Inspiration
We wanted to code the most efficient algorithm possible to allow our drone to fly
What it does
Our system is using two cameras and computer vision through real-time LED tracking, 3D orthogonal axis decomposition and PID control.
It combines all of this to make our drone take off and hover at 0.5 m.
How we built it
We built it with python using modules like opencv, filterpy, and drone_rc (the custom made one for the event)
Challenges we ran into
Motor imbalance -> the drone tends to go sideways and crash instead of flying upwards
Accomplishments that we're proud of
After grueling hours, we managed to make our drone finally take off
What we learned
Control system is way harder than we thought. It needs to integrate multiple systems at a time quickly, and we weren't fully ready for this
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