The primary objective of the launch and recovery system (LARS) is to extend the operational time of battery-powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by providing continuous power via a tether while ensuring safe flight operations. However, the tether introduces coupling between the LARS and UAV, increasing the system’s complexity, and demanding the development of algorithms for coordinated control. Additionally, mounting the LARS on a mobile robot or vehicle provides significant operational flexibility, but introduces spatial constraints in terms of design, thereby limiting the landing platform size. This means there is no margin for error in the landing phase, making precise and reliable estimation of the UAV’s position relative to the LARS an imperative. This paper gives a comprehensive overview of the developed system and emphasizes the approach taken to address these challenges from a control and estimation perspective. The effectiveness of the system and proposed control algorithms is validated in a real-world environment through field tests carried out during the SeaClear project demonstrations.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Coordinated Control Of Tethered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle With Launch And Recovery System


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2024-10-16


    Size :

    1427133 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) tethered wing recovery

    GRUBB MATTHEW DAVID | European Patent Office | 2021

    Free access

    UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) TETHERED WING RECOVERY

    GRUBB MATTHEW DAVID | European Patent Office | 2020

    Free access

    Tethered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System

    HUNDEMER HANK J | European Patent Office | 2020

    Free access

    TETHERED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEM

    HUNDEMER HANK J | European Patent Office | 2017

    Free access

    TETHERED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEM

    HUNDEMER HANK J | European Patent Office | 2019

    Free access