3942 Autonomous Hovering Control and Guidance Control of Microminiature Ultra-Lightweight Micro-Flying Robot

Abstract

In case of natural disaster like earthquake, Micro-Flying Robot (μFR) will be very effective for surveying the site and environment in dangerous area or narrow space, where human cannot access safely. In addition, it will be a help to prevent secondary disaster. This paper is concerned with autonomous hovering control and guidance control of μFR. However, since μFR is very small and light, sensors, such as GPS, cannot be carried. So the 3D position of μFR is measured by using one CCD camera to recognizing a marker attached to μFR.