Title :
Design and construction of a quadrotor-type unmanned aerial vehicle: Preliminary results
Author :
Sá, Rejane Cavalcante ; Barreto, Guilherme A. ; De Araújo, André Luiz C ; Varela, Antonio T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Teleinformatics Eng., Fed. Univ. of Ceara - UFC, Fortaleza, Brazil
Abstract :
In this paper we report the stages in the construction of a quadrotor-type unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from scratch. This vehicle is characterized by four rotors responsible for the generation of vertical and horizontal motions. Its design should also provide capabilities for the transport of extra payload. We describe in detail the main components used for its construction, the dynamic model and the structure used for indoor flight tests. The main rationale for its construction is to have a complex real-world platform to evaluate control algorithms.
Keywords :
autonomous aerial vehicles; vehicle dynamics; UAV; dynamic model; horizontal motions; indoor flight tests; quadrotor-type unmanned aerial vehicle; vertical motions; Aluminum; Mathematical model; Microcontrollers; Propellers; Rotors; Sensors; Vehicle dynamics; Dynamical Modeling; Mechanical Design; Quadrotor; Unmanned aerial vehicle;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Applications (WEA), 2012 Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Bogota
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0871-7
DOI :
10.1109/WEA.2012.6220398
