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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2009. ICRA '09. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kobe
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2788-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1050-4729
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2009.5152390
