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Recent progress in MEMS sensor technology, data processing, and integrated actuators has made the development of miniature flying robots fully possible. Depending on the flying principle and the propulsion mode, those Micro or mini Aerial Vehicles-MAV can be classified into multiple categories: fixed, flapping, morphing and rotary wings are the most common mechanisms developed.
As usual, those mechanisms have a wingspan or rotor span less than 15cm with a total weight less than 100 grams, and generally equipped with MEMS sensors (gyros, accelerometers) and miniature cameras.
Depending of the size of the MAV, researches focus on different phenomena and new paradigms and challenges related to mechanical design, biological inspired locomotion and new approaches for gaining more level of autonomy.
The efforts of our reserach is oriented towards the development of roboust control techniques and modeling architectures that allow us to achieve the desire level of autonomy that Micro Aerial Vehicles will require in a near Future.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 13 October 2011 11:29 |
