CFD analysis of a multi-rotor flying robot for air pollution inspection

Suchanek, Grzegorz; Filipek, R.

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/2367/1/012010

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Impact of UAV Propellers on Gas Plume Tracking

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2023 European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR)

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Impact of UAV Propellers on Gas Plume Tracking

Baptista,

Magalhães,

Marques

2023

2023 European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR)

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Design and Implementation of a Particulate Matter Measurement System for Energy-Efficient Searching of Air Pollution Sources Using a Multirotor Robot

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Analyzing air pollutants is of key importance for the environmental protection goals. High concentrations of particulate matter (PM) have a particularly negative impact on human life and health. The use of an autonomous multirotor flying robot (drone) for the purposes of locating PM sources requires the design of a dedicated measurement system from scratch. The aim of this study was to make the most important design decision, which is the correct localization of the inlet of the measurement system, taking into account disturbances in the flow field caused by the rotors. To achieve this, a computational model was built with the use of a finite-volume method in Ansys Fluent software. Based on its results, a novel criterion was proposed and applied. In addition to the trivial position outside the rotors on the extended arm, it gave the second location in the space limited by the rotors below the robot. Finally, a robot prototype was built, and a series of verification experiments were carried out, first indoors and then outdoors, at different levels of ambient PM concentrations with and without a pollution source. The field results were compiled as histograms and scatter plots and clearly demonstrated the validity of the adopted criterion. The determination coefficient between measured concentrations showed a stronger relationship when the rotors were operating. Furthermore, in cases with a present pollution source, higher concentrations were observed around the internal sensor, making it more suitable for the studied application.

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CFD analysis of a multi-rotor flying robot for air pollution inspection

Cited by 2 publications

References 13 publications

Impact of UAV Propellers on Gas Plume Tracking

Impact of UAV Propellers on Gas Plume Tracking

Design and Implementation of a Particulate Matter Measurement System for Energy-Efficient Searching of Air Pollution Sources Using a Multirotor Robot

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