自律型マルチロータUAVの設計・最適化・製作に向けた包括的アプローチ
Autonomous Multi-Rotor UAVs: A Holistic Approach to Design, Optimization, and Fabrication
複合材料や重量最適化、安定性解析、アビオニクス統合、積層造形と真空バッグ成形による製作、物体検出モデルによる自律ペイロード投下までを一貫して扱うUAV設計手法を提案し、クアッドコプターで実証した。
著者: Aniruth A, Chirag Satpathy, Jothika K, Nitteesh M, Gokulraj M, Venkatram K, Harshith G, Shristi S, Anushka Vani, Jonathan Spurgeon
分類: cs.RO, cond-mat.mtrl-sci
原文アブストラクト
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have become pivotal in domains spanning military, agriculture, surveillance, and logistics, revolutionizing data collection and environmental interaction. With the advancement in drone technology, there is a compelling need to develop a holistic methodology for designing UAVs. This research focuses on establishing a procedure encompassing conceptual design, use of composite materials, weight optimization, stability analysis, avionics integration, advanced manufacturing, and incorporation of autonomous payload delivery through object detection models tailored to satisfy specific applications while maintaining cost efficiency. The study conducts a comparative assessment of potential composite materials and various quadcopter frame configurations. The novel features include a payload-dropping mechanism, a unibody arm fixture, and the utilization of carbon-fibre-balsa composites. A quadcopter is designed and analyzed using the proposed methodology, followed by its fabrication using additive manufacturing and vacuum bagging techniques. A computer vision-based deep learning model enables precise delivery of payloads by autonomously detecting targets.