Chinese scholars have made progress in the field of miniature intelligent aerial robot clusters

Figure Hardware and software architecture diagram of miniature aerial robot cluster

With the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (approval number: 62075224, 62001454), the team of Professor Xu Chao, associate researcher and professor Gao Fei of the School of Control Science and Engineering of Zhejiang University and Huzhou Research Institute of Zhejiang University, made progress
in the field of aerial robot clustering 。 The research results, titled "Swarm of Micro Flying Robots in the Wild," were published online as a cover article in the journal Science Robotics on May 5, 2022
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The transition of aerial robot clusters from a structured man-made environment to an uncertain field environment is a recognized problem, facing three major challenges: limited computing power, limited perception, and limited
communication.

The miniature aerial robot cluster in this research result does not rely on external positioning and computing facilities, and breaks through many core technologies
such as perception, positioning and track generation, multi-agent communication in the complex forest environment in the field without relying on airborne cameras, on-board computing chip resources and sensors.

The research work has realized the autonomous flight of the cluster in the ultra-low altitude, strong density and irregular natural environment, and its technology is at the leading level
in the intelligence, dexterity, synergy, robustness and other aspects of the aerial robot cluster.