Computer Science Speaking Skills Talk
— 3:00pm
Location:
In Person
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Traffic21 Classroom, Gates Hillman 6501
Speaker:
MIHIR BALA
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Ph.D. Student, Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University
https://www.mihirbala.com/
Democratizing Drone Autonomy Via Edge Computing
Fully autonomous flight by low-cost, lightweight commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) drones could transform many use cases involving real-time computer vision. We show how such autonomy can be achieved using edge computing from a flight platform costing less than $800, and composed of a 320 g COTS drone with a 26 g COTS wearable device as payload. In spite of the extreme austerity of this platform and thermal limits on its LTE transmission, the system is able to perform tasks such as detecting and then tracking a target. It is also able to visually navigate around obstacles in its flight path. Such capabilities are only found on heavier and more expensive drones today.
Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the CSD Speaking Skills Requirement