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Drone Racing With ADR Gates Experiment

Drone Racing With ADR Gates

ADR May 13, 2024

We gathered gate image datasets during time-optimal flights, capturing a wide range of angles and lighting conditions. This dataset will be used to train a neural network for precise gate detection.

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Racing Dome Construction Started Drone racing

Racing Dome Construction Started

ADR May 05, 2024

We have started the construction for our new drone racing arena in the UTIAS dome, providing a spacious space for drone racing research.

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New Autonomous FPV Drone Drone

New Autonomous FPV Drone

ADR May 03, 2024

We built a new drone distinguished by its red features. This platform is equipped with a Jetson TX2 NX computer, a Betaflight flight control unit (FCU), and a set of infrared-reflective markers for motion capture.

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Flight in a Real Race Course Experiment

Flight in a Real Race Course

ADR March 25, 2024

We are testing the performance of our time-optimal planning algorithms on a real race track. The goal is to navigate an autonomous FPV drone through 19 gates, made of foam pillars, in the shortest possible time without any collisions.

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Meeting with Prof. Liu Meeting

Meeting with Prof. Liu

ADR March 05, 2024

We meet with Prof. Liu in the Myhal Centre and introduce our recent progresses in learning-based gate detection.

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Old Pal Drone

Old Pal

ADR January 01, 2024

Take a look at our old friend: a mature drone platform with state-of-the-art RGB-D camera for perception and localization, Vicon markers for ground-truth collection, and robust brushless motors for maneuverability.

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