Design of a latching mechanism for perching UAVs

• Main Author: Koh, Martin Wei Xiang.
• Other Authors: Low Kin Huat
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering::Aircraft
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45470
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A major problem for current Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) used for surveillance is the fact that they do not carry an unlimited power source, and can only remain on station for a fixed period of time. One solution is to learn from nature and get the UAVs to perch on objects like tree branches, like...