This paper presents a novel control strategy, which we call optiPilot, for autonomous flight in the vicinity of obstacles. Most existing autopilots rely on a complete 6-degree-of-freedom state estimation using a GPS and an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) a ...
Lightweight micro unmanned aerial vehicles (micro-UAVs) capable of autonomous flight in natural and urban environments have a large potential for civil and commercial applications, including environmental monitoring, forest fire monitoring, homeland securi ...
Embedded systems play an increasing role in our society. From consumer electronics to driving assistance in cars, from medical devices to space exploration, they are ubiquitous. To better assist human beings, embedded systems become more complex, and more ...