Title
Design and optimal control of a tiltrotor micro-aerial vehicle for efficient omnidirectional flight
Abstract
AbstractOmnidirectional micro-aerial vehicles (MAVs) are a growing field of research, with demonstrated advantages for aerial interaction and uninhibited observation. While systems with complete pose omnidirectionality and high hover efficiency have been developed independently, a robust system that combines the two has not been demonstrated to date. This paper presents the design and optimal control of a novel omnidirectional vehicle that can exert a wrench in any orientation while maintaining efficient flight configurations. The system design is motivated by the result of a morphology design optimization. A six-degree-of-freedom optimal controller is derived, with an actuator allocation approach that implements task prioritization, and is robust to singularities. Flight experiments demonstrate and verify the system’s capabilities.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1177/0278364920943654
Periodicals
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Aerial robotics, optimal control, omnidirectional MAV, tiltrotor, design optimization
Journal
39
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
10-11
0278-3649
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.40
0
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mike Allenspach110.40
Karen Bodie272.51
Maximilian Brunner362.60
Luca Rinsoz410.40
Zachary Taylor5464.95
mina kamel67811.98
Roland Siegwart77640551.49
Juan I. Nieto893988.52