Flying Machine Arena

A state-of-the-art platform for motion control research.

The Flying Machine Arena offers a safe, controlled sandbox environment allowing the testing and validation of mobile robots. Thanks to its large size, it allows the testing of fast-paced motions, be it on the ground or in the air. The Flying Machine Arena offers ideal conditions to test novel concepts thanks to a high-precision localization system, high-performance radio links, easy-to-use software structure, and safety nets enclosing the space (more information on the Flying Machine Arena infrastructure).

Past and current uses

The Flying Machine Arena is used in a range of projects carried out at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control and other research laboratories. Thanks to its versatile nature, it is used both as an experimental test bed in its own right and to validate other experiments. Its current main uses are:

• Music in Motion (Angela Schoellig)
• Iterative Learning (Angela Schoellig)
• Adaptive High-Performance Maneuvers (Sergei Lupashin)
• Time-Optimal Maneuvers (Markus Hehn)
• Flying Inverted Pendulum (Markus Hehn)

A list of publications related to the Flying Machine Arena is available.

Student Projects

We usually have a number of challenging projects available. Qualified, motivated students should visit the Theses/Projects page and contact one of the contact people found on the right sidebar.