A Comparison between Normal Quadcopter Configuration & Coaxial Tilt Rotor Tricopter for Visual Inspection Tasks
Abstract
This paper proposed the comparison between the normal quadcopter configuration with single 4 propellers and Coaxial Tilt Rotor Tricopter for Visual Inspection Tasks, mainly visual inspection of farms for health monitoring.
The Design of both configurations is verified and is implemented using the Creo 3d cad software and is simulated in MATLAB/Simulink environment for validation. The hardware is prototyped with the proper choice of Sensors and Actuators like Gyroscope and Accelerometer. The Comparison Analysis also involves Linearization with Estimation algorithm Unscented Kalman Filter(UKF) and Extended Kalman Filter(EKF). Finally, Stability of both configurations are tested with different Robust control Techniques i.e Backstepping.