A latching system for a perching UAV

• Main Author: Lam, Jonas Wai Jun
• Other Authors: Low, Kin Huat
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Robots
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61599
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), due to their versatility in operating at enclosed areas, allows them to be very useful for surveillance applications. The only shortcoming of rotary UAVs is the significantly less payload to range ratio. The development of perching UAVs have been critical in e...