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QDrone 2

Quanser innovation unleashed in the autonomous vehicle research space

Autonomous Systems & Applied AI Aerospace Control Autonomous Vehicle Control

The Quanser QDrone 2 autonomous air vehicle is a midsized quadrotor equipped with a powerful on-board NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX system-on-module (SOM), multiple high resolution cameras and built-in WiFi. This open-architecture research-grade drone is tuned to accelerate your innovation in multi-agent, swarm, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and vision-based applications.

Product Details

The optimized and robust carbon fiber frame makes the QDrone 2 highly maneuverable and capable of withstanding high-impact applications with little down time required for repairs between flights. The powerful on-board processor and multiple accelerated high-resolution cameras enable novel on-board video processing, as well as streaming for real-time monitoring.

 

Supported Software and APIs

  • QUARC for Simulink
  • Quanser APIs
  • TensorFlow
  • TensorRT
  • Python™ 2.7 & 3
  • ROS 1 & 2
  • CUDA®
  • cuDNN
  • OpenCV
  • Deep Stream SDK
  • VisionWorks®
  • VPI™
  • GStreamer
  • Jeston Multimedia APIs
  • Docker Containers with GPU support
  • Simulink® with Simulink Code
  • Simulation and virtual training environments (Gazebo and
    Quanser Interactive Labs )
  • Multi-language development
  • supported with Quanser Stream
  • APIs for inter-process
  • Communication
  • Unreal Engine

 

Research Studio

The Autonomous Vehicles Research Studio comes with everything you need to jumpstart your research.

Vehicles

  • QDrone 2
  • QBot Platform (Optional)

Control Ground Station

  • High-performance computer:

Intel® Core i7

NVIDIA RTX Graphics card

32 GB DDR4 RAM

  • 3 monitors
  • USB flight controller joystick
  • High performance router

 

Studio Equipment

  • Natural Point Optitrack Flex 13
  • Battery chargers
  • Protective net
  • Protective floor tiles
  • Ground camera

 

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