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ADR Advances in Abu Dhabi: Qualifying for the Autonomous Drone Challenge
Over the past two weeks, the ADR competition team has taken a major step forward, participating in the 3rd round of qualifications for the A2RL x DCL - Drone Champions League Autonomous Drone Challenge in Abu Dhabi!
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Slam
Simulation Development
In July we began modifying a simulator - FlightGoggles developed by MIT. The simulator utilized the Unity engine with ray tracing, which enabled rendering of photorealistic images that can be used for perception algorithm development. Our modification allowed us to add custom gates to the scene, as well as a thirst-person view mode that can visualize light trail of the drone flying through a trajectory.
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Experiment
Autonomous Drone Racing in the UTIAS MarsDome
The ADR team is thrilled to announce our latest milestone: the successful autonomous drone racing within the UTIAS MarsDome. As we gear up for the world’s largest autonomous drone racing competition in April 2025 in Abu Dhabi, the MarsDome will serve as our primary training ground. Here, we will refine our strategies, test new innovations, and continue to push the limits of what’s possible in autonomous drone racing.
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Experiment
Autonomous Drone Racing Meets LEDs
We mount four pairs of LEDs on the drone’s arms to enhance visibility during flight, and showcase a fascinating time-optimal flight trajectory.
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Presentation
UTIAS 75th Anniversary Demo
On May 10, 2024, we performed five rounds of presentation followed by demonstration flights to alumni of the institute. The demos showcased the current development status of racing drones and the alumni are greatly intrigued by the progress and the system’s potential.
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Icra 2024
ADR Wins Best Paper Award on UAVs at ICRA
Our paper “Time-Optimal Gate-Traversing Planner for Autonomous Drone Racing” won the prestigious Best Paper Award in ICRA 2024, held in Yokohama, Japan.
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Simulation Development
15 Aug 2024