Experimentally flight performances comparison of octocopter, decacopter and dodecacopter using universal UAV

YILDIRIM, ŞAHİN; Çabuk, Nihat; BAKIRCIOĞLU, VELİ

doi:10.1016/j.measurement.2023.112689

Experimentally flight performances comparison of octocopter, decacopter and dodecacopter using universal UAV

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YILDIRIM Ş., Çabuk N., BAKIRCIOĞLU V.

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, cilt.213, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 213
Basım Tarihi: 2023
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.measurement.2023.112689
Dergi Adı: Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, INSPEC
Anahtar Kelimeler: Experimental comparison, Mutlirotor UAV, Point tracking, Universal UAV
Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study presents a comparative analysis of different unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configurations using a proposed universal UAV. The octocopter, decacopter, and dodecacopter were experimentally evaluated through point tracking flight performances and vibration level analyses. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to conduct a comparative analysis of these configurations on the same platform. Our findings indicate that the dodecacopter exhibited the best overall performance, whereas the decacopter showed the lowest roll angle error. Notably, the implemented decacopter exhibited the highest pitch angle error and north position error due to its asymmetric rotor placement in the pitch axis. We observed that the octocopter demonstrated the best vibrationless flight performance, while increasing vibration magnitude was observed with an increase in the number of rotors.