Neural Inspired Autonomous Drone Racing

Towards a modular, competitive framework

Master Thesis (2025)
Author(s)

E. Lucassen (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)

Contributor(s)

C de Wagter – Mentor (TU Delft - Control & Simulation)

Guido C.H.E.de de Croon – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Control & Simulation)

Faculty
Aerospace Engineering
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Publication Year
2025
Language
English
Coordinates
52.001667, 4.3725
Graduation Date
21-03-2025
Awarding Institution
Delft University of Technology
Project
['Drone Racing Team', 'A2RL drone racing competiton']
Programme
['Aerospace Engineering']
Faculty
Aerospace Engineering
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Abstract

The goal of this thesis was to push the boundaries of fast and agile flight for autonomous drone racing. A framework was developed for high-performance vision-based localization, sensor fusion, and control, with a focus on integration of neural networks. Additionally, a neural dynamics model was created which can can replace all accelerometer measurements by thrust&drag predictions, while running directly on the flight controller.

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