Title :
Feasibility of a Distributed Flight Array
Author :
Oung, Raymond ; Ramezani, Alireza ; D´Andrea, Raffaello
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Dynamic Syst. & Control, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
This paper introduces the distributed flight array (DFA) which is being developed at ETH Zurich. This multi-rotor platform consists of autonomous rotor modules that are able to drive, dock with their peers, and fly in a coordinated fashion. These modules are organized as distributed computational units with minimal sensory input. This is a complex system that is rich in dynamics with much room to explore various strategies of distributed estimation and control. In this paper, a simple distributed strategy for hover control is presented and feasibility of the DFA is demonstrated.
Keywords :
aircraft control; distributed control; rotors; autonomous rotor modules; distributed computational units; distributed control; distributed estimation; distributed flight array; hover control; Assembly; Automatic control; Control systems; Distributed control; Doped fiber amplifiers; Energy storage; Propellers; Sensor arrays; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control, 2009 held jointly with the 2009 28th Chinese Control Conference. CDC/CCC 2009. Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3871-6
Electronic_ISBN :
0191-2216
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.2009.5400272
