Space Drones
Jackson, Ben
Jackson, Ben
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On Earth, aerial drone technology has been demonstrated to be a safe and cost efficient means to inspect, search, and explore inaccessible areas. Propulsion for drones on earth, however, uses lift created by rotating propellers in the fluid of Earth’s atmosphere. To control drones in low-gravity, no-atmosphere environments, this study replaces propellers with thrusters in the form of pneumatic actuators. These thrusters are used in two physical test beds coupled with a digital environment. The first test bed is for translational movement and the second for attitude regulation, both using robust controllers to achieve the desired translation and attitude trajectories.
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Undergraduate
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2023-01-01