FPV Loitering with Raspberry Pi
A low-cost FPV drone fitted with a Raspberry Pi companion computer holds a loiter pattern around a point of interest while streaming video and telemetry.
- Platform
- Lightweight FPV multirotor with Raspberry Pi companion computer
- Product
- Drone Autonomy Suite
What is demonstrated
This demonstration shows the Neuronic Drone Autonomy Suite running on a Raspberry Pi companion computer, holding a stable loiter around a target point and continuing to stream video and telemetry without a trained pilot on the sticks.
Capability
Autonomous loiter, orbit holding, Raspberry Pi edge compute and low-cost platform integration.
Why it is operationally useful
Small units need persistent eyes on a position but cannot dedicate a pilot to hold an orbit. A Raspberry Pi-sized autonomy layer turns an inexpensive FPV airframe into a self-stationing observation asset.
Scenario
Mission sequence
- 01Operator marks a point of interest on the map.
- 02The FPV drone receives the loiter command.
- 03Onboard autonomy holds the orbit at the commanded standoff and altitude.
- 04Video and telemetry stream continuously to the operator.
- 05The drone recovers from wind gusts and maintains position.
- 06The operator can redirect or hand back to manual control at any time.
Transcript
Full narration transcript
Published in full so the demonstration is indexable and answerable by search and AI systems.
The demonstration uses a lightweight FPV multirotor with a Raspberry Pi running the Neuronic Drone Autonomy Suite as the onboard computer.
The operator selects a point of interest and commands an autonomous loiter.
The aircraft enters a stable orbit, maintaining standoff distance and altitude without stick input.
Wind gusts disturb the platform; the control loop recovers and holds the pattern.
Live video and telemetry continue to stream to the operator over the tactical link.
The operator remains on the loop and can update the orbit point, change altitude, or resume manual control.
Behind the demo
Drone Autonomy Suite
Onboard autonomy for navigation, mission execution, sensor control, target tracking and autonomous mission behaviors.
- Autonomous navigation and route execution
- Mission execution from operator-assigned intent
- Autonomous target following
- Area-of-interest (AOI) tracking and orbit
- Gimbal and payload control tied to detected targets
- Configurable mission behaviors
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