MUWA: Multi-field universal wheel for air-land vehicle with quad variable-pitch propellers

This paper presents a multi-field universal vehicle that is able to work at land, sea and air. The vehicle consists of a quad-copter with variable-pitch propellers that enable the vehicle to stand on the ground at a given tilt angle, roll on the ground like a wheel, and float and move on the water, in addition to flying like a conventional quad-copter. This article clarifies the behavioral objectives, structural design, basic control mechanism of the ring-shaped robot, and examples of 3D measurements.

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