| Title: |
Hardware-in-the-loop for characterization of embedded state estimation for flying microrobots. |
| Authors: |
Naveen, Aryan; Morris, Jalil; Chan, Christian; Mhrous, Daniel; Helbling, E. Farrell; Hyun, Nak-seung Patrick; Hills, Gage; Wood, Robert J. |
| Source: |
International Journal of Robotics Research; May2026, Vol. 45 Issue 6, p968-980, 13p |
| Subject Terms: |
Hardware-in-the-loop simulation; Micro air vehicles; Estimation theory; Detectors; Microrobots; Automatic control systems; Kalman filtering |
| Abstract: |
Autonomous flapping-wing micro-aerial vehicles (FWMAV) have a host of potential applications such as environmental monitoring, artificial pollination, and search and rescue operations. One of the challenges for achieving these applications is the implementation of an onboard sensor suite due to the small size and limited payload capacity of FWMAVs. The current solution for accurate state estimation is the use of offboard motion capture cameras, thus restricting vehicle operation to a special flight arena. In addition, the small payload capacity and highly nonlinear oscillating dynamics of FWMAVs makes state estimation using onboard sensors challenging due to limited compute power and sensor noise. In this paper, we develop a novel hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) testing pipeline that recreates flight trajectories of the Harvard RoboBee, a 100 mg FWMAV. We apply this testing pipeline to evaluate a potential suite of sensors for robust altitude and attitude estimation by implementing and characterizing a Complimentary Extended Kalman Filter. The HWIL system includes a mechanical noise generator, such that both trajectories and oscillations can be emulated and evaluated. Our onboard sensing package works toward the future goal of enabling fully autonomous control for micro-aerial vehicles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
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