Adaptive open-loop aerobatic maneuvers for quadrocopters


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2011-01

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Conference Paper

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Abstract

We describe a process for enabling quadrocopters to perform and improve upon aerobatic maneuvers. We describe such maneuvers as a set of desired keyframes and a parametrized input trajectory. The full state trajectory of the vehicle is left unspecified – only predefined partial-state keyframes are used to measure errors and to refine the primitive. A first-principles model is used to find nominal trajectory parameter values and a first-order correction matrix. We apply this method to extending previous work on vertical-plane 2D adaptive flips to a fully 3D adaptive maneuver. We also show how this method can be applied to finding trajectories for flips with matching non-zero initial and final velocities. Preliminary results are presented from simulation and from quadrocopters in the ETH Flying Machine Arena.

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published

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Proceedings of the 18th World Congress

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44 (1)

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2600 - 2606

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Elsevier

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18th IFAC World Congress (IFAC 2011)

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Flying robots; Autonomous robotic systems; Identification and control methods

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03758 - D'Andrea, Raffaello / D'Andrea, Raffaello check_circle

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