Title :
Modelling the Draganflyer four-rotor helicopter
Author :
McKerrow, Phillip
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. Technol. & Comput. Sci., Wollongong Univ., NSW, Australia
fDate :
April 26-May 1, 2004
Abstract :
The Draganflyer is a radio-controlled helicopter. It is powered by 4 rotors and is capable of motion in air in 6 degrees of freedom and of stable hovering. For flying it requires a high degree of skill, with the operator continually making small adjustments. In this paper, we do a theoretical analysis of the dynamics of the Draganflyer in order to develop a model of it from which we can develop a computer control system for stable hovering and indoor flight.
Keywords :
aerodynamics; aerospace robotics; aircraft control; helicopters; modelling; motion control; rotors; 6 degrees of freedom; Draganflyer four rotor helicopter; computer control system; indoor flight; modelling; radio controlled helicopter; stable hovering; Aerodynamics; Aircraft navigation; Blades; Computer crashes; Gravity; Helicopters; Indoor environments; Insects; Motion control; Propellers;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2004. Proceedings. ICRA '04. 2004 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8232-3
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2004.1308810
