Indoor flight is a new and challenging environment for unmanned aerial systems (UAS). To better explore this new flight regime, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) developed a novel biologically inspired rotorcraft called SamarEye to compete in the 2009 and 2010 International Aerial Robotics Competitions (IARC). ERAU's approach to this competition was a unique aerodynamic configuration called a monocopter. During the 2009 competition, the first known autonomous flight of a monocopter was demonstrated. This paper discusses the many constraints of the monocopter platform and how they affected the design of the control system, electrical system, and the sensor suite.
The SamarEye: A biologically inspired autonomous vehicle
29th Digital Avionics Systems Conference ; 5.C.1-1-5.C.1-9
01.10.2010
560827 byte
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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