This paper exposes the Navigation and Control technology embedded in a recently commercialized micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), the AR.Drone, which cost and performance are unprecedented among any commercial product for mass markets. The system relies on state-of-the-art indoor navigation systems combining low-cost inertial sensors, computer vision techniques, sonar, and accounting for aerodynamics models.
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