Energetics in robotic flight at small scales
Abstract
Recent advances in design, sensing and control have led to aerial robots that offer great promise in a range of real-world applications. However, one critical open question centres on how to improve the energetic efficiency of aerial robots so that they can be useful in practical situations. This review paper provides a survey on small-scale aerial robots (i.e. less than 1 m 2 area foot print, and less than 3 kg weight) from the point of view of energetics. The paper discusses methods to improve the efficiency of aerial vehicles, and reports on recent findings by the authors and other groups on modelling the impact of aerodynamics for the purpose of building energy-aware motion planners and controllers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Feb 06, 2017
- Source ID
- 10.1098/rsfs.2016.0088
Entities
People
- Konstantinos Karydis
- Vijay Kumar
Organizations
- Army Research Office
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Army Research Laboratory