A System that Can Operate a Sub-100g Drone Using Only Gaze
He Xie, Dezhi Li, Jiawei Wang, Yoshihiro KAI · The Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress Japan · 2024
In recent years, the population aging rate has increased around the world, and the number of bedridden patients with limb impairments is expected to increase in the future. To improve the quality of life of bedridden patients, we have proposed and developed a drone system that can remotely control an 87g drone using only their eyes. However, the drone needs to be controlled using their eyes even when landing the drone at a charging station for recharging. In this paper, we propose a new drone system with a landing assist function added to reduce the operating burden on the patient when landing the 87g drone at a charging station. By using AprilTag attached to the drone and a camera set on the ground, the position of the drone is detected and the drone is guided to land. In addition, we propose two guiding methods to land the drone. Furthermore, we present experimental results to verify the effectiveness of each guiding method.