Sensory fusion, Pose Estimation and Controller Design on Quadrotors

The project aimed at autonomous indoor and outdoor navigation of an Asctec Pelican quadrotor equipped with GPS, IMU and visual and ultrasonic sensors.

  • Implemented SLAM based algorithm SVO (Semi-direct Monocular Visual Odometry) using ROS framework and OpenCV on Asctec Pelican quadrotor to estimate pose in an outdoor environment
  • Fused data obtained from GPS, monocular bottom facing camera and IMU using Extended Kalman Filter to refine results
  • Simulated a cascade PID position controller of the Quadrotor on Matlab-Simulink