Experimental Study of In-Flight Deployment of a Multicopter from a Fixed-Wing UAV

Jo, Seunghwan; Lee, Byoungju; Oh, Jangjin; Song, Jeonggyu; Lee, Changmin; Kim, Taegyun; Suk, Jinyoung

doi:10.1007/s42405-019-00148-7

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“…Some success has been shown using such a strategy. Jo et al demonstrate the deployment of a quadcopter from a larger, fixed-wing UAS [Jo et al, 2019]. The quadcopter was not contained or covered, however, and the risk of damage to sensitive on board equipment over an extended transport flight would be a significant concern in our case.…”

Section: Deployable Uas Rangementioning

confidence: 86%

Autonomous, Long-Range, Sensor Emplacement Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Plowcha¹,

Bradley²,

Hogberg³

et al. 2022

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Automated, in-ground sensor emplacement can significantly improve remote, terrestrial, data collection capabilities. Utilizing a multicopter, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for this purpose allows sensor insertion with minimal disturbance to the target site or surrounding area. However, developing an emplacement mechanism for a small multicopter, autonomy to manage the target selection and implantation process, as well as long-range deployment are challenging to address. We have developed an autonomous, multicopter UAS that can implant subsurface sensor devices. We enhanced the UAS autopilot with autonomy for target and landing zone selection, as well as ensuring the sensor is implanted properly in the ground. The multicopter UAS, limited by onboard energy, can be carried by a transport aircraft to within 1 km of the desired sensor location site and deployed by a novel parachuting-canister system. Through a comprehensive set of field trials and testing, we assess the effectiveness of each subsystem. We evaluate our system on missions covering distances up to 25 km away in mountains 1 km above the takeoff location.

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Section: Deployable Uas Rangementioning

confidence: 86%

Autonomous, Long-Range, Sensor Emplacement Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Plowcha¹,

Bradley²,

Hogberg³

et al. 2022

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“…To confirm a designed electric propulsion system, whether it will able to fulfill requirements in the flight condition and to verify the validity and accuracy of numerical results, a visualization experiment [19][20][21] is a standard method. Measurement of torque and overall efficiency of the propeller was assessed by Czyż et al [22], who used the ASz62-IR engine of aircraft to test under training flight conditions.…”

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confidence: 99%

Design and implementation of an innovative airborne electric propulsion measure system of fixed-wing UAV

Zhao

Zhang

et al. 2021

Aerospace Science and Technology

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“…In terms of imaging, it is used for many purposes such as agricultural monitoring [19][20][21], road [22,23], film and photographic industry and monitoring of industrial plants etc. [24][25][26][27]. Vijayanandh at al.…”

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Design, Modelling and Control of an Eight-Rotors UAV with Asymmetric Configuration for Use in Remote Sensing Systems

Çabuk

Yıldırım

2021

Journal of Aviation

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The use of multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), which can take-off and landing vertically, is gradually expanding. Although there are many types of these vehicles with standard configuration, non-standard configurations may be required for special purposes usage. So, an octocopter UAV with asymmetric configuration is proposed in this study. In particular, this asymmetrically configured octocopter is intended to be used for imaging or mapping purposes, and may be a solution to widen the viewing angle of the camera or any sensor placed on the vehicle, especially in the use of multiple cameras and sensors. The mathematical model of this proposed UAV system was obtained and the trajectory tracking was performed using PID control method. The control parameters of the controller were determined using Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO). Considering the propellers determined in two different sizes due to its asymmetrical structure, it has been observed that the proposed UAV performs a satisfactory trajectory tracking.

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Experimental Study of In-Flight Deployment of a Multicopter from a Fixed-Wing UAV

Cited by 6 publications

References 11 publications

Autonomous, Long-Range, Sensor Emplacement Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Autonomous, Long-Range, Sensor Emplacement Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Design and implementation of an innovative airborne electric propulsion measure system of fixed-wing UAV

Design, Modelling and Control of an Eight-Rotors UAV with Asymmetric Configuration for Use in Remote Sensing Systems

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