Laser Technology, Volume. 46, Issue 2, 169(2022)

Design and implementation of a laser tracking, aiming and charging system for micro-unmanned aerial vehicle

ZHANG Gang, DONG Daxing, and YANG Yannan*
Author Affiliations
  • [in Chinese]
  • show less
    References(22)

    [1] [1] ZHANG L. Developing trend and key techniques of unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) in foreign countries[J]. Telecommunication Engineering, 2009, 49(7): 88-92(in Chinese).

    [2] [2] OFFICER OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. Unmanned systems integrated roadmap FY2011-2036[M]. Washington DC, USA: Se-cretary of Defense, 2011:52-57.

    [3] [3] CHEN L. Development and trend of military UAV technology[J]. Aeronautical Science & Technology, 2013(2): 11-14(in Chinese).

    [4] [4] GREENWOOD W W, LYNCH J P, ZEKKOS D. Applications of UAVS in civil infrastructure[J]. Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 2019, 25(2): 04019002.

    [5] [5] SEBASTIAN C, FABIO R, MICHAELA D G, et al. Evaluating multispectral images and vegetation indices for precision farming applications from UAV images[J]. Remote Sensing, 2015, 7(4): 4026-4047.

    [6] [6] LU Y, MACIAS D, DEAN Z S, et al. A UAV-mounted whole cell biosensor system for environmental monitoring applications[J]. IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience, 2016, 14(8): 811-817.

    [7] [7] DUNCAN K J. Laser based power transmission: Component selection and laser hazard analysis[M]. New York, USA: IEEE, 2016: 100-103.

    [8] [8] LI X Y, WU S Ch, LI Zh X. Laser wireless power transmission technology and its development trend[J]. Spacecraft Engineering, 2015, 24(1): 1-7(in Chinese).

    [9] [9] LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS COMPANY. Lockheed martin performs first ever outdoor flight test of laser powered UAS [DB/OL].(2012-08-07) [2020-02-08]. https://www.edn.com/electronics-products/electronic-product-releases/opto-electronics-products/4391875/Lockheed-Martin-Performs-First-Ever-Outdoor-Flight-Test-Of-Laser-Powered-UAS.

    [10] [10] BLACKWELL T. Recent demonstrations of Laser power beaming at DFRC and MSFC[J]. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2005, 766(1): 73-85.

    [11] [11] KAWASHIMA N, TAKEDA K, YABE K. Application of the laser energy transmission technology to drive a small airplane[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2007, 5(101): 109-110.

    [12] [12] KAZUYA T, NOBUKI K, KYOICHI Y. Laser energy transmission to a small-unmanned aerial vehicle[J]. Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences, 2008, 7: 27-32.

    [13] [13] ZHAO Ch M, WANG Y Sh, GUO L D, et al. Development of laser wireless power transmission technology[J]. Laser Technology, 2020, 44(5): 538-545(in Chinese).

    [14] [14] SHI Zh L, MENG W W, SHEN J Sh, et al. Tracking design of APT system of laser wireless energy transmission for unmanned aerial vehicle[J]. Laser Technology, 2019, 43(6): 809-814 (in Chinese).

    [15] [15] CUI Z H, FU Sh Y, LI Y M, et al. Research on laser tracking system based on 905nm laser[J]. Laser & Infrared, 2010, 40(9): 950-953(in Chinese).

    [16] [16] STEINSIEK F. Wireless power transmission experiment as an early contribution to planetary exploration missions[C]// 54th International Astronautical Congress of the International Astronautical Federation. New York, USA: IEEE, 2003: 169-176.

    [17] [17] HOWELL J T, O'NEILL M J, FORK R L. Advanced receiver/converter experiments for laser wireless power transmission[C]// Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Solar Power from Space-SPS. New York, USA: IEEE, 2004: 187-194.

    [18] [18] CHEN Q, ZHANG D C, ZHU D D, et al. Design and experiment for realization of laser wireless power transmission for small unmanned aerial vehicles[J]. Proceedings of the SPIE, 2015, 9671: 96710N.

    [19] [19] TANG L, ZHONG Y C, ZHANG C X, et al. Research situation and development trend of laser wireless power transmission key technology[J]. Laser Journal, 2017, 38(10): 28-32(in Chinese).

    [20] [20] ZHANG Y Ch. Theoretical and experimental research on efficiency improvements of laser cells[D]. Beijing: Beijing Institute of Technology, 2016: 78-94(in Chinese).

    [21] [21] WU Zh N. Beam array shaping for high power semiconductor lasers and study on the photoelectric conversion efficiency of GaAs cells[D]. Nanjing: Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2017: 32-54(in Chinese).

    [22] [22] TAN Y, LU J. Study on three-junction GaAs solar cell thermal stress field by continuous wave laser irradiation[J]. Laser Technology, 2020, 44(2): 250-254(in Chinese).

    Tools

    Get Citation

    Copy Citation Text

    ZHANG Gang, DONG Daxing, YANG Yannan. Design and implementation of a laser tracking, aiming and charging system for micro-unmanned aerial vehicle[J]. Laser Technology, 2022, 46(2): 169

    Download Citation

    EndNote(RIS)BibTexPlain Text
    Save article for my favorites
    Paper Information

    Category:

    Received: Feb. 22, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 8, 2022

    The Author Email: YANG Yannan (yangyn@nuaa.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.7510/jgjs.issn.1001-3806.2022.02.004

    Topics