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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT's Swarm Health Management Project - An Application of the Draganflyer RC Platform
- Vanderbilt University: The Vanderbilt University VECPAV UAV Control System and the Draganflyer RC Helicopter Platform
MIT's SWARM Health Management Project - Draganflyer Platform
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) has developed an interesting application of the Draganflyer platform. Their sophisticated computer system allows many different Draganflyers to group and swarm together, collaborating on a task. Professor Jonathan How, with graduate students Mario Valenti, Brett Bethke, Daniel Dale, Xiaojie Hu, and administrative assistant Kathryn Fischer have all worked together to create this interesting system with some incredible real world applications.
The system works by interfacing each Draganflyer to a computer and tracking each ones motion and orientation. The computer then calculates exactly what speed each rotor of the Draganflyer should be spinning at. It then sends signals relaying this information to the Draganflyers.
The Swarm Health Management Project has some very interesting benefits. For instance, the computer monitors each UAV simultaneously allowing them to fly in close proximity without danger of a collision. The swarm is also adaptive so that it can adjust if one of the Draganflyers runs out of power or is damaged by launching new ones.
SWARM stands for Self-assembling Wireless Autonomously Reconfigurable Modules.
The Swarm Health Management Project is one of the most interesting applications of the Draganflyer to date. We look forward to seeing more inventions using the Draganflyer platform from MIT.
The Swarm UAVs are all assigned different tasks by the computer, and will execute them with help from other UAVs.
They can be programmed to survey ground objects, and wait for any ones state to change. After an event is observed by one UAV, it will begin to chase the object of interest. Other UAVs will even come to its assistance. Watch this video presentation for a demonstration of how this works.
The Vanderbilt University VECPAV UAV Control System - Draganflyer Platform
Professor T. John Koo at Vanderbilt University has created a computerized control system for unmanned robotic vehicles. The Draganflyer RC helicopter was his selected platform for testing the sophisticated software system, due to its design simplicity and low cost.
The VECPAV (Vanderbilt Embedded Computing Platform for Autonomous Vehicles) system uses a tracking station to constantly monitor the Draganflyers position and velocity. This data is then fed into a computer system, which calculates the precise motor outputs necessary to maintain a pre programmed course. This system also allows the Draganflyer to hover in one place - perfect for taking aerial video.
Education
Innovation from innovation; make advancements in flight or augment research capabilities. Draganfly Innovations aerial platforms have been used extensively by universities and technical institutes around the world. Universities and Technological Institutes using Draganfly Innovations Inc. platforms for research include:
- American University of Sharjah
- Clemenson University Dept Forestry & Natural Resources
- ENS Cachan - Ecole normale supérieure de Cachan
- EPITA - Ecole d'Ingénieurs en Informatique
- ESISAR - Ecole d'ingénieurs en systèmes avancés et réseaux
- Florida International University
- Hamburg University of Technology - TUHH
- Institute for Aerospace Studies
- Loughborough University
- Louisiana Tech
- LSIS - UPCAM
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Olds College
- RIF e.V.
- South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
- Technische Universität Darmstadt
- TOBB Economics & Technology Univiverity / Dept of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- University of Akron
- University of Alberta
- University of British Columbia
- University at Buffalo State
- University of Aalborg / Section for Automation & Control
- University of Calgary
- University of California - Santa Cruz
- University of Central Florida
- University of Colorado Aerospace Engineering
- University of Corsica - Forest Fire Team
- University of Dayton
- University of Dublin
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Essex
- University of Evansville
- University of Glasgow / Dept of Aerospace Engineering
- University of Joensuu, Mek
- University of Ljubljana
- University of Louisville
- University of Manchester
- University of Maryland / Dept of Aerospace Engineering
- University of Michigan
- University of Minnesota
- University of Minnesota Mechanical Engineering
- University of Mississippi
- University of Missouri
- University of Nebraska
- University of Nevada
- University of New Mexico
- Univeristy of New South Wales (School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering)
- University of Oklahoma / AME
- University of Pavia
- Université Pierre & Marie Curie - UPMC Dritt-Saic
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Portland
- University of Queensland School of Population Health
- University of Reading
- University of Regina
- University of Saskatchewan
- University of South Australia
- University of South Florida
- University of Texas A & M
- University of Texas at Austin
- Universitié de Technologie de Compiègne
- University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
- University of Ulsan / Dept. of Aerospace Engineering
- University of Victoria
- University of Washington
- University of Waterloo
- University of Wollongong
- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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