@inbook{58199db762fa45e2afadc59400e6a353,
title = "Experimental analysis of a UAV-based wireless power transfer localization system",
abstract = "Sensors deployed in remote locations provide unprecedented amounts of data, but powering these sensors over long periods remains a challenge. In this paper, we develop and present a UAV-based wireless power transfer system.We discuss design considerations and present our system that allows a UAV to fly to remote locations to charge hard to access sensors. We analyze the impact of different materials on the wireless power transfer system. Since GPS does not provide sufficient accuracy, we develop and experimentally characterize a relative localization algorithm based on sensing the magnetic field of the power transfer system and optical flow that allows the UAV to localize the sensor with an average error of 15 cm to enable the transfer of on average 4.2W. These results overcome some of the practical challenges associated with wirelessly charging sensors with a UAV and show that UAVs with wireless power transfer systems can greatly extend the life of remotely deployed sensors.",
author = "Andrew Mittleider and Brent Griffin and Carrick Detweiler",
note = "Funding Information: This work was partially supported by NSF CSR-1217400 and USDA NIFA National Robotics Initiative 2013-67021-20947. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the sponsors. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016.",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-23778-7_24",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "357--371",
booktitle = "Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics",
}