Abstract:Buoyancy-aided unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has a powerful advantage in terms of flight time and safety, compared to conventional multirotors. However, previously developed platforms showed limited flight maneuverability (i.e. omnidirectional translation) and posture transition (i.e. omniorientational rotation) owing to lack of number of actuators or limit of design specifications. As a solution, this study presents a symmetric torus blimp, which is pierced in the middle of envelope and surrounded by four til… Show more
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