Onboard quadrocopter failsafe: flight after actuator failure

Why it was recommended

controlled, safe landings of quadrotors with a single failed motor have been demonstrated, see this ETH Zurich video from 2014

Referencemikepurvis · Original2019-08

What it covers

ETH Zurich researchers demonstrate a quadrocopter that keeps flying stably after losing a motor and propeller entirely, with the algorithm running onboard while a pilot. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.

Video details

Channel

Mark Mueller

Length

1 min 4 sec

Year

2014

More in this topic

• What Happened to Horses Is Happening to Us
• Zipline - How Rwanda Built A Drone Delivery Service
• Amazing Invention- This Drone Will Change Everything
• 7 Minutes of Terror: The Challenges of Getting to Mars
• Slaughterbots
• Drone Delivery Was Supposed to be the Future. What Went Wrong?