This paper introduces an innovative landing system for drones, designed to operate effectively in complex and uneven terrain. The system employs telescopic legs powered by linear actuators, enabling dynamic adaptation to terrain irregularities for enhanced stability and safety. Constructed with lightweight yet durable PLA materials, it incorporates contact switches at the feet for real-time terrain detection, ensuring precise stabilization during landings. A proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control strategy is employed to optimize actuator movements, delivering improved reliability and performance. Experimental tests demonstrate the system’s capability to achieve stable landings on challenging surfaces, minimizing collision risks, and enhancing efficiency. By addressing limitations of current technologies, this robust and adaptable solution supports diverse applications, such as search-and-rescue missions and urban operations, where reliability and adaptability are critical.

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Telescopic Landing System for Drones: A Solution for Uneven Terrain Operations

  • Giovanni Di Leo,
  • Benedetto Perrone,
  • Antonio Mancuso,
  • Antonio Agrelli,
  • Lorenzo Montuori,
  • Stefano Branca,
  • Simone Leone,
  • Giuseppe Carbone

摘要

This paper introduces an innovative landing system for drones, designed to operate effectively in complex and uneven terrain. The system employs telescopic legs powered by linear actuators, enabling dynamic adaptation to terrain irregularities for enhanced stability and safety. Constructed with lightweight yet durable PLA materials, it incorporates contact switches at the feet for real-time terrain detection, ensuring precise stabilization during landings. A proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control strategy is employed to optimize actuator movements, delivering improved reliability and performance. Experimental tests demonstrate the system’s capability to achieve stable landings on challenging surfaces, minimizing collision risks, and enhancing efficiency. By addressing limitations of current technologies, this robust and adaptable solution supports diverse applications, such as search-and-rescue missions and urban operations, where reliability and adaptability are critical.