Wireless, Passive, Self-Stabilizing Drone

This report details the attempt at developing a passively controlled, wirelessly powered, and self stabilizing quadcopter system. We transfer power using a class E amplifier circuit, allowing the quadcopter to reliably take off and hover within 20cm. Self stabilization under the constraint of passive control was only accomplished with yaw limiting tethers.

Alice X.

Alice X.

PhD student in the Daraio Group at Caltech studying nonlinear dynamics and wave physics in mechanical metamaterials. Recovering robot builder. Interested in ways we can make STEM education more accessible.

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