integration with ROS modules in mind.

Chassis of the off-the-shelf quadcopter before modifications.

Chassis of the off-the-shelf quadcopter before modifications.