Line follower with a quadcopter

David García-Olvera; Armando  Hernández-Godínez; Benjamín Nicolás-Trinidad; Carlos  Cuvas-Castillo

doi:10.29057/icbi.v7i14.4727

David García-Olvera Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
Armando Hernández-Godínez Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
Benjamín Nicolás-Trinidad Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
Carlos Cuvas-Castillo Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29057/icbi.v7i14.4727

Keywords: Line follower, Quadcopter, Python, ROS

Abstract

The project presented in this document consists in the implementation of a Parrot Bebop 2 quadcopter as a line follower, the communication between the device and the computer, that carries out the control algorithm, is done via Wi-Fi using the development platform of software for robots ROS (Robot Operating System), which implements a publisher/subscriber model of communication. Through the use of Atom text editor, a Python 3.7 script was developed; in this one it’s integrated: a piloting control algorithm, a method of communication (publisher/subscriber) between the computer and the quadcopter, a stage for digital
image processing and a generic joystick driver, the last one is used for flight tests and as a method to takeoff and land the quadcopter.

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