Research Article
Towards Energy Consumption Prediction with Safety Margins for Multicopter Systems
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.5-12-2017.2274546, author={Thomas Dietrich and Silvia Krug and Armin Zimmermann and Thomas Hotz}, title={Towards Energy Consumption Prediction with Safety Margins for Multicopter Systems}, proceedings={11th EAI International Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools}, publisher={ACM}, proceedings_a={VALUETOOLS}, year={2018}, month={8}, keywords={energy profiling consumption prediction system safety margins}, doi={10.4108/eai.5-12-2017.2274546} }- Thomas Dietrich
Silvia Krug
Armin Zimmermann
Thomas Hotz
Year: 2018
Towards Energy Consumption Prediction with Safety Margins for Multicopter Systems
VALUETOOLS
ACM
DOI: 10.4108/eai.5-12-2017.2274546
Abstract
Multicopters are robotic systems with a remarkable degree of freedom and applicability. A significant limitation of all mobile robotic vehicles is the restricted on-board energy storage capacity and consequential limited operation time. Uninterrupted mission execution of multicopter swarms thus requires to predict energy depletion and plan maintenance and replacement processes accordingly. This paper presents and discusses challenges of a realistic prediction model for battery energy consumption. To cope with the inherent uncertainty, we are interested not only in the expected values, but also safety margins. The paper discusses common expectations first and presents a solution idea for the underlying key issue.
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