Researchers mimic insect ocelli to build light sensor to control fly-sized drone
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 09:01
in Physics & Chemistry
A combined team of researchers from Harvard and MIT has added a light sensor to a fly-sized drone to allow it to maintain stabilization and is the first known use of onboard sensors at such a small scale. In their paper published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, the team describes how they copied the natural ocelli found on various insects to allow for stabilizing such a tiny drone, eliminating the need for external cameras.