Foreign Media: A research team from Northwestern Polytechnical University in China has unveiled the world's first open-source flight control system specifically designed for bamboo-based drones, freely available to the public.
The system addresses the unique low-frequency vibration issue of bamboo frames—ranging from 8 to 20 Hz—by employing industrial-grade chips and dual inertial measurement units. Through a redesigned extended Kalman filtering algorithm, it reduces control latency from 15–20 milliseconds to 8–10 milliseconds, enhancing response speed while maintaining stability.
This breakthrough overcomes a long-standing bottleneck in integrating non-traditional materials with high-performance autonomous control, helping promote the industrialization of low-cost, environmentally friendly drones.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1861555979411659/
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