DocumentCode
2380424
Title
Design principles of large quadrotors for practical applications
Author
Pounds, Paul ; Mahony, Robert
Author_Institution
Fac. of Eng. & Inf. Technol., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
fYear
2009
fDate
12-17 May 2009
Firstpage
3265
Lastpage
3270
Abstract
Virtually all quadrotors used in research weigh less than 2 kg, and carry payload measured in hundreds of grams. To be useful platforms for expanded operations, these vehicles must be capable of carrying greater weight. Several obstacles in aerodynamics, design and control must be overcome to enable the construction of larger craft with payloads in excess of 1 kg. We report the key design considerations essential for the construction of heavy quadrotor MAVs and demonstrate a 4 kg quadrotor with 1 kg payload.
Keywords
aerodynamics; aircraft control; control system synthesis; remotely operated vehicles; rotors; MAV; aerodynamics control; aircraft control; large quadrotor design principle; micro air vehicle; practical application; Aerodynamics; Aerospace electronics; Aerospace engineering; Automotive engineering; Batteries; Lithium; Payloads; Rotors; Testing; Vehicle dynamics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Robotics and Automation, 2009. ICRA '09. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Kobe
ISSN
1050-4729
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2788-8
Electronic_ISBN
1050-4729
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ROBOT.2009.5152390
Filename
5152390
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