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Area of Science:

  • Robotics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering

Background:

  • Multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles (MUAVs) require precise control for aerial remote sensing.
  • Pan-tilt mechanisms on MUAVs face challenges in balancing light mass with high control precision.
  • Existing optimization methods may lack efficiency or smoothness in achieving desired structural properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a structural multi-objective optimization approach for MUAV pan-tilt systems.
  • To achieve both light mass and high control precision in the pan-tilt mechanism.
  • To enhance aerial remote sensing application performance through improved structural design.

Main Methods:

  • Sensitivity analysis to identify key structural parameters affecting mass and modal frequency.
  • Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Radial Basis Function (RBF) for building approximate models.
  • Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm-II (NSGA-II) combined with Pareto Optimality for multi-objective optimization.
  • Modal tests (hammering method) and control experiments for validation.

Main Results:

  • The proposed approach effectively reduces the mass of the pan-tilt structure.
  • First-order modal frequency is significantly enhanced, improving structural rigidity.
  • Optimized parameters lead to reduced mass and increased modal frequency.
  • Validation through modal tests and control experiments confirms the approach's efficacy.

Conclusions:

  • The structural multi-objective optimization approach is effective for MUAV pan-tilt systems.
  • The method successfully balances the trade-off between light mass and high control precision.
  • The optimized design leads to improved stabilizing and tracking performances for aerial remote sensing.