UruBots UAV -- Air Emergency Service Indoor Team Description Paper for FIRA 2024

TL;DR

This paper describes the design and capabilities of an autonomous UAV using computer vision for indoor navigation, aimed at emergency services and competition applications, emphasizing reduced manual control and workload.

Contribution

Introduction of an autonomous indoor UAV with integrated computer vision, tailored for emergency service tasks and competition use, with detailed mechanical and software design.

Findings

UAV can perform diverse indoor navigation tasks autonomously

Software is compatible with vehicle structure and competition requirements

Reduces manual workload and external intervention

Abstract

This document addresses the description of the corresponding "Urubots" Team for the 2024 Fira Air League, "Air Emergency Service (Indoor)." We introduce our team and an autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that relies on computer vision for its flight control. This UAV has the capability to perform a wide variety of navigation tasks in indoor environments, without requiring the intervention of an external operator or any form of external processing, resulting in a significant decrease in workload and manual dependence. Additionally, our software has been designed to be compatible with the vehicle's structure and for its application to the competition circuit. In this paper, we detail additional aspects about the mechanical structure, software, and application to the FIRA competition.