AN ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT ROTARY WING MICRO AIR VEHICLES SOLUTIONS

First we present the benefits of rotating wing micro aerial vehicles (RW-MAVs) and a classification of the mission scenarios. According to the new missions we define the basic requirements that RW-MAV that should be satisfied in order to successfully complete urban and indoor missions. We define the new 4RW-MAV architecture and we propose a compartive analysis with the characteristics and performaces of different classic solutions including the shrouded RW-MAV configuration. With a better maneuverability, portability and agility there are some differences regarding the performances and the payload capacity. In urban or indoor missions the maneuverability is crucial and thus the new architecture should provide better movement capabilities. The 4RW-MAV configuration is effective in indoor narrow space with a capability to maneuver in a very fast and effective way, impossible for other configurations. The net effect relevant for control during autorotation landing is analyzed by adding a vertical offset relative to the vertical position predicted in the absence of ground effect. This vertical offset is estimated from flight data and taken into account accordingly.