2 papers
cs.RO2020
SplitFlyer: a Modular Quadcoptor that Disassembles into Two Flying Robots
Songnan Bai, Shixin Tan, Pakpong Chirarattananon
We introduce SplitFlyer--a novel quadcopter with an ability to disassemble into two self-contained bicopters through human assistance. As a subunit, the bicopter is a severely unde…
cs.RO2019
Design and Take-Off Flight of a Samara-Inspired Revolving-Wing Robot
Songnan Bai, Pakpong Chirarattananon
Motivated by a winged seed, which takes advantage of a wing with high angles of attack and its associated leading-edge vortex to boost lift, we propose a powered 13.8-gram aerial r…