Our MAVs

MAV3

MAV3 is the current bleeding-edge experimental platform for testing of the Linux port of the PX4 flight stack. MAV3 will be using Linux boards (Snapdragon Flight, RPi 2, etc.) for flight control and higher-level functions, on all revisions. The aim is to provide a robust high-definition video streaming platform, while remaining very compact and still having sufficient computational power for vision applications. The MAV is a 250-sized quadrotor, and can be very comfortably flown indoors.

Rev 1 hardware :

Computation and Autopilot : Raspberry Pi 2 with Navio shield
GNSS : Ublox M8 (Integrated)
Communications : (Integrated)

Rev 2 hardware :

Computation and Autopilot : Inforce 6540 with custom shield

Rev 3 hardware :

MAV2

MAV2 is the current-generation development prototype. It currently carries an Intel Core i7 Skylake-series computer. The system purges all other deprecated interfaces, and uses only CAN-bus and the UAVCAN protocol for all onboard intra-modular communication. It is also much smaller than the previous MAV1, and can safely fly inside a stairwell. It's aim is to provide a powerful testbed for computer vision algorithms, path planners and visual SLAM.
Rev 1 hardware :
Computation : Odroid C1
Autopilot : Pixhack (Pixhawk derivative with internally-dampened IMU)
GNSS : Zubax GNSS v1
Communications : ALFA AWUS036H 802.11g (short-range)
Camera : 1 x HD TI-DM368 IP camera module

Rev 2 hardware :

Computation : Intel Core i7 board
Autopilot : Pixhack (Pixhawk derivative with internally-dampened IMU)
GNSS : Zubax GNSS v1
Communications : Ubiquiti Rocket M5 (long range, upto 5 km)
Cameras : 1 x PX4Flow, 2 x IDS uEye SE (stereo configuration) , 1 x PointGrey FireFly-MV USB (bottom facing)

Rev 3 hardware :
Computation : Intel Core i7 board
Autopilot : Pixhack (Pixhawk derivative with internally-dampened IMU)
GNSS : Zubax GNSS v2
Communications : Ubiquiti Rocket M5 (long range, upto 5 km)
Cameras : 1 x PX4Flow, 2 x IDS uEye SE (stereo configuration)
Laser Scanner :  Neato-XV11

MAV1

MAV1 was the first Artemis series vehicle to carry Intel x86 computing onboard. It is powered by an Intel Core i5 NUC. We started testing out our stereo-vision based mapping and obstacle avoidance system on this platform.

Computation : Intel Core i5 NUC (This is the same computer that Team Swissfang used in their 2014 OBC entry!)
Autopilot : Pixhawk
GNSS : Zubax GNSS v1
Communications : Ubiquiti Rocket M5 (long range, upto 5 km)
Cameras : 2 x PointGrey FireFly-MV USB (stereo configuration)

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