Quadcopters

Platforms

Quadcopters equipped with Laser Scanners

1. Unmanned Aerial Inspection Vehicle
   1. Warwick
   2. Specifications
      • LiDAR (Hokuyo UTM-30LX) -
        • 287 g
        • 30 m range
        • 40 Hz (1080 points - 270^o)
        • 5590 $ (!)
      • IMU (Xsens MTI)
        • 65 g
        • 1000 $
      • SONAR (SRF02) downwards facing rangefinder (best for small heights <5 m)
        • 5 g
        • 10 Hz
        • 25 $
      • Altimeter (standard for the hexacopter)
        • 10-15 cm accuracy
      • CPU (Kontron p-ITX PC) (he claims that the CPU was marginal for the task at hand)
        • 1.6 GHz Intel Atom
        • 8 Gb microSD
        • 175 g
        • 77 g (heatsink)
        • 200 $
   3. Links
   • Video
   • Flyer
   • Paper
      
2. RANGE - Robust Autonomous Navigation in GPS-denied
   1. CSAIL - MIT
   2. Specifications
   3. Links
      • Video

      • Visual Odometry For GPS-Denied Flight And Mapping Using A Kinect