DroneCase may come in handy in everyday life, while this metal detector drone by Autonomous Systems Lab resesarchers at ETH Zurich boasts 5-degrees of freedom and could be used to find landmines. It’s based on a Voliro drone that uses rotating thurster nacelles capable of moving independently of the body, enabling it to be used for metal detecting operations in the proper orientation.
All of this would be done autonomously, thanks to a GPS module and LiDAR, which is used to create a 3D map of the area. The researchers tested this drone with non-explosive targets to see just how effective it was at detecting them. What they found was that it performed exceedingly well, despite having to deal with a few obstacles and slopes.
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We validate the robustness of the solution to individual sensor degeneracy by flying under the canopy of trees and over featureless fields. A simulated ablation study shows that the proposed planner reduces coverage duration and improves trajectory smoothness,” said the researchers.
