development of a mini-uav for urban environments tony dodd and beniamin apopei
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20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
Overview
• UAVs@Sheffield
• The urban environment
• The challenges
• Quadrotor MAV
• Future plans
20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
UAVs@Sheffield• Platform development• Control, mission planning, co-operative UAVs• Simulation/hardware-in-the-loop co-
simulation• Communications (wireless, fibre optics)• Smart and morphing structures• Advanced composites• Aerodynamics and design optimisation• Energy management
20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
Industrial links/projects
• Three Rolls-Royce UTCs• Boeing sponsored AMRC• ASTRAEA• Blue Bear Systems Research• Home Office• EADS• SEAS DTC?
20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
UG/MSc Projects
• Technology carrier platform
• MAV group project
• Autonomous control (inertial and GPS)
• …
20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
WUN Intelligent UAV Group
• 19 research led universities
• UK, Europe, US, China, Australia, Canada
• Brings together world’s leading experts
• Collaboration, funding and exchange
20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
Urban Applications
• Security• Military• Communications
relay• Pollution
monitoring• Police and
surveillance
• Traffic monitoring• Fire brigade• Search and rescue• Crowd control• Building inspection• Mapping• ...
20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
MoD Grand Challenge
• “Create a system with a high degree of autonomy that can detect, identify, monitor and report a comprehensive range of military threats in an urban environment” [7]
• www.challenge.mod.uk
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20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
The Challenges• Simultaneous location and mapping (SLAM)• Autonomous/semi-autonomous control• Collision avoidance• Gusting and turbulence• Reliable wireless communications• Stealth• Power and energy management• User interface/mission management• Portable
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Urban UAVs
• Fixed wing – OTH reconnaissance (superior range and endurance)
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20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
Urban UAVs
• Fixed wing – OTH reconnaissance (superior range and endurance)
• Rotary wing – urban operation (between and inside buildings)
20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
Urban UAVs
• Fixed wing – OTH reconnaissance (superior range and endurance)
• Rotary wing – urban operation (between and inside buildings)
• Advanced rotary/flapping wing (indoors)
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20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
Urban UAVs• Fixed wing – OTH
reconnaissance (superior range and endurance)
• Rotary wing – urban operation (between and inside buildings)
• Advanced rotary/flapping wing (indoors)
• Lighter than air? [4]
20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
Quadrotor MAV
Design requirements:• VTOL• Stable and highly manoeuvrable• All electric• Indoor and outdoor operation• Flight time > 10 min• MTOW > 3.5kg (initial prototype > 400g)• Portable and robust
20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
Why Quadrotor?
• Very efficient – all power to lift
• Better payload/size ratio – compact
• More stable
• More manoeuvrable
• More robust/fault tolerant
20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
COTS ComponentsSensors• Inertial measurement unit• GPS• Firewire cameras• Ultrasonic• LaserPower• Brushless motors• Tilting, counter-rotating props (+
configuration)• Lithium polymer batteriesStructure• Glass and carbon fibre chassisProcessing• Microcontroller• Dual FPGA-DSP processors (Firewire ports)
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IMU Development
• COTS gyros and accelerometers (Analog Devices)
• Gyros - 300 deg/s
• Accelerometers - 2g
• PCB design
• Analogue to digital conversion
by microcontroller
• Very low cost < £200
20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
Simulation and control
• Lyapunov stability analysis – hovering operating point
• Input coupling/correlation analysis
• Hovering control
• Nonlinear control – simulation
• Tuned PID – simulation and real
20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
Future plans
Technical challenges• Sensor fusion• Navigation and collision avoidance• SLAM• Active/passive vibration suppressionUser interface/mission managementBatteries and structureTesting and applications
20 February 2007 IET Seminar on Micro UAVs
References[1] http://www.americasarmy.com/gallery/index.php?id=27 [Accessed 2
February 2007][2]http://www2.soros.org/photogalleries/mw_gallery.php?series=/resources/
events/mw9/hemmerle/ [Accessed 2 February 2007][3]
http://www.actionla.org/Iraq/IraqReport/iraq_gallery_03/pages/IMGP0060.html [Accessed 2 February 2007]
[4] http://www.otherlandtoys.co.uk/silver-mylar-blimp-envelope-p-941.html [Accessed 2 February 2007]
[5] http://bicoreeos.solarbotics.net/mav.html [Accessed 2 February 2007][6] http://www.nd.edu/~mav/photo.htm [Accessed 2 February 2007][7] http://www.challenge.mod.uk [Accessed 3 February 2007][8] http://www.traquair.com/ [Accessed 3 February 2007][9] http://www.unibrain.com/Products/VisionImg/Fire_i_BC.htm [Accessed 3
February 2007][10] http://www.xsens.com/ [Accessed 3 February 2007]