In-flight launch of unmanned aerial vehicles

Niels Nauwynck; Haris Balta; Geert De Cubber; Hichem Sahli

In-flight launch of unmanned aerial vehicles

Niels Nauwynck, Haris Balta, Geert De Cubber, Hichem Sahli

Robotics & Autonomous Systems

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Abstract

This paper considers the development of a system to enable the in-flight-launch of one aerial system by another. The paper will discuss how an optimal release mechanism was developed, taking into account the aerodynamics of one specific mother and child UAV. Furthermore, it will discuss the PID-based control concept that was introduced in order to autonomously stabilize the child UAV after being released from the mothership UAV. Finally, the paper will show how the concept of a mothership UAV + child UAV combination could be usefully taken into advantage in the context of a search and rescue operation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	21st International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics, ISMCR 2018
Publisher	International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO)
Pages	90-93
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510890114
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	21st International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics, ISMCR 2018 - Mons, Belgium Duration: 26 Sept 2018 → 28 Sept 2018

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Name	21st International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics, ISMCR 2018

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Conference	21st International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics, ISMCR 2018
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Mons
Period	26/09/18 → 28/09/18

Keywords

Autonomous stabilization
Control
Heterogeneous systems
Search and Rescue drones
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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Nauwynck, N., Balta, H., De Cubber, G., & Sahli, H. (2019). In-flight launch of unmanned aerial vehicles. In 21st International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics, ISMCR 2018 (pp. 90-93). (21st International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics, ISMCR 2018). International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO). http://mecatron.rma.ac.be/pub/2018/Paper_Niels.pdf

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In-flight launch of unmanned aerial vehicles. / Nauwynck, Niels; Balta, Haris; De Cubber, Geert et al.
21st International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics, ISMCR 2018. International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO), 2019. p. 90-93 (21st International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics, ISMCR 2018).

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