Maxence Boels

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cambridge

UAV Autonomy Project

#AI #UAV #AUTONOMY

Project Overview

This project focuses on vision-based drone navigation, reinforcement learning for UAVs, and multi-agent planning. The goal is to develop fully autonomous UAVs with advanced navigation and decision-making capabilities.

Key areas include UAV swarm intelligence, AI-driven autonomous decision-making, and real-time planning.

Technical Details

Components

  • PX4 Autopilot
  • AirSim Simulation Environment
  • ROS2 for communication
  • Deep Reinforcement Learning algorithms

Software Stack

  • Python for algorithm development
  • C++ for real-time control
  • TensorFlow for deep learning
  • OpenCV for computer vision

Code Snippets


# Example of UAV control using reinforcement learning
import gym
import airsim

class UAVEnv(gym.Env):
    def __init__(self):
        self.client = airsim.MultirotorClient()
        self.client.confirmConnection()
        self.action_space = gym.spaces.Discrete(4)  # Example action space
        self.observation_space = gym.spaces.Box(low=0, high=255, shape=(84, 84, 3), dtype=np.uint8)

    def step(self, action):
        # Implement action logic
        pass

    def reset(self):
        # Reset environment
        pass