Autonomous Drones

Scientist Created Drones That Fly Autonomously and Learn New Routes

Investigación y Desarrollo | May 26, 2015

Drones say goodbye to pilots. With the goal of achieving autonomous flight of these aerial vehicles, the researcher José Martínez Carranza from the National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE) in Mexico, developed a vision and learning system to control and navigate them without relying on a GPS signal or trained personnel.

Source: http://www.aerodefensetech.com/component/content/article/1198-ntb/news/news/22389 Drone Manufactured by Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd.

Mexican José Martínez, structured an innovative method to estimate the position and orientation of the vehicle, allowing it to recognize its environment, hence to replace the GPS location system for low-cost sensors such as accelerometers, gyroscopes and camcorders.

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