Autonomous Drone Pursuit
Avideh Zakhor, Professor
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Applications for Spring 2025 are closed for this project.
In this project, we will develop methods to enable a drone equipped with perception and depth sensors to follow a dynamic object such as a bird or another drone. All computation must be done on board the drone and real time. You will have a chance to implement your method on an actual drone and test it in Richmond Field Station and or Berkeley Marina.
Role: * Read papers
* Invent algorithms
* implement it on an Nvidia or Nuc or microcontroller on a drone
* test the algorithms
Qualifications: Must have taken or currently be taking CS180 and/or CS280
* Highly desirable to have taken EECS 106 (robotics)
* Familiarity with ROS is a plus.
* Familiarity with visual odometry and SLAM is a plus.
* Prior experience with 3D mechanical design of parts is highly desirable
* Prior robot/drone/hardware experience is highly desirable.
* Preference will be given to students who can continue the project over the summer
Hours: 12 or more hours
Related website: https://www-video.eecs.berkeley.edu/publications.shtml#conference
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