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Micro-hovering air vehicle

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Title
Micro-hovering air vehicle
Author(s)
Gallagher, Justin; Joyce, Michael; Kazam, Elan; Huynh, Long; Myauo, Teng
Date
2007-03-26
Publisher
Drexel University
Abstract
When emergency situations arise, such as the events on 9/11,visual information needs to be gathered and assessed as quickly as possible so that rescue workers and emergency personnel can get the situation under control and save the lives of people in danger. Often in these situations human beings cannot safely obtain this information and have therefore typically relied on land based robots with wireless cameras to relay pertinent information. However these robots are limited by their inability to maneuver over large obstacles or climb up stairs. Our work consists of designing an aerial robot that can rise up and hover while transmitting streaming video to an operator who is controlling the height of its elevation. This robot will most likely consist of two counter-rotating propellers (to eliminate angular moment) surrounded by a protective shroud (nacelle), outfitted with self-adjusting baffles under the airflow of the propellers. The shroud will protect both the robot and the environment (i.e. civilians, animal life) and will also house the wireless camera, power supply, and sensor suite used to control the baffles, which in turn maintain the stability of the craft. Important tasks include evaluating propeller motor combinations that best optimize our thrust to weight ratios, designing the nacelle, and programming the PIC 16F84 micro controller to adjust the anti-pitch baffles.
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1860/1321
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