Demo: Developing a Fully Autonomous DJI Payload
Federico Trombetti, Riccardo Tittarelli, Elena Valsecchi, Francesco Palandra, Gaia Maselli · 2024
In this demo, we showcase the collaborative effort that was put into bringing an offloading protocol for UAVs, Stop & Offload [1], on real-world hardware. The process includes multiple stages, from hardware configuration and testing in a simulated environment, to the final deployment in the field. The protocol enhances patrolling missions by improving coordination and data offloading among drones. We address the challenges of translating this protocol into a real hardware implementation using DJI Drones, and provide a detailed walkthrough of the process, from simulation to deployment. Our solution utilizes the DJI PSDK [2] libraries, ROS2 [5], and the Gazebo [4] simulator to ensure a secure and strong implementation.