Design and Evaluation of a Perching Hexacopter Drone for Energy Harvesting from Power Lines
Ryan Kitchen,Nick Bierwolf,Sean Harbertson,Brage Platt,Dean Owen,Klaus Griessmann,Mark A. Minor,Ryan Kitchen,Nick Bierwolf,Sean Harbertson,Brage Platt,Dean Owen,Klaus Griessmann,Mark A. Minor
With a growing number of applications in the world for UAVs, there is a clear limitation regarding the need for extended battery life. With the current flight times, many users would benefit greatly with an innovative option of field charging these devices. The objective of this project is to investigate feasibility of inductively harvesting energy from a power line cable for applications such as ...
