Design and control of deformable quadrotor with varying length arms

• Published in: Science China. Technological sciences Vol. 66; no. 5; pp. 1225 - 1234
• Main Authors: Sun, YiChong, Xie, MingNa, Li, YeHui, Ng, WingYin, Zhang, Heng, Li, Zheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Science China Press 01.05.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Attitude control; Attitude stability; Closed loops; Control systems design; Deformation mechanisms; Engineering; Flight characteristics; Flight control systems; Formability; Hovering; Proportional integral derivative; Rotary wing aircraft; Tracking; specialized aerial system; LPV systems; switched control strategy; mechanics and control; deformable quadrotor

Deformable quadrotors can manipulate their specific structure for specialized tasks or excellent flight performance under diverse conditions. With added deformation mechanism, the quadrotor exhibits higher flexibility; however, this is accompanied by difficulties in modeling analysis and controller...