Title :
The Flying Machine Arena as of 2010
Author :
Lupashin, Sergei ; Schöllig, Angela ; Hehn, Markus ; D´Andrea, Raffaello
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Dynamic Syst. & Control (IDSC), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
The Flying Machine Arena (FMA) is an indoor research space built specifically for the study of autonomous systems and aerial robotics. In this video, we give an overview of this testbed and some of its capabilities. We show the FMA infrastructure and hardware, which includes a fleet of quadrocopters and a motion capture system for vehicle localization. The physical components of the FMA are complemented by specialized software tools and components that facilitate the use of the space and provide a unified framework for communication and control. The flexibility and modularity of the experimental platform is highlighted by various research projects and demonstrations.
Keywords :
helicopters; mobile robots; motion estimation; multi-robot systems; software tools; FMA hardware; FMA infrastructure; Flying Machine Arena; aerial robotics; autonomous systems; indoor research space; motion capture system; quadrocopters; software tools; vehicle localization; Automation; Bridges; Conferences; Hardware; Robots; Software; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-386-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICRA.2011.5980308
