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Odor Source Localization on a Nano Quadcopter

  • Alexander Castro
  • , Nevo Magnezi
  • , Biruk Sintayehu
  • , Alexander Quinto
  • , Pamela Abshire
  • University of Maryland, College Park

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Abstract

We describe a nano-UAV system for odor source localization in a windless indoor environment. The central part of the system is a small drone (Crazyflie) that has been augmented with a commercial solid state gas sensor. The drone acquires data from onboard gas and optic flow sensors and is controlled by a laptop. We used the sensor to characterize an odor plume both manually and deployed on the Crazyflie. An odor source localization method is described and implemented on the drone. The proposed system uses low cost sensors and is small enough to comfortably and safely fly indoors.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, BioCAS 2018 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538636039
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 20 2018
Event2018 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, BioCAS 2018 - Cleveland, United States
Duration: Oct 17 2018Oct 19 2018

Publication series

Name2018 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, BioCAS 2018 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2018 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, BioCAS 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCleveland
Period10/17/1810/19/18

Keywords

  • Odor source localization
  • Plume tracking
  • Quadcopter

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