Design and experiments for multi-section-transformable (MIST)-UAV

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Abstract

Presented in this paper are the design and experiments for a transformable Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) UAV. This work demonstrates shape-shifting transformation, building upon the conceptual designs put forth in [1] and [2], along with hardware prototyping and component testing from [3]. A deterministic model is presented to characterize the flight of the MIST-UAV in simulation. Experimental results from the platform demonstrate for the first time successful in-air transformation from multi-rotor, tail-sitter, and fixed-wing operation. Experiments also validated transformation repeatability, successfully testing multiple sequential transformations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1878-1883
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538660263
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2019
Event2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2019 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: May 20 2019May 24 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Volume2019-May
ISSN (Print)1050-4729

Conference

Conference2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2019
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period5/20/195/24/19

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
VII. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This material is based upon work partially supported by the National Science Foundation through grants IIS-1427014, CNS-1439728, CNS-1531330, and CNS-1544887. Sentera Inc. and Honeywell Inc. have also supported parts of this work. Ruben D’Sa was supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship No. 00039202.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.

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