A Study on Tracking Control of a Small Flapping-Wing Flight Robot Equipped with a Camera

Abstract

In this study, we developed a system for a small flapping-wing robot, which mimics bird flight and is being developed to address issues of noise and safety associated with drones, to follow a target object by equipping it with a camera. Specifically, we developed a mechanism to transmit camera information from the flapping robot to a PC via Wi-Fi, detect and track the target object in real time using OpenCV, and transmit control signals to the robot via Wi-Fi. In the future, we aim to achieve tracking control in an actual flying state.