Aeriva: A Mini Autonomous Quadrotor Platform

Aeriva - This name is a combination of “aero” (meaning air) and “diva” (suggesting a stylish and confident personality).


In March 2023, I began to design, assemble, and test this drone from scratch. So far, four drones of this type have been made and used in various scientific research and competitions in my lab.

Features

  1. Agile and safe: Aeriva is built upon a 3.5-inch cinewhoop frame with Kakute H7 mini flight controller, making it exceptionally agile, compact and safe.

  2. High computing performance: Aeriva is equipped with NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX, facilitating it with strong onboard computing capabilities.

Specifications

Component Specs
Computer NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX
Camera Intel RealSense D435
Stack Kakute H7 mini + Tekko32 F4 4in1 mini 45A ESC
Dimension 152mm motor-to-motor
Motors RCinpower GTS V3 2104-T-1800kv
Propellers Gemfan D90S
Battery 6S 1200mah 150C

Accomplishments based on Aeriva

Scientific research:

Competitions:

Yicheng Chen
Yicheng Chen
PhD student in robotics

I am interested in motion planning problems in aerial robotics.