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19 December 2024, 17:20
2024-12-19
A 17-year-old programmer from Kyiv has developed a navigation system that allows UAVs to navigate in urban space autonomously
Dmytro Lapko, a student at Mohylyanka, analyzed existing UAV navigation methods while still at school and developed the principle of his own system. It is fully autonomous and focuses on the location of buildings, using open cartographic data from OpenStreetMap. In addition, his navigation system is invulnerable to electronic warfare.
Dmytro Lapko, a student at Mohylyanka, analyzed existing UAV navigation methods while still at school and developed the principle of his own system. It is fully autonomous and focuses on the location of buildings, using open cartographic data from OpenStreetMap. In addition, his navigation system is invulnerable to electronic warfare.
Dmytro Lapko is a graduate of the Lyceum «Scientific Change», as well as a student of the Department of Information Technologies of the Kyiv Academy of Sciences. Currently, Dmytro is a first-year student of the Faculty of Informatics of the National University «Kyiv-Mohyla Academy». For several years in a row he has been taking prizes in all-Ukrainian and international competitions in the field of innovation. He was twice awarded a scholarship by the President of Ukraine.
The guy started programming in the 6th grade. In the 9th, he became interested in neural networks. He wrote several unique programs. Currently, he is involved in the development and testing of an electronic access system for the lyceum where he studied. He dreams of creating his own IT company.
Dmytro’s navigation system is similar to the principle of operation of Tomahawk and Storm Shadow cruise missiles, which fly as low as possible, scan the terrain and go around it, writes «Evening Kyiv».
Dmytro Lapko
«Our drone does the same thing. But not with the help of expensive radars, but with simpler and more affordable technology, namely laser rangefinders. They measure distances from buildings, and the algorithm processes the received data and compares it with existing maps.
Such a drone does not need an Internet connection, GPS navigation, or radio command quality. Therefore, it is impossible to jam it with electronic warfare means. The drone can be placed anywhere in the city and it will immediately understand where it is.»
According to the student, his system is more designed for civilian use, in particular in the field of express delivery and cargo transportation. However, the development may also be of interest to the military, for example, in occupied Ukrainian cities and Russian megacities for use as a guidance system for cruise missiles and long-range strike drones at military targets.
Dmytro developed a computer simulation of the operation of such a drone to scan his native lyceum, create a map, and fly around it with a drone. To do this, it was necessary to purchase at least three laser rangefinders worth about UAH 15,000, but the guy does not have that kind of money. Therefore, practical testing of the development had to be postponed.