Inspiration
After spending countless sleepless nights in the field, gazing at the stars, we wanted to find out if we could use them to our advantage. Celestial navigation has been used in the maritime industry for decades, and we wondered whether we could use the same application for navigating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
What it does
It is a plug-and-play backup option for current navigation systems used by most UAVs. UAVs that have preplanned routes, facing a GNSS-degraded environment or other physical influence, can use the celestial navigation system to continue their flight path without deviating from their original course. The computer in the module processes the information it receives from the low-light camera and, based on the stars it sees, uses it to calculate and determine the drone's current position.
Challenges we ran into
At first, we struggled with coming up with an idea and formulating a possible solution. After doing some research and brainstorming, we had an epiphany, so we started evaluating how effective and viable the solution could be. After realising all the things we couldn't do due to our limited skills or resources, we focused on answering the questions we could. We used the help of mentors to steer us towards solutions, and through their advice, we answered multiple issues with our idea.
Built With
- adobe
- brain
- google-docs
- keynote
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