FPGA-Based Neural Thrust Controller for UAVs
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| author | Azem, Sharif Scheunert, David Li, Mengguang Gehrunger, Jonas Cui, Kai Hochberger, Christian Koeppl, Heinz |
| author_facet | Azem, Sharif Scheunert, David Li, Mengguang Gehrunger, Jonas Cui, Kai Hochberger, Christian Koeppl, Heinz |
| contents | The advent of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has improved a variety of fields by providing a versatile, cost-effective and accessible platform for implementing state-of-the-art algorithms. To accomplish a broader range of tasks, there is a growing need for enhanced on-board computing to cope with increasing complexity and dynamic environmental conditions. Recent advances have seen the application of Deep Neural Networks (DNNs), particularly in combination with Reinforcement Learning (RL), to improve the adaptability and performance of UAVs, especially in unknown environments. However, the computational requirements of DNNs pose a challenge to the limited computing resources available on many UAVs. This work explores the use of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) as a viable solution to this challenge, offering flexibility, high performance, energy and time efficiency. We propose a novel hardware board equipped with an Artix-7 FPGA for a popular open-source micro-UAV platform. We successfully validate its functionality by implementing an RL-based low-level controller using real-world experiments. |
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| spellingShingle | FPGA-Based Neural Thrust Controller for UAVs Azem, Sharif Scheunert, David Li, Mengguang Gehrunger, Jonas Cui, Kai Hochberger, Christian Koeppl, Heinz Systems and Control Machine Learning The advent of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has improved a variety of fields by providing a versatile, cost-effective and accessible platform for implementing state-of-the-art algorithms. To accomplish a broader range of tasks, there is a growing need for enhanced on-board computing to cope with increasing complexity and dynamic environmental conditions. Recent advances have seen the application of Deep Neural Networks (DNNs), particularly in combination with Reinforcement Learning (RL), to improve the adaptability and performance of UAVs, especially in unknown environments. However, the computational requirements of DNNs pose a challenge to the limited computing resources available on many UAVs. This work explores the use of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) as a viable solution to this challenge, offering flexibility, high performance, energy and time efficiency. We propose a novel hardware board equipped with an Artix-7 FPGA for a popular open-source micro-UAV platform. We successfully validate its functionality by implementing an RL-based low-level controller using real-world experiments. |
| title | FPGA-Based Neural Thrust Controller for UAVs |
| topic | Systems and Control Machine Learning |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.18703 |