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Test drone with the sensor box mounted, hovering over a meadow
8 Nov 2026

First test flight with our sensor box

First flight of the laser and IMU on a self-built test drone: 1.5–8.6 m height, data logged without gaps. The GNSS receiver was tested separately on the ground.

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FIRN · ETH Student Project House, Zurich

Legal notice & privacy · Last updated November 2026

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Verein FIRN, Zurich, Switzerland. A student project at the ETH Student Project House.
Team: Alexander Althaus, Julian Chung Lor Zielonka, Olivier F., Moritz Möss­ner.

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