DocumentCode :
2977062
Title :
Modification of a toy helicopter into a highly cost effective, semi-autonomous, reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle
Author :
Ahsan, Muhammad ; Abbas, K. ; Zahid, Ali ; Farooq, Ahmed ; Mashhood Murtaza, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Int. Islamic Univ. Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
fYear :
2012
fDate :
22-23 Oct. 2012
Firstpage :
49
Lastpage :
54
Abstract :
In this paper we discuss the design and development of highly cost effective, semi-autonomous reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for safe flights in close environments, with real time video feedback. The design and development is based on the modifications/up gradations, (predicated on the results of several small experiments), of a very low cost, small sized - toy helicopter, and a simple non-linear control system designed for the intelligent UAV features. The developed UAV helicopter has been successfully test-flown at higher altitudes, with heavier payload, for longer period as compared to similar helicopters developed at much higher costs.
Keywords :
aerospace safety; aircraft control; aircraft testing; autonomous aerial vehicles; control system synthesis; helicopters; intelligent robots; nonlinear control systems; robot vision; video signal processing; UAV helicopter; flight safety; flight testing; highly cost effective semiautonomous reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle; intelligent UAV features; low cost-small sized toy helicopter modification; low cost-small sized toy helicopter up gradations; nonlinear control system design; payload; real time video feedback; Actuators; Aerospace control; Algorithm design and analysis; Helicopters; Payloads; Rotors; Sensors; BLDC; Cost effective UAV; Helicopter; Pay load; WCR;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (ICRAI), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rawalpindi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4884-3
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICRAI.2012.6413409
Filename :
6413409
Link To Document :
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