Conference presentation
Autonomous hovering of a fixed-wing micro air vehicle
Drexel University. College of Engineering. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics. Faculty Research and Publications.
17 May 2007
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Abstract
Recently, there is a need to acquire intelligence in hostile or dangerous environments such as caves, forests, or urban areas. Rather than risking human life, backpackable, bird-sized aircraft, equipped with a wireless camera, can be rapidly deployed to gather reconnaissance in such environments. However, they first must be designed to fly in tight, cluttered terrain. This paper discusses an additional flight modality for a fixedwing aircraft, enabling it to supplement existing endurance superiority with hovering capabilities. An inertial measurement sensor and an onboard processing and control unit, used to achieve autonomous hovering, are also described. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first documented success of hovering a fixed-wing Micro Air Vehicle autonomously.
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- Title
- Autonomous hovering of a fixed-wing micro air vehicle
- Creators
- William Edward Green (Author) - Drexel University (1970-)Paul Yu Oh (Author) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Publication Details
- Drexel University. College of Engineering. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics. Faculty Research and Publications.
- Publisher
- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
- Resource Type
- Conference presentation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics; College of Engineering; Drexel University (1970-)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000240886904057
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-33845655597
- Other Identifier
- 991014632608604721
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- Automation & Control Systems
- Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
- Engineering, Mechanical
- Robotics