Wireless Power transfer for Cooperative Robotics

Wireless Power transfer for Cooperative Robotics

Student(s)
Blake Janowicz, Jason Knight-Han and Andrew Terrazzas
Industry Advisor: Dr. Shun Yao, Skydio
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Nansong Wu
Year
2023

The problem we are exploring concerns companies and scientific missions which use UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) in collaborative systems, who desire more efficiency in remote operations. The inability to efficiently charge a cooperative UAV with tolerance for misalignment while providing robust charging capabilities reduces the efficiency of scientific missions which leaves mission planners and operators feeling frustrated.

Our wireless charging system gives companies and scientific missions a way to wirelessly charge their UAVs in an efficient manner. The system reduces operator frustration by providing a robust charging method that is tolerant to misalignment and resistant to physical degradation, increasing available flight time.