Mechanical design of aerial dispersal miniature reconnaissance robot launch module

Aerial dispersal miniature reconnaissance robots can be used in many areas such as natural disasters, man-power disasters, military reconnaissance and so on. Due to its characteristics of fast response, long detection distance and large coverage area, aerial dispersal miniature reconnaissance robots are suitable for these situations mentioned above. However, aerial dispersal miniature reconnaissance robots demand a portable system which is easy to operate. Moreover, another crucial problem from the aerial dispersal miniature reconnaissance robot is that it demands excellent anti-impact property so that it can be thrown from high altitude. To solve the problems above, this paper presents a framework of this aerial dispersal miniature reconnaissance robot launch module. In addition, the mechanical design of each part of this launch module is presented in this paper. Finally, both simulation and experiments showed that this aerial dispersal miniature reconnaissance robot launch module is reliable and practical.

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