为50克以下微型无人机设计低功耗自主导航系统,融合经典控制与智能感知。
Autonomous Navigation at the Nano-Scale: Algorithms, Architectures, and Constraints
- 采用超低功耗芯片部署量化神经网络,实现边缘AI推理
- 在<100mW算力下实现视觉导航与相对位姿估计
- 提出软硬件协同的混合架构,解决动态环境避障难题
50克以下、功耗低于100mW的纳米级无人飞行器(nano-UAV)自主导航面临极端的尺寸、重量与功耗(SWaP)约束,从根本上区别于传统机器人范式。本文综述了专为亚100mW计算能力设计的传感、计算与控制架构最新进展。我们批判性分析了从经典几何方法向新兴‘边缘AI’范式的转变,包括部署于超低功耗系统级芯片(SoCs)上的量化深度神经网络及类脑事件驱动控制。除了算法,还评估了实现自主性的软硬件协同设计,涵盖密集光流、优化的同步定位与建图(SLAM)以及基于学习的飞行控制。尽管在视觉导航和相对位姿估计方面取得显著进展,但分析揭示了长期续航、动态环境中鲁棒避障以及强化学习策略的‘仿真到现实’迁移等持续存在的差距。本综述提出了弥合这些差距的路线图,倡导融合轻量级经典控制与数据驱动感知的混合架构,以实现在无GPS环境下的完全自主、敏捷的纳米无人机飞行。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Autonomous navigation for nano-scale unmanned aerial vehicles (nano-UAVs) is governed by extreme Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) constraints (with the weight < 50 g and sub-100 mW onboard processor), distinguishing it fundamentally from standard robotic paradigms. This review synthesizes the state-of-the-art in sensing, computing, and control architectures designed specifically for these sub- 100mW computational envelopes. We critically analyse the transition from classical geometry-based methods to emerging "Edge AI" paradigms, including quantized deep neural networks deployed on ultra-low-power System-on-Chips (SoCs) and neuromorphic event-based control. Beyond algorithms, we evaluate the hardware-software co-design requisite for autonomy, covering advancements in dense optical flow, optimized Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM), and learning-based flight control. While significant progress has been observed in visual navigation and relative pose estimation, our analysis reveals persistent gaps in long-term endurance, robust obstacle avoidance in dynamic environments, and the "Sim-to-Real" transfer of reinforcement learning policies. This survey provides a roadmap for bridging these gaps, advocating for hybrid architectures that fuse lightweight classical control with data-driven perception to enable fully autonomous, agile nano-UAVs in GPS-denied environments.
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