The autonomous systems team

Our goal is to develop a drone that can fly, navigate and complete tasks autononmously using limited resources. We aim to understand the technology from the ground up, solving the complex engineering challenges and learn about the fascinating world of autonomous operations.

Taking autonomy to the next level

The goal of the autonomous Systems team is to build on our previous experience and take a first shot at fully autonomous operations. That means that assides from pushing the “Liftoff”-Button our pilot will not be allowed to give any flight input and all sensor analysis and navigation tasks have to be performed without external human intervention all the way back to a safe landing.

Critical to a sucessful autonomous flight is having all subsystem components work reliably and automatically catching operational deviations before a safety interrupt must be called. For this our software has to be tested rigerously both in simulated and real flight, especially under adverse conditions.

Build for the future

Achieving such an ambitious goal is a multi-year process, so we take great care in building processes and solutions that last. An eye for quality, maintainability and documentation not only allows for smoother teamwork within the project but ensures that all future efforts also benefit from our experience.

Join the team

Interested in pushing autonomous flight forwards? Ready to reach new heights? Want to work with a motivated team an learn new skills? We’re looking forward to meeting you! See our open positions and send us your application!