May 11, 2022
AAE Students Prepare for Industry in Autonomous Drone Programming Course
A group of students watched eagerly as a small quadcopter attempted to navigate itself to the exit of a maze. Looking down into the knee-height labyrinth made of oversized Lego-style bricks, students at the Purdue UAS Research and Test Facility (PURT) cheered for the autonomous drone as it went through openings successfully. Laughter and words of encouragement came as the drone recovered after buzzing its propellers against the maze walls.