Follow me droney! Will UWB technology do it right?

Abstract

Abstract Object tracking for consumer drones is currently a rapidly developing technology. Its implementation is currently carried out with the use of object-in-image detection, which often limits the latest possibilities of this technology. The disadvantage of such a solution is also the increase in energy demand and the need to provide additional computing power, or delays resulting from the transfer of this operation to the control device. The proposed solution to this problem in this article is the use of UWB (Ultra-wideband) technology, which is increasingly appearing in consumer devices. The possible yield related to the accuracy of determining the position of the object as well as the experimentally determined frequency of receiving information about the position was presented. Additional advantages, such as resistance to NLOS (non-line of sight) conditions, were also presented.