Project Proposal

The aim of this project is to convert a remote controlled (RC) quadrotor into an autonomous vehicle capable of using computer vision to identify and approach beacons placed in its environment. The quadrotor should be able to maintain stable flight autonomously while it navigates towards said beacons. The beacons can be either balloons or laser pointers. All processing will take place on the quadrotor. Processing tasks will are divided into computer vision and flight control. The computer vision aspect will make use of the quadrotor's two onboard cameras for input and OpenCV for processing.