Design and experiments for a transformable solar-UAV

Ruben D'Sa; Travis Henderson; Devon Jenson; Michael Calvert; Thaine Heller; Bobby Schulz; Jack Kilian; Nikolaos P Papanikolopoulos

doi:10.1109/ICRA.2017.7989451

Design and experiments for a transformable solar-UAV

Ruben D'Sa, Travis Henderson, Devon Jenson, Michael Calvert, Thaine Heller, Bobby Schulz, Jack Kilian, Nikolaos P Papanikolopoulos

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Abstract

Aerial robotic platforms are an increasingly sought-after solution for a variety of sensing, monitoring, and transportation challenges. However, as invaluable as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been for these applications, fixed-wing and multi-rotor systems each have individual limitations. Fixed-wing UAVs are generally capable of high-altitude surveillance and long flight times, while quad-rotors are most effective when used for their maneuverability and close-quarters surveying. This paper improves upon the prototypes discussed in [1] by creating a series of three next-generation prototypes to isolate the aspects of solar powered fixed-wing flight, quad-rotor flight, and transformation modes of the SUAV:Q platform. Improvements to the transformation mechanism, airframe design, variable pitch propulsion system, and custom-designed power electronics are presented along with validation of the designs through empirical testing.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	ICRA 2017 - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	3917-3923
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509046331
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRA.2017.7989451
State	Published - Jul 21 2017
Event	2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2017 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: May 29 2017 → Jun 3 2017

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Name	Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
ISSN (Print)	1050-4729

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Other	2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2017
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	5/29/17 → 6/3/17

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation through grants #CNS-0934327, #CNS-1439728, #IIS-1427014, #OISE-1551059, #CNS-1531330, and #CNS-1544887. Ruben DSa was supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship No. 00039202.

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D'Sa, R., Henderson, T., Jenson, D., Calvert, M., Heller, T., Schulz, B., Kilian, J., & Papanikolopoulos, N. P. (2017). Design and experiments for a transformable solar-UAV. In ICRA 2017 - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (pp. 3917-3923). Article 7989451 (Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRA.2017.7989451

Design and experiments for a transformable solar-UAV. / D'Sa, Ruben; Henderson, Travis; Jenson, Devon et al.
ICRA 2017 - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. p. 3917-3923 7989451 (Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation).

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D'Sa, R, Henderson, T, Jenson, D, Calvert, M, Heller, T, Schulz, B, Kilian, J & Papanikolopoulos, NP 2017, Design and experiments for a transformable solar-UAV. in ICRA 2017 - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation., 7989451, Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 3917-3923, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2017, Singapore, Singapore, 5/29/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRA.2017.7989451

D'Sa R, Henderson T, Jenson D, Calvert M, Heller T, Schulz B et al. Design and experiments for a transformable solar-UAV. In ICRA 2017 - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2017. p. 3917-3923. 7989451. (Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation). doi: 10.1109/ICRA.2017.7989451

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