Robotics meets Fluid Dynamics: A Characterization of the Induced Airflow below a Quadrotor as a Turbulent Jet
The widespread adoption of quadrotors for diverse applications, from agriculture to public safety, necessitates an understanding of the aerodynamic disturbances they create. This paper introduces a computationally lightweight model for estimating the time-averaged magnitude of the induced flow below quadrotors in hover.
Evidence notes
- Experiments use Elios 3 as the physical evaluation platform.
- The evaluation connects the reported method to Elios 3 hardware in locomotion and whole_body_control tasks.
Company context
Flyability develops collision-tolerant indoor inspection drones for confined, hazardous and hard-to-reach spaces. Its Elios platform is used for remote visual inspection and LiDAR mapping in industrial assets.