First demo of our new aerial Visual-Inertial Positioning System (VIO+VPS): 40m positioning accuracy (CEP) in a 50 kilometer flight using a camera, consumer-grade IMU and a barometer! No GPS
Mid-air VIO and VPS initialization across a 40×40 km search area using just a camera, baro altitude, compass, and consumer-grade MEMS IMU. Real-time on a Raspberry Pi 5. Auto-reinitializes after tracking loss (occlusions, water)
Spectacular AI flight testing in winter conditions: -13 °C (8.6 °F), low altitude, full snow cover. No significant issues. GPS-free autonomous closed-loop navigation powered by VIO.
Spectacular AI visual-inertial navigation module prototype. Plugs directly into Pixhawk and runs VIO+VPS in real-time. R-Pi CM4 and low-cost commodity components only. 110 grams, 64 x 64 x 70 mm. Closed-loop demo.
Low-cost autonomous GPS-free navigation (closed-loop): Pixhawk mission flight mode with Spectacular AI
VIO as “fake GPS”, running real-time on #raspberrypi CM 4. Extra sensor & compute weight < 100g
