Crazyflie

Autonomous Swarm Mapping

The Crazyflie project is focused on getting multiple small drones to work together and map an unknown space on their own.

We use Crazyflie drones running ROS 2 to experiment with autonomous flight, sensing, and communication between multiple drones. The main goal is to eventually have a group of drones enter a room, explore it, and build a map without anyone manually controlling them.

What We're Working On

Some of the main problems we're working through are:

• Getting multiple drones to coordinate without getting in each other's way
• Using onboard sensors to understand the surrounding environment
• Planning paths and navigating without manual control
• Sharing information between drones while they explore

Why Crazyflie?

Crazyflies are small, relatively safe, and easy to test with indoors, which makes them a good platform for learning autonomous robotics.

They let us work on the software and coordination side of drones without needing to immediately deal with the size, cost, and risk of a larger aircraft.

A lot of what we learn here can later be applied to bigger drone projects.

Goal

The end goal is to have a swarm of Crazyflie drones that can autonomously explore and map an unfamiliar area together.