Development of an air-ground operational robot and its fundamental controlling approach

A lot of studies can be found in the literature for ground operational robot such as humanoid robot, wheel robot, snake type robot and so on. On the other hand, some studies can be found in the literature for indoor and outdoor air operational robot development such as small type helicopter and multi copter controlling. If a robot can conduct both air and ground operations, it is easy to conduct effective operations in the fields like natural disaster areas. Thus, a robot which enables to achieve air-ground operations is developed. This paper presents development of main mechanical structure of the robot. Furthermore, a fundamental autonomous moving and flying control step of the robot is also described.