Research paper
Reachable-set switching for a quadrotor backflip
Reachable sets define switching regions between simplified flight modes so that an aerobatic sequence remains feasible within the model. The manuscript reports an autonomous backflip on the physical STARMAC quadrotor.
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- Original title
- Design of guaranteed safe maneuvers using reachable sets: Autonomous quadrotor aerobatics in theory and practice
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Authors
- Jeremy H Gillula, Haomiao Huang, Michael P Vitus, Claire J Tomlin
- DOI
- 10.1109/robot.2010.5509627
- Conference date
- 2010-05
- Source language
- en
- Source country
- US
- Edition
- 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
- Access
- Public bibliography and abstract
- Publication status
- Published
Source overview
Reachable sets define switching regions between simplified flight modes so that an aerobatic sequence remains feasible within the model. The manuscript reports an autonomous backflip on the physical STARMAC quadrotor.
Use and review
Guarantees are conditional on the stated dynamics, sensing and constraint assumptions. Abstract/source screening does not validate a complete robot installation or an ISO13849 safety function.
Sources & editions
Design of guaranteed safe maneuvers using reachable sets: Autonomous quadrotor aerobatics in theory and practice ↗
IEEE · 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
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