Multibody simulations of distributed flight arrays for Industry 4.0 applications
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Distributed Flight Arrays (DFAs) are an experimental type of aerial, multi-rotor, vehicle capable of land-based navigation and cooperative aerial flight involving physically docking with N-number of other agents forming a larger structure with some designs allowing for unassisted solo flight. DFAs would be able to be configured into the most resource efficient structures for achieving a specific logistics operation and be capable of manoeuvring around the warehouse environment in a relatively unrestricted manner. For the application of material handling a reliable, predictable, and safe mode of transporting a payload is required. Gathering large amounts of data across a large variety of payload systems and DFA formations is an extremely large undertaking when done through real world experimentation. This large scope is much more suitable for a computer-based physics simulation as they allow for rapid iteration and data gathering without the high resource investment of real-world experimentation. This research finds that the multibody simulation software Simscape is capable of complex control system simulation research for handling the flight and navigation of a DFA and that DFA slung payload systems are highly likely to be compatible with future material handling operations due to developments in automation in Industry 4.0.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Modeling, Identification, and Control for Cyber- Physical Systems Towards Industry 4.0 |
| Editors | Paolo Mercorelli, Weicun Zhang, Hamidreza Nemati, YuMing Zhang |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Publisher | Academic Press Inc. |
| Publication date | 01.01.2024 |
| Pages | 247-278 |
| ISBN (print) | 9780323952088 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9780323952071 |
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| Publication status | Published - 01.01.2024 |
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- Distributed flight array (DFA), Docking, Micro-air vehicle (MAV), Multibody simulation, Payload, Perching
- Engineering
