Development of a Quad-rotor Flying Robot with Waterproof Function
Shoji FURUKAWA, Hun-ok Lim · The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec) · 2017
This paper describes the mechanism of the quad-rotor flying robot that ca prevent rainwater from infiltrating into its body and rotor parts. The robot consists of three parts such as a rotor part, a body part and a leg part. The rotor and leg parts are made of CFRP, the body part is made of CFRP composite materials, and the connecting portions is made of ABS and acrylic resin. Semicircular blade covers made of CFRP are attached around the rotor part to prevent contact between propellers and objects. Also, an aluminum heat sink is attached to a battery mounting plate to cope with the heat generated by electrical elements. Through several experiments the effectiveness of the mechanism of the flying robot is confirmed.