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http://dx.doi.org/10.14775/ksmpe.2020.19.04.085

Study of a Leveling Mobile Platform for Take-off and Landing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles  

Lee, Sangwoong (Mechanical System Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
Kawk, Junyoung (Mechanical System Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
Chu, Baeksuk (Mechanical System Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers / v.19, no.4, 2020 , pp. 85-92 More about this Journal
Abstract
Applications for the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) have expanded enormously in recent years. Of all its various technologies, the UAV's ability to take off and land in a moving environment is particularly required for military or oceanic usage. In this study, we develop a novel leveling platform that allows the UAV to stably take off and land even on uneven terrains or in moving environments. The leveling platform is composed of an upper pad and a lower mobile base. The upper pad, from which the UAV can take off or land, is designed in the form of a 2 degrees of freedom (DOF) gimbal mechanism that generates the leveling function. The lower mobile base has a four-wheel drive structure that can be operated remotely. We evaluate the developed leveling platform by performing extensive experiments on both the horizontal terrain and the 5-degree ramped terrain, and confirm that the leveling platform successfully maintains the horizontal pose on both terrains. This allows the UAV to stably take off and land in moving environments.
Keywords
Take-off and Landing; Leveling; Pose Control; Mobile Robot; Unmanned Aerial Vehicle;
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