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Design and manufacture of a self-powered quadcopter

자가발전형 쿼드콥터 설계 및 제작

  • Lee, Yun Seong (Department of Aerospace and Software Engineering, Research Center for Aerospace Parts Technology, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim, Yoonsoo (Department of Aerospace and Software Engineering, Research Center for Aerospace Parts Technology, Gyeongsang National University)
  • Received : 2015.11.18
  • Accepted : 2016.04.28
  • Published : 2016.05.01
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Abstract

In this paper, a self-powered quadcopter is designed and manufactured. The quadcopter gains extra power via two types of generators which utilize the principle of electromagnetic induction. One of the types is to make use of a commercial BLDC motor which rotates together with a propeller and thus acts as a generator. The other type is to make use of a coil-wound ring around a propeller which generates electricity when small magnets embedded in a uniquely designed frame rotate together with the propeller. The proposed generators are expected to be of practical use when they are located under the propellers of a quadcopter.

본 논문은 자가발전형 쿼드콥터를 설계하고 제작한 내용을 다룬다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 자가발전형 쿼드콥터는 전자기유도원리를 이용해 설계된 두 가지 발전장치를 통해 추가 전력을 얻는다. 첫 번째 발전장치는 상용 BLDC모터와 프로펠러를 결합해 함께 회전시켜, BLDC모터를 발전기처럼 활용해 전력을 생산하는 장치이다. 두 번째 발전장치는 프로펠러의 회전축에 작은 자석들을 포함한 프레임을 결합해 함께 회전시켜 코일이 감긴 보호링에서 전력을 생산하는 장치이다. 본 발전장치들은 상용 쿼드콥터 프로펠러 하단에 장착되어 실용적인 발전을 할 수 있으리라 기대된다.

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