Design Procedure of a Low-Cost System for Energy Replenishment in a Quadrotor UAV through a Battery Exchange Mechanism
This paper describes the design and construction of an energy replenishment service station for a quadrotor. The prototype includes a small number of actuators, making it a low-cost solution. The system consists of three batteries: two charged and one discharged (within the quadrotor). Once the quad...
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| author | Yair Lozano-Hernández Ismael Martínez de la Cruz Octavio Gutiérrez-Frías Norma Lozada-Castillo Alberto Luviano-Juárez |
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| description | This paper describes the design and construction of an energy replenishment service station for a quadrotor. The prototype includes a small number of actuators, making it a low-cost solution. The system consists of three batteries: two charged and one discharged (within the quadrotor). Once the quadrotor lands, the battery with the highest charge is selected, which is then exchanged for the discharged battery. In order to perform this action, position control is used, in which the desired value depends on the location of the sensor that detects the highest voltage. In addition, the system has a mechanical design that facilitates the coupling of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with the structure for battery exchange, ensuring that the discharged battery is always in the same position. Furthermore, the design of a mechanism to release and hold the battery placed in the quadrotor is presented, which works by means of voltage and force sensors that identify the instant that the battery is discharged and when the UAV has landed on the exchange platform, thus initiating the exchange process. Likewise, the criteria for selecting the elements used, acquiring and processing signals, and routines for changing batteries are detailed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff273990d3934b7f96b3c4c8863c3e352023-11-17T18:58:22ZengMDPI AGDrones2504-446X2023-04-017427010.3390/drones7040270Design Procedure of a Low-Cost System for Energy Replenishment in a Quadrotor UAV through a Battery Exchange MechanismYair Lozano-Hernández0Ismael Martínez de la Cruz1Octavio Gutiérrez-Frías2Norma Lozada-Castillo3Alberto Luviano-Juárez4Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mecatrónica, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Hidalgo (UPIIH), Hidalgo 42162, MexicoInstituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria en Ingeniería y Tecnologías Avanzadas, Mexico City 07340, MexicoInstituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria en Ingeniería y Tecnologías Avanzadas, Mexico City 07340, MexicoInstituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria en Ingeniería y Tecnologías Avanzadas, Mexico City 07340, MexicoInstituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria en Ingeniería y Tecnologías Avanzadas, Mexico City 07340, MexicoThis paper describes the design and construction of an energy replenishment service station for a quadrotor. The prototype includes a small number of actuators, making it a low-cost solution. The system consists of three batteries: two charged and one discharged (within the quadrotor). Once the quadrotor lands, the battery with the highest charge is selected, which is then exchanged for the discharged battery. In order to perform this action, position control is used, in which the desired value depends on the location of the sensor that detects the highest voltage. In addition, the system has a mechanical design that facilitates the coupling of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with the structure for battery exchange, ensuring that the discharged battery is always in the same position. Furthermore, the design of a mechanism to release and hold the battery placed in the quadrotor is presented, which works by means of voltage and force sensors that identify the instant that the battery is discharged and when the UAV has landed on the exchange platform, thus initiating the exchange process. Likewise, the criteria for selecting the elements used, acquiring and processing signals, and routines for changing batteries are detailed.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/7/4/270battery swappingenabling technologiesenergy replenishmentservice stationsunmanned aerial vehicles |
| spellingShingle | Yair Lozano-Hernández Ismael Martínez de la Cruz Octavio Gutiérrez-Frías Norma Lozada-Castillo Alberto Luviano-Juárez Design Procedure of a Low-Cost System for Energy Replenishment in a Quadrotor UAV through a Battery Exchange Mechanism Drones battery swapping enabling technologies energy replenishment service stations unmanned aerial vehicles |
| title | Design Procedure of a Low-Cost System for Energy Replenishment in a Quadrotor UAV through a Battery Exchange Mechanism |
| title_full | Design Procedure of a Low-Cost System for Energy Replenishment in a Quadrotor UAV through a Battery Exchange Mechanism |
| title_fullStr | Design Procedure of a Low-Cost System for Energy Replenishment in a Quadrotor UAV through a Battery Exchange Mechanism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design Procedure of a Low-Cost System for Energy Replenishment in a Quadrotor UAV through a Battery Exchange Mechanism |
| title_short | Design Procedure of a Low-Cost System for Energy Replenishment in a Quadrotor UAV through a Battery Exchange Mechanism |
| title_sort | design procedure of a low cost system for energy replenishment in a quadrotor uav through a battery exchange mechanism |
| topic | battery swapping enabling technologies energy replenishment service stations unmanned aerial vehicles |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/7/4/270 |
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