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Autonomous hovering of a fixed-wing micro air vehicle
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| Title: | Autonomous hovering of a fixed-wing micro air vehicle |
| Authors: | Green, William Edward
Oh, Paul Y. |
| Issue Date: | May-2006 |
| Publisher: | IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Citation: | Paper presented at the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2006, Orlando, FL. |
| Abstract: | Recently, there is a need to acquire intelligence in hostile
or dangerous environments such as caves, forests,
or urban areas. Rather than risking human life, backpackable,
bird-sized aircraft, equipped with a wireless
camera, can be rapidly deployed to gather reconnaissance
in such environments. However, they first must
be designed to fly in tight, cluttered terrain. This paper
discusses an additional flight modality for a fixedwing
aircraft, enabling it to supplement existing endurance
superiority with hovering capabilities. An inertial
measurement sensor and an onboard processing
and control unit, used to achieve autonomous hovering,
are also described. This is, to the best of our
knowledge, the first documented success of hovering a
fixed-wing Micro Air Vehicle autonomously. |
| URI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ROBOT.2006.1642024
http://hdl.handle.net/1860/1526 |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty Research and Publications (MEM)
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