Date of Last Revision
2023-05-03 05:04:48
Major
Computer Engineering - Cooperative Education
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2018
Abstract
One of the main hindrances of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology are power constraints. One way to alleviate some power constraints would be for two UAVs to exchange batteries while both are in flight. Autonomous mid-air battery swapping will expand the scope of UAV technology by allowing for indefinite flight times and longer missions. A single board computer will control each UAV’s flight software to respond to inputs to align with each other mid-flight. When the two UAVs have joined, mechanical components will exchange a depleted battery on the worker UAV for a freshly charged battery that belongs to the battery supply UAV. After the exchange, the drones will then detach themselves from each other, and the worker UAV will resume its mission while the battery supply UAV returns back to the ground control station.
Research Sponsor
Nghi Tran
First Reader
Seungdeog Choi
Recommended Citation
Jacobsen, Reed; Ruhe, Nikolai; and Dornback, Nathan, "Autonomous UAV Battery Swapping" (2018). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 680.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/680
Included in
Multi-Vehicle Systems and Air Traffic Control Commons, Navigation, Guidance, Control and Dynamics Commons, Propulsion and Power Commons, Robotics Commons, VLSI and Circuits, Embedded and Hardware Systems Commons