Modelling, simulation and control of a novel structure varying quadrotor

Idrissi, Moad; Salami, Mohammad R.; Annaz, Fawaz Y.

doi:10.1016/j.ast.2021.107093

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“…Figure 16 shows the conventional configurations used by the industry and researchers. Idrissi et al, [9]worked on a novel structure of a quadrotor UAV with the purpose of changing the dynamics during flight. The proposed structure is presented in Figure 17.…”

Section: Rotor Configurationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Review of Experimental Approaches for Investigating the Aerodynamic Performance of Drones and Multicopters

Kamalleswaran Subramaniam,

Wan Saiful-Islam Wan Salim

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The growing popularity of multicopters has heightened interest in improving and optimizing UAVs. This has become a major source of inspiration for scholars. Extensive aerodynamics research would result in improved multicopters and boost their appeal to major sectors. Various aspects of the performance of various propeller designs and configurations have been studied by researchers. Various performance metrics have also been investigated and discussed in this paper. Aerodynamic testing of propellers and multicopter designs are discussed in this paper. Numerical simulations are also used widely in the study of drone and multicopter aerodynamics. This method enables high resolution observation on wake propagation and flow visualizations. Nonetheless, as new multicopter concepts are introduced, new aerodynamic challenges emerge in this field. Therefore, more studies need to be done on uncommon but rather important configurations so that these can have a beneficiary effect on the multicopter industry.

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Section: Rotor Configurationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To show the concept and analyse the vehicle behaviour as the structure changes during flight, basic PID controllers were constructed. A physical modelling programme is also used to investigate rigid body multi-body interactions as well as dynamic response [9].…”

Section: Rotor Configurationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Experimental Approaches for Investigating the Aerodynamic Performance of Drones and Multicopters

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Wan Saiful-Islam Wan Salim

2024

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“…Throughout the simulation, the values in Table 2 will be used as gain constants for the PID controllers to control the quadrotor as in [36]. Every quadrotor is tuned with the same constants.…”

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“…where b represents the thrust factor (6.317×10 −4 ) and d represents the drag factor (1.61 × 10 −4 ) as calculated in [36], and Ω i represents speed of the i th propeller (1)(2)(3)(4).…”

Section: Quadrotor Modellingmentioning

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Formation Control of Quadrotor UAVs and Localisation Analyses Via Wireless Sensor Networks

Devery,

Gill,

Allen

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In recent years, the cost-effectiveness of deploying and maintaining Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), coupled with their capacity to operate in remote or hazardous environments inaccessible to human pilots, has garnered significant research attention in both military and civilian domains. The utilisation of multi-agent UAVs has experienced substantial growth, particularly for intricate tasks such as surveying and monitoring, necessitating extensive research and development efforts. This expansion demands more intricate control, communication, and coordination mechanisms. Assessing and analysing these multi-agent systems under flight dynamic conditions pose notable challenges. This paper proposes the development of a mathematical model for a leader-follower structured Quadrotor UAVs that accurately represents the dynamic behaviour while considering the ad-hoc networking system via COOJA. The aim is to construct a model that fulfils the need for a simulation environment, which researchers can employ to evaluate and analyse formation control mechanisms. Simulation results are presented from a case study to exemplify a potential application of this approach. A comparative assessment of performance between the proposed system and the traditional counterpart reveals enhanced leader-follower flight performance concerning attitude and position tracking while taking into consideration the ad-hoc networking infrastructure.

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“…A novel quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) structure has been proposed to modify the dynamics during flight. The proposed mechanism is presented, which consists of retractable plates that move along the horizontal axis from the body frame respectively [7].…”

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Transformable Drone with Four Propellers for Agricultural Use

2023

IJNDES

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A transformable drone with four propellers is applicable for farmers to identify weeds that grow in farmland areas efficiently. When such a drone flies in the small mode, it can easily maneuver between tall crops or small barns, increasing its agility. When the drone flies in the large mode, the efficiency of flight increases, and less energy is required. By adding a camera that contains algorithms to distinguish crops and weeds, farmers could effectively identify weeds and apply herbicides accurately, which saves time and prevents potential pollution caused by herbicide overuse. The drone uses a parallelogram structure that connects the four mechanical arms carrying the propellers, so all mechanical arms can simultaneously turn in the same direction. Two more mechanical arms attach the parallelogram structure and the flight control, which is placed at the center of the drone body. When the steering engine fixed below the flight control spins, the whole structure and the flight control also turn in the same direction as the structure to maintain routine flight. Later experimentation proved that the novelty of a turning instead of fixed flight control could support flight with transformation in midair. The wingspan of the drone could be shortened by approximately 50% when turned to small mode. In floating and flying tests, the large mode shows a remarkable advantage in battery efficiency and velocity within the tested period. However, the camera technology used to identify weeds must be fixed and perfected.

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Modelling, simulation and control of a novel structure varying quadrotor

Cited by 18 publications

References 54 publications

A Review of Experimental Approaches for Investigating the Aerodynamic Performance of Drones and Multicopters

A Review of Experimental Approaches for Investigating the Aerodynamic Performance of Drones and Multicopters

Formation Control of Quadrotor UAVs and Localisation Analyses Via Wireless Sensor Networks

Transformable Drone with Four Propellers for Agricultural Use

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