Desarollo de un Dron Low-Cost para Tareas Indoor

TL;DR

This paper presents a low-cost indoor drone that operates without GPS by using lidar for obstacle detection and navigation, addressing the limitations of commercial GPS-dependent drones in enclosed spaces.

Contribution

The work introduces a novel low-cost drone prototype capable of indoor autonomous operation using lidar-based distance sensing instead of GPS.

Findings

Successfully developed a GPS-independent indoor drone

Implemented lidar-based obstacle detection system

Demonstrated autonomous navigation in indoor environments

Abstract

Commercial drones are not yet dimensioned to perform indoor autonomous tasks, since they use GPS for their location in the environment. When it comes to a space with physical obstacles (walls, metal, etc.) between the communication of the drone and the satellites that allow the precise location of the same, there is great difficulty in finding the satellites or it generates interference for this location. This problem can cause an unexpected action of the drone, a collision and a possible accident can occur. The work to follow presents the development of a drone capable of operating in a physical space (indoor), without the need for GPS. In this proposal, a prototype of a system for detecting the distance (lidar) that the drone is from the walls is also developed, with the aim of being able to take this information as the location of the drone.