RoboSeed Nano

Nano
	Flying RoboSeed Nano Prototype
Role	Monocopter UAV
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	RoboSeed
Designer	Evan R. Ulrich

The RoboSeed Nano is the first monocopter UAV that has demonstrated controllable flight.

Development

The Nano was developed from research on flight characteristics of the Samara seed, coupled with modern small scale remote control electronics and research on controllability of monocopter vehicles. The aircraft is powered by a 2 cell 920mAh LiPoly Battery.^[1]

Specifications (Nano)

Data from RoboSeed

General characteristics

Wingspan: 1 ft (0.30 m)
Empty weight: 0.22 lb (0.10 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Electric Electric

Performance

Cruise speed: 11 kn (12 mph, 20 km/h)
Range: 2.7 nmi (3.1 mi, 5.0 km)
Endurance: 45 min
Service ceiling: 5,000 ft (1,524 m) can be drop launched from higher altitude.

Avionics
Internal GPS, Altimeter, and Video

References

^ Pines, Darryll J.; Humbert, J. Sean; Hubbard, James E.; Ulrich, Evan R.; Faruque, Imraan; Grauer, Jared (2010), "Control Model for Robotic Samara: Dynamics about a Coordinated Helical Turn" (PDF), Journal of Guidance Control Dynamics, 33 (6): 1921, Bibcode:2010JGCD...33.1921P, doi:10.2514/1.50878, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-25, retrieved 2022-10-29

External links

[1] Pines, Darryll J.; Humbert, J. Sean; Hubbard, James E.; Ulrich, Evan R.; Faruque, Imraan; Grauer, Jared (2010), "Control Model for Robotic Samara: Dynamics about a Coordinated Helical Turn" (PDF), Journal of Guidance Control Dynamics, 33 (6): 1921, Bibcode:2010JGCD...33.1921P, doi:10.2514/1.50878, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-25, retrieved 2022-10-29

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