Real time optimal control of aerial manipulator

The goal of this project is to design an indoor navigation & sensing system for our UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) especially for under glass vegetable greenhouse nurseries environment. Plant Maintenance Operations (PMOs) refers to all the activities, such as inspection, pruning, and harvesting that are necessary to sustain a plant or a tree. PMOs have traditionally been performed manually. To optimally harvest fruits and vegetable, the drone first needs to able to Simultaneously Localize and Map (SLAM) its environment. The UAV will be designed to use sensors that would be used in the smart control system. In addition to SLAM, the drone will utilize a combination of other inexpensive sensors to perform sensor fusion of inexpensive sensors by developing a filter observer.

Faculty Supervisor:

Krishna Vijayaraghavan

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Partner:

PICKER DRONES Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

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