Distributed Framework for Micro Aerial Vehicle Design Automation

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lundstrom ◽  
Kristian Amadori ◽  
Petter Krus
Keyword(s):  
Design Automation ◽  
Vehicle Design ◽  
Micro Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Distributed Framework ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

scholarly journals PIXHAWK: A micro aerial vehicle design for autonomous flight using onboard computer vision

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 21-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenz Meier ◽  
Petri Tanskanen ◽  
Lionel Heng ◽  
Gim Hee Lee ◽  
Friedrich Fraundorfer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computer Vision ◽  
Vehicle Design ◽  
Micro Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Autonomous Flight ◽  
Onboard Computer ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

A Novel Micro Aerial Vehicle Design: The Evolution of the Omnicopter MAV

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangbo Long ◽  
Andreas Gelardos ◽  
David J. Cappelleri
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Vehicle Design ◽  
Micro Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Yaw Control ◽  
Actuation System ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Test Flight ◽  
And Control

This paper presents an evolution on the configuration of a novel micro aerial vehicle (MAV) design, the Omnicopter MAV. The first generation Omnicopter prototype has an actuation system with eight degrees of freedom (DOFs) consisting of 5 brushless direct current (BLDC) motors and 3 servo motors. It is composed of a carbon fiber rod built airframe, 2 central counter-rotating coaxial propellers for thrust and yaw control, and 3 perimeter-mounted electric ducted fans (EDFs) with servo motors performing thrust vectoring. During the development of the second generation prototype, we simplified and 3D printed the frame to increase stiffness, robustness and manufacturability, and reduced the actuation DOFs from 8 to 7 by removing the top propeller and using just the bottom one for yaw control to improve performance. Flight controller and control allocator designs and test flight results for this new configuration are presented in this paper.

Energy-Based Design of Reconfigurable Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) Flight Structures

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Joo ◽  
Gregory Reich ◽  
James Elgersma ◽  
Kristopher Aber
Keyword(s):  
Micro Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Energy Based Design

scholarly journals Run Your Visual-Inertial Odometry on NVIDIA Jetson: Benchmark Tests on a Micro Aerial Vehicle

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Jinwoo Jeon ◽  
Sungwook Jung ◽  
Eungchang Lee ◽  
Duckyu Choi ◽  
Hyun Myung
Keyword(s):  
Micro Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Benchmark Tests ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

scholarly journals Towards the Development of an Automatic UAV-Based Indoor Environmental Monitoring System: Distributed Off-Board Control System for a Micro Aerial Vehicle

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 2347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Solis ◽  
Christoffer Karlsson ◽  
Simon Johansson ◽  
Kristoffer Richardsson
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Environmental Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Target Location ◽  
Flight Time ◽  
Distributed Control System ◽  
Micro Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Environmental Monitoring System ◽  
Rapid Changes ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

This research aims to develop an automatic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based indoor environmental monitoring system for the acquisition of data at a very fine scale to detect rapid changes in environmental features of plants growing in greenhouses. Due to the complexity of the proposed research, in this paper we proposed an off-board distributed control system based on visual input for a micro aerial vehicle (MAV) able to hover, navigate, and fly to a desired target location without considerably affecting the effective flight time. Based on the experimental results, the MAV was able to land on the desired location within a radius of about 10 cm from the center point of the landing pad, with a reduction in the effective flight time of about 28%.

Energy absorbed ability and damage analysis for honeycomb sandwich material of bio-inspired micro aerial vehicle under low velocity impact

2020 ◽  
pp. 095440622097542
Author(s):  
Jianxun Du ◽  
Peng Hao ◽  
Mabao Liu ◽  
Rui Xue ◽  
Lin’an Li
Keyword(s):  
Honeycomb Structure ◽  
Low Velocity Impact ◽  
Parameter Study ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Micro Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Thin Walled Structures ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Thin Walled ◽  
The Impact

Because of the advantages of light weight, small size, and good maneuverability, the bio-inspired micro aerial vehicle has a wide range of application prospects and development potential in military and civil areas, and has become one of the research hotspots in the future aviation field. The beetle’s elytra possess high strength and provide the protection of the abdomen while being functional to guarantee its flight performance. In this study, the internal microstructure of beetle’s elytra was observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM), and a variety of bionic thin-walled structures were proposed and modelled. The energy absorption characteristics and protective performance of different configurations of thin-walled structures with hollow columns under impact loading was analyzed by finite element method. The parameter study was carried out to show the influence of the velocity of impactor, the impact angle of the impactor and the wall thickness of honeycomb structure. This study provides an important inspiration for the design of the protective structure of the micro aerial vehicle.

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