====== 8383 Drones SS2023 ======

===== Welcome, Organisation, Instructions =====


  * First class meeting date on Campus: 2023-03-24
  * First class meeting room on Campus: 03 02 135 (Seminar Room 6)
  * Bring your own laptops.
  * The final assignment is a project work. The final tasks will be given in May. \\

  * **General task:** You have to **and program an autonomous robot** starting from simple going to sophisticated!  \\

  * **:!: REQUIREMENTS TO PASS THE FINAL ASSIGNMENT:**  \\ The robot has to be **functional** with some **interesting capabilities!** \\ If this is not the case you will **fail!** \\

  * This course is practical and lab-oriented. \\ **:!: Attendance is compulsory! We will check attendance!** \\

  * Each student must join a group in Moodle with 1, 2 or 3 students per group.
  * Due date for submitting your final assignment is Monday, 2023-07-24 23:59 CEST.
  * Discord is the main communication platform for this course. Please join the E&E Discord Server and follow the relevant channels.
  * We will use the Discord audio/video channel for discussions, too.
  * In some cases we may use the Jitsi video conferencing software (link below),
  * Some course material will be provided on GitHub (link below).
  * We partly use the Wiki on teawiki.net to share further course related information (link below).


===== Inspirations =====

==== UWB Indoor Navigation ====

  * https://www.mouser.de/datasheet/2/412/DW1000_Datasheet-1878664.pdf
  * https://www.mouser.de/datasheet/2/412/DWM1000_Data_Sheet-1950396.pdf
  * https://www.elecrow.com/uwb-indoor-position-module-bu01.html
  * https://shop.m5stack.com/products/ultra-wideband-uwb-unit-indoor-positioning-module-dw1000


===== Project Topics =====

  * SLAM with ROS
  * Fab Lab AgriBot
  * UWB indoor navigation
  * Minidrone
  * Early detection of drones
  * Acoustic Camera

===== Technology Stack =====

  * ESP32
  * Pixhawk
  * Jetson
  * ROS