Title :
Quadrotor with tiltable rotors for manned applications
Author :
Elfeky, Mahmoud ; Elshafei, M. ; Saif, Abdul-Wahid A. ; Al-Malki, Mohamed F.
Author_Institution :
Syst. Eng. Dept., KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
Quadrotors have a great potential for transportation, commercial and military applications. In this paper, a quadrotor design is proposed for manned application. The design decouples all motions by allowing each rotor to tilt in two directions about its fixed frames. This modification improves the stability and safety of the quadrotor and gives it more maneuverability and robustness. The model is presented along with a proposed operator control panel. Several flight scenarios are also simulated to illustrate the superiority over conventional manned air vehicles.
Keywords :
aerospace safety; aircraft control; helicopters; stability; transportation; commercial application; manned applications; military application; operator control panel; quadrotor design; quadrotor safety; quadrotor stability; tiltable rotors; transportation application; Robots; Switches; Vehicles; Degrees of freedom; QRAV; Quadrotor; VTOL; helicopter; tilting rotor;
Conference_Titel :
Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals & Devices (SSD), 2014 11th International
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
DOI :
10.1109/SSD.2014.6808791