A proof-of-concept implementation on an off-the-shelf device proves that the proposed controller does not require powerful hardware and can be easily implemented on a low-cost device, thus paving the way for extensive usage in practice.
In this paper, a low-cost hover control mechanism is developed and implemented on low-cost microcontroller for a type of aircraft configuration known as the quadcopter.
This allows the protocol to be implemented on low-cost microcontrollers with limited resources, which is an advantage for early-stage ITS deployments and also a welcomed feature for the future.
The method, initially developed for the solution-phase synthesis, was also implemented on low-cross-linked "popcorn" polystyrene, and later on controlled pore glass (CPG, see "Solid support material" below), which initiated a massive research effort in solid-phase synthesis of oligonucleotides and eventually led to the automation of the oligonucleotide chain assembly.
It is envisioned that this technique can be implemented on-board the flapping flyer due to its low computational complexity.
However, most of these algorithms are quite complex, and so require too many storage and computational resources to be implemented on most low-cost and low-power devices.
The GPU computing thing hasn't quite taken off yet, but it's pretty much inevitable that it'll start being implemented on a low level, since it can improve the user experience so dramatically.
The design, which is fully standalone, is implemented on a low-cost medium-size field programmable gate array (FPGA) device.
The prototype is implemented on a low-end MCU platform (TI MSP430) by using onboard SRAM, registers and Flash resources.
