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Bio-inspired Flying Robots: Experimental Synthesis of Autonomous Indoor Flyers (Engineering Sciencs: Microtechnology) 1st Edition
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TITLE : Bio-inspired Flying Robots:
Experimental Synthesis of Autonomous Indoor Flyers (Engineering Sciencs:
Microtechnology) 1st Edition
ISBN : 9781420066845
AUTHOR : Jean-Christophe
Zufferey (Author)
PUBLISHER : Taylor
FORMAT: Hardcover
PAGES : 250
YEAR PUBLICATIONS : 2008
LANGUAGE: English
SUBJECT: Telecommunication
WEIGHT (KG): 0.5
CONDITION: Used - Like New
DESCRIPTION:
This book demonstrates how bio-inspiration can lead to fully
autonomous flying robots without relying on external aids. Most existing aerial
robots fly in open skies, far from obstacles, and rely on external beacons,
mainly GPS, to localise and navigate. However, these robots are not able
to fly at low altitude or in confined environments, and yet this poses absolutely
no difficulty to insects.
Indeed, flying insects display efficient flight control
capabilities in complex environments despite their limited weight and
relatively tiny brain size. From sensor suite to control strategies, the
literature on flying insects is reviewed from an engineering perspective in
order to extract useful principles that are then applied to the synthesis of
artificial indoor flyers. Artificial evolution is also utilised to search for
alternative control systems and behaviours that match the constraints of small
flying robots. Specifically, the basic sensory modalities of insects, vision,
gyroscopes and airflow sense, are applied to develop navigation controllers for
indoor flying robots.
These robots are capable of mapping sensor
information onto actuator commands in real time to maintain altitude, stabilize
the course and avoid obstacles. The most prominent result of this novel
approach is a 10-gram microflyer capable of fully autonomous operation in an
office-sized room using fly-inspired vision, inertial and airspeed sensors.
This book is intended for all those interested in autonomous
robotics, in academia and industry.