Drone-in-a-box UGV

Long-range Drone System concept

Came up with a new way to lock and locate a drone using two "sliding scissor" mechanisms. Built the drone systems with ROS2 and tried to use UWB for positioning, but it didn’t work well inside the testing facilities, so we switched to OptiTrack for the demo. The UGV was built out of a modified ATV chassy. Fitted with electric motors to drive and steer. The UAV was a custom built hexacopter developed by the SDU UAS center. The UGV had a landing pad installed on top, with the idea of adding charging capabilities in the future. The idea was to develope a system that could extend the range of the UAV by having it charge or changing the battery on a mobile charging station. The concept of having different take off and landing positions was the main aim we tried to solve. Having both drones in motion at the same time and communicating their relative positions to each other.