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IRIDIA-Drone is a research drone specially designed for Swarm Robotics experiments by researchers from the IRIDIA.

The drone includes a custom-designed PCB, a Pixhawk 4 flight controller with the latest version of the PX4 flight stack, an Up Core Series onboard computer, a PX4Flow sensor, TFMini lidar module, and four down-looking LI-OV5640 USB cameras for performing flights with only local information.

The IRIDIA-Drone platform contains a pre-configured image for the Up Core board with the complete set of required software for working with peripheral devices and programming autonomous flights.

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USER GUIDE shows how to update your firmware and configure it with settings appropriate for your drone. This section also explains how to calibrate the main sensors (compass, gyro/IMU, etc.) and set up your remote control and safety features.

If you feel ready to fly multiple drones, first visit the BEFORE RUNNING AN MNS EXPERIMENT section.