Indoor flight is a new and challenging environment for unmanned aerial systems (UAS). To better explore this new flight regime, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) developed a novel biologically inspired rotorcraft called SamarEye to compete in the 2009 and 2010 International Aerial Robotics Competitions (IARC). ERAU's approach to this competition was a unique aerodynamic configuration called a monocopter. During the 2009 competition, the first known autonomous flight of a monocopter was demonstrated. This paper discusses the many constraints of the monocopter platform and how they affected the design of the control system, electrical system, and the sensor suite.


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    Title :

    The SamarEye: A biologically inspired autonomous vehicle


    Contributors:
    Hockley, C (author) / Butka, B (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2010-10-01


    Size :

    560827 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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