Aiming to reduce payload size with a flexible manufacturing method. NASA’s Martian Ingenuity drone indicates the possibility of a future where Martian colonies have several multipurpose drones. Tools such as 3D printers have proven useful for reducing payload weight, with filament in the place of replacement parts. Similarly, drone braiding can be used to braid different cables, nets, and enclosures from a standard cable. In this project, we demonstrated a proof of concept with 3 drones braiding string.
This was achieved through the use of a single fleet controller in conjunction with several single-device controllers for optimal trajectory planning and path following. Onboard controllers utilized Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (VSLAM) to track drone locations.
