Liquid feeding system using cooperative towing by multiple drones — 1st report: Derivation of the flyable range while towing a tube
Masaya Suzuki, Sho Yokota, Atsushi Imadu, Akihiro Matsumoto, Daisuke Chugo, Hiroshi Hashimoto · 2017
Recently, some spraying systems have been proposed that use a drone towing a liquid tube. However, towable tube length is limited due to the payload of a drone, and there is a possibility of liquid leakage from the tube or that the drone will fall. To solve these problems, this research proposes a liquid feeding system where the tube and cables are towed cooperatively by multiple drones. By using multiple drones, the length of the towable tube can be longer, and the working space can be enlarged. In addition, if the power cable is also towed together with the tube the amount of time the drone can be used will increase because a battery will not be necessary. In particular, this paper describes the movable range of the drones while considering tube tension.