Is this project an undergraduate, graduate, or faculty project?
Undergraduate
Project Type
group
Campus
Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Javier Robinson, Junior Harrison Zimmermann, Senior
Lead Presenter's Name
Javier Robinson
Lead Presenter's College
DB College of Engineering
Faculty Mentor Name
Morad Nazari
Abstract
Heterogeneous multi-agent systems is an emerging area of research in autonomous vehicles due to the unique potential of vehicles with distinct roles to improve efficiency and adaptability. While significant theoretical work exists, most experimental research focuses on cooperation among identical vehicles. The Cooperative Aerial and Ground Vehicle Experimental Testbed (CAGE) seeks to address this gap by developing a platform for testing cooperation between two distinct vehicle models: Bitcraze’s Crazyflie 2.1 quadcopters and K-Team’s Khepera IV ground robots. CAGE includes an enclosed physical environment for safe experimentation with the vehicles, and will grow to include a software library for managing coordination between these two vehicle types. The ultimate goal is to facilitate future development and validation of complex dynamics models and control methods that take advantage of cooperation between diverse vehicle types.
Did this research project receive funding support (Spark, SURF, Research Abroad, Student Internal Grants, Collaborative, Climbing, or Ignite Grants) from the Office of Undergraduate Research?
No
Cooperative Aerial and Ground Vehicles Experimental Testbed
Heterogeneous multi-agent systems is an emerging area of research in autonomous vehicles due to the unique potential of vehicles with distinct roles to improve efficiency and adaptability. While significant theoretical work exists, most experimental research focuses on cooperation among identical vehicles. The Cooperative Aerial and Ground Vehicle Experimental Testbed (CAGE) seeks to address this gap by developing a platform for testing cooperation between two distinct vehicle models: Bitcraze’s Crazyflie 2.1 quadcopters and K-Team’s Khepera IV ground robots. CAGE includes an enclosed physical environment for safe experimentation with the vehicles, and will grow to include a software library for managing coordination between these two vehicle types. The ultimate goal is to facilitate future development and validation of complex dynamics models and control methods that take advantage of cooperation between diverse vehicle types.