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800g Drone Achieves Stable Flight Without IMU Using Event Camera and AI Network
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800g Drone Achieves Stable Flight Without IMU Using Event Camera and AI Network

A research team from TU Delft and CWI has shown a quadrotor drone flying stably without an inertial measurement unit, relying instead on visual data from a downward-facing event camera. A compact neural network processes event streams in real time to estimate orientation and rotation rates, marking a step toward lightweight, AI-driven drone navigation inspired by insect flight.

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