“Up in the Sky” is a project that starts from my interest in Remote Controlled aerial vehicles, mainly quadcopters, airplanes and helicopters.
In particular, during the last years quadcopters have become really popular in a great number of applications: because of their characteristics such as Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL), stationary/slow flight and high maneuverability they are perfect for tasks like exploration, mapping, surveillance, cinematography and so on.
Even if these features are present on helicopters, quadcopters are preferred for these operations because they are more stable and easier to fly.
On the other hand airplanes are better if you need to monitor large areas since they can travel a bigger distance with less battery consumption (of course due to their characteristics they need to keep moving in the air).
In this scenario, autonomous flight is a really interesting topic and research has done big steps in this direction: using sensors like GPS, barometers and cameras, vehicles can identify their positions in the 3D space so it is possible to plan missions that aircrafts perform in an autonomous way.
Here is a brief list of the main arguments treated in this blog, so you can have an idea of what you will find in this place:
I really hope you will find this blog useful, so enjoy the reading and see you in the next post.