UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE LABORATORY

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The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Laboratory (DRONLAB) is an initiative of Perception and Intelligent Systems research group and the School of Industrial Engineering at the University of Extremadura, specifically aimed at industrial engineering students interested in learning about new technologies and their application in engineering projects.

Goals:

  2. Train students in new computer programming techniques and their application in engineering projects.

  3. Develop innovative projects where students can apply their knowledge and gain practical experience.

At DRONLANB, creativity is fostered to identify scenarios where new technologies can be applied to solve real-world problems.

In the drone field, some of the projects developed allow for obstacle detection and avoidance, control with hand gestures, swarm management, and even surface cleaning. Other projects outside the drone sector enable voice control of wheelchairs, laboratory automation, and even the identification of individuals using facial biometrics.

Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, are aircraft that fly without a crew on board and are remotely controlled. These vehicles provide an ideal framework for applying the new knowledge acquired at DRONLAB, as they combine various engineering disciplines:

  1. Electronics: controls the motors, sensors, and communication systems.

    Automation: allows for the control of drone stabilization, as well as the programming of autonomous flights.

  2. Electrical: manages the batteries and power systems.

  3. Mechanical: performs the structural and aerodynamic design of the drone.

other lines of work

There are other lines of work also being developed at DRONLAB, always following the same objective: the development of new technologies and their application in advanced engineering projects. These lines are as follows:

home automation

maritime vehicles

artificial vision

augmented / mixed reality

Development of new control systems

Intelligent control of houses and laboratories

Development of vehicles that navigate on the surface of the sea

Image recognition techniques

Development of projects with augmented reality glasses

Development of new electronic devices

The methodology developed at DRONLAB is based on Project-Based Learning (PBL) within a collaborative learning framework that allows students to acquire technical knowledge and skills, as well as develop research and design abilities.

At DRONLAB, creativity is fostered to identify scenarios where new technologies can be applied to solve real-world problems.

In the drone field, some of the projects developed allow for obstacle detection and avoidance, control with hand gestures, swarm management, and even surface cleaning. Other projects outside the drone sector enable voice control of wheelchairs, laboratory automation, and even the identification of individuals using facial biometrics.

School of Industrial Engineering

Perception and Intelligent Systems research group

University of Extremadura