Wind Speed and Direction Detection by Means of Solid-state Anemometers Embedded on Small Quadcopters. (2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bruschi, P.; Piotto, M.; Dell'Agnello, F.; Ware, J.; Roy, N.
• Is Part Of: Procedia engineering. Volume 168(2016)
• Page Start: 802
• Page End: 805
• Publication Date: 2016
• Subjects: wind sensor -- quadcopter -- MEMS -- UAV; Engineering -- Congresses; Engineering -- Periodicals; Engineering; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 620.005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.11.274
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-7058

Abstract

Abstract: This work describes the application of a compact, MEMS-based, 2D anemometer to the estimation of a quadrotor's airspeed. Correcting for the vehicle's ground speed provided by internal GPS and inertial units allows this low cost, mobile platform to provide local wind speed estimates. A series of initial, bench-top tests were performed to characterize and calibrate the sensor, which is an improved version of a recently proposed and novel device. Additional full-scale wind tunnel experiments were performed with the sensor mounted on a fixed quadrotor to test the effect of the propellers on the sensor's performance.