Abstract
The paper proposes EverCopter, which provides continuous and adaptive over-the-air sensing with detachable wired flying objects. While a major advantage of sensing systems with battery-operated MAVs is a wide sensing coverage, sensing time is limited due to its limited amount of energy. We propose dynamically rechargeable flying objects, called EverCopter. EverCopter achieves both long sensing time and wide sensing coverage by the following two characteristics. First, multiple EverCopters can be tied in a row by power supply cables. Since the root EverCopter in a row is connected to DC power supply on the ground, each EverCopter can fly without battery. This makes their sensing time forever, unless the power supply on the ground fails. Second, the leaf EverCopter can detach itself from the row in order to enjoy wider sensing coverage. An EverCopter, while it is detached, runs with its own battery-supplied energy. When the remaining energy becomes low, it flies back to the row to recharge the battery.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | UbiComp 2013 Adjunct - Adjunct Publication of the 2013 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing |
| Pages | 299-302 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | 2013 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, UbiComp 2013 - Zurich, Switzerland Duration: 2013 Sep 8 → 2013 Sep 12 |
Other
| Other | 2013 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, UbiComp 2013 |
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| Country | Switzerland |
| City | Zurich |
| Period | 13/9/8 → 13/9/12 |
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Keywords
- Flying objects
- Mav
- Over-the-air sensing
- Wired flying
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
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Evercopter : Continuous and adaptive over-the-air sensing with detachable wired flying objects. / Kyono, Yutaro; Ito, Tomotaka; Yonezawa, Takuro; Nakazawa, Jin; Nozaki, Hiroki; Takashio, Kazunori; Ogawa, Masaki.
UbiComp 2013 Adjunct - Adjunct Publication of the 2013 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing. 2013. p. 299-302.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AU - Kyono, Yutaro
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AU - Nozaki, Hiroki
AU - Takashio, Kazunori
AU - Ogawa, Masaki
PY - 2013
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N2 - The paper proposes EverCopter, which provides continuous and adaptive over-the-air sensing with detachable wired flying objects. While a major advantage of sensing systems with battery-operated MAVs is a wide sensing coverage, sensing time is limited due to its limited amount of energy. We propose dynamically rechargeable flying objects, called EverCopter. EverCopter achieves both long sensing time and wide sensing coverage by the following two characteristics. First, multiple EverCopters can be tied in a row by power supply cables. Since the root EverCopter in a row is connected to DC power supply on the ground, each EverCopter can fly without battery. This makes their sensing time forever, unless the power supply on the ground fails. Second, the leaf EverCopter can detach itself from the row in order to enjoy wider sensing coverage. An EverCopter, while it is detached, runs with its own battery-supplied energy. When the remaining energy becomes low, it flies back to the row to recharge the battery.
AB - The paper proposes EverCopter, which provides continuous and adaptive over-the-air sensing with detachable wired flying objects. While a major advantage of sensing systems with battery-operated MAVs is a wide sensing coverage, sensing time is limited due to its limited amount of energy. We propose dynamically rechargeable flying objects, called EverCopter. EverCopter achieves both long sensing time and wide sensing coverage by the following two characteristics. First, multiple EverCopters can be tied in a row by power supply cables. Since the root EverCopter in a row is connected to DC power supply on the ground, each EverCopter can fly without battery. This makes their sensing time forever, unless the power supply on the ground fails. Second, the leaf EverCopter can detach itself from the row in order to enjoy wider sensing coverage. An EverCopter, while it is detached, runs with its own battery-supplied energy. When the remaining energy becomes low, it flies back to the row to recharge the battery.
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