Development of a high-fidelity simulation environment for a Crazyflie2.1 quadcopter

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Issue		MATEC Web Conf. Volume 417, 2025 2025 RAPDASA-RobMech-PRASA-AMI Conference: Bridging the Gap between Industry & Academia - The 26^th Annual International RAPDASA Conference, joined by RobMech, PRASA and AMI, co-hosted by CSIR and Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria


Article Number		04007
Number of page(s)		16
Section		Robotics and Mechatronics
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202541704007
Published online		25 November 2025

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