A Fully-Actuated Drone with Rotating Seesaws

Dolev Yecheskel, Shai Arogeti

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Abstract

Standard drones are generally underactuated systems, an attribute that limits their maneuvering ability. This limitation is because of the inherent coupling between the total thrust direction and the angular state of the drone body. To decouple these quantities, we suggest using seesaws, which allow controlling the thrust direction independently. Unlike other structures based on additional actuators to tilt the thrust, our solution is not based on any extra actuator that does not contribute to the lifting force. The presented configuration is an octocopter with eight propellers and four seesaws. These results extend a former suggested structure based on a single seesaw.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages1114-1121
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9798350310375
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2023
Event2023 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2023 - Warsaw, Poland
Duration: 6 Jun 20239 Jun 2023

Publication series

Name2023 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2023

Conference

Conference2023 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2023
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityWarsaw
Period6/06/239/06/23

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Optimization
  • Aerospace Engineering

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