Abstract
This paper presents a novel design of indoor airship having a passive wheeled mechanism and its stationary position control. This wheeled blimp can work both on the ground using wheeled vehicle part and in the air using the floating capability of the blimp part. The wheeled blimp stands on the floor keeping its balance using a caster-like passive wheel mechanism. In tele-guidance application, stationary position control is required to make the wheeled blimp naturally communicate with people in standing phase since the stationary blimp system responds sensitively to air flow even in indoor environments. To control the desired stationary position, a computed torque control method is adopted. By performing a controller design through dynamic analysis, the control characteristics of the wheeled blimp system have been found and finally the stable control system has been successfully developed. The effectiveness of the controller is verified by experiment for the real wheeled blimp system.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 3552-3557 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 Dec 26 |
| Event | 2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems - Las Vegas, NV, United States Duration: 2003 Oct 27 → 2003 Oct 31 |
Conference
| Conference | 2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Las Vegas, NV |
| Period | 03/10/27 → 03/10/31 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Software
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Computer Science Applications