A New Estimation Method for Rotor Size of UAV Based on Peak Time-Shift Effect in Micro-Doppler Lidar

Yong Zhang; Yong Zhang; Dongmei Li; Dongmei Li; Yi Han; Zhen Yang; Zhen Yang; Xin Dai; Xin Dai; Xinmin Guo; Xinmin Guo; Jianlong Zhang; Jianlong Zhang

doi:10.3389/fphy.2022.865240

Frontiers in Physics (Apr 2022)

A New Estimation Method for Rotor Size of UAV Based on Peak Time-Shift Effect in Micro-Doppler Lidar

Yong Zhang,
Yong Zhang,
Dongmei Li,
Dongmei Li,
Yi Han,
Zhen Yang,
Zhen Yang,
Xin Dai,
Xin Dai,
Xinmin Guo,
Xinmin Guo,
Jianlong Zhang,
Jianlong Zhang

Affiliations

Yong Zhang: National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Tunable Laser, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Yong Zhang: Department of Optoelectronic Information Science and Technology, School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Dongmei Li: National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Tunable Laser, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Dongmei Li: Department of Optoelectronic Information Science and Technology, School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Yi Han: School of Instrument Science and Engineering, Institute of Functional Materials and Acoustooptic Instruments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Zhen Yang: National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Tunable Laser, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Zhen Yang: Department of Optoelectronic Information Science and Technology, School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Xin Dai: National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Tunable Laser, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Xin Dai: Department of Optoelectronic Information Science and Technology, School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Xinmin Guo: National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Tunable Laser, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Xinmin Guo: Department of Optoelectronic Information Science and Technology, School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Jianlong Zhang: National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Tunable Laser, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Jianlong Zhang: Department of Optoelectronic Information Science and Technology, School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2022.865240
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10

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The aim of this study was to solve the problem that the existing identification parameters of rotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are few and limited by the detection mode, and an identification method for estimating the rotor blade width based on the peak time-shift effect is proposed for the first time. Taking the width of the rotor blade as the parameter to identify the rotor of UAVs, the time-shift effect and its relationship with rotor blade width are verified by theoretical analysis and simulation. The proposed time-shift method has the characteristics of high-precision extraction of rotor width, and its effectiveness is verified by simulation and experiments. The aspect ratio of the rotor is accurately extracted based on the proposed time-shift method under the condition of an unknown pitch angle. Simulation results show that the estimation accuracy of the width and aspect ratio is up to 98 and 98.4%, respectively. The experimental results show that the relative errors of the width and aspect ratio are less than 7 and 4%, respectively. This study provides the theoretical basis and technical support for the high-accuracy identification of rotorcraft UAVs.

Published in Frontiers in Physics

ISSN: 2296-424X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Physics
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physics

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