RA-L 201625 citations

Passive Position Control of a Quadrotor With Ground Effect Interaction

Edwin Davis, Paul E. I. Pounds

Abstract

Quadrotors flying close to the ground experience a force resisting their descent known as ground effect. In this letter, we use ground effect to provide passive position stability of a quadrotor. We analyze stability of a quadrotor with canted rotors flying in a sloped ground channel. Flying a 200 g quadrotor in a sloped channel, we demonstrate position keeping and identify the most effective configuration, combining low settling time, low overshoot, and fast response.

BibTeX
@inproceedings{ral2016_passivepositionc,
  title = {Passive Position Control of a Quadrotor With Ground Effect Interaction},
  author = {Edwin Davis and Paul E. I. Pounds},
  booktitle = {RA-L 2016},
  year = {2016}
}