Drone Research Lab

At the core of the Drone Research Lab is the QDrone 2, a research-grade indoor quadrotor built for high-performance autonomy and applied AI research. Equipped with NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX and a rich onboard sensor suite that includes RGB-D, global-shutter, side- and rear-facing cameras, dual IMUs, optical flow, and time-of-flight sensing, it gives researchers direct access to the sensing, processing, and control needed to develop and validate advanced algorithms on real hardware. The lab can also be expanded with QBot Platform ground vehicles, supporting aerial and aerial-ground research within one shared environment. 

The lab also includes the infrastructure needed to move quickly from setup to real experimentation, including a high-performance ground-control workstation, indoor localization, wireless communication, and safety systems. With open-architecture platforms, access to raw sensor data and control loops, modular research examples, and support for C/C++, Simulink, and Python, it provides a strong foundation for rapid prototyping, validation, and proof-of-concept development across research programs and collaborative teams. High-fidelity digital twins further support early testing, remote access, and faster iteration before deployment on the physical system.