Twin-hull URRG blimp control for low altitude surveillance application

Guan Yap Tan*, Mohd Rizal Arshad, Herdawatie Abdul Kadir

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Blimp system with cameras is an appropriate method to conducts environmental surveillance, which offers the ability to hover at low altitude with less noise. However, blimps envelope causes large drag coefficient value compared to other aircrafts. Therefore, the structural design and motion control of the blimp system are very crucial thus contribute to the overall system performances. This paper presents the structural design and motion control method for low altitude surveillance system. The structural design of the Twin-hull blimp system (THCS) is separated into three parts, which are designs of blimp envelope, design of gondola and motion control mechanism. For the motion control, both open-loop and closed-loop control system are implemented into THCS for horizontal and vertical motion control. Several experiments with a real constructed blimp are performed in indoor environment to confirm the design performance and stability of THCS.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTrends in Intelligent Robotics, Automation, and Manufacturing - First International Conference, IRAM 2012, Proceedings
Pages176-182
Number of pages7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event1st International Conference on Intelligent Robotics, Automation and Manufacturing, IRAM 2012 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 28 Nov 201230 Nov 2012

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume330 CCIS
ISSN (Print)1865-0929

Conference

Conference1st International Conference on Intelligent Robotics, Automation and Manufacturing, IRAM 2012
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period28/11/1230/11/12

Keywords

  • aerial vehicles
  • airship
  • blimp
  • control
  • surveillance system

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