Title: A sensing device for gasoline engine speed of a miniature Portable Unmanned Helicopter

Authors: Chang-Jun Lin, Hiroaki Ozaki, Hua Qiu, Yong Yue

Addresses: Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Fukuoka University, 8-19-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka City, 814-0180, Japan. ' Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Fukuoka University, 8-19-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka City, 814-0180, Japan. ' Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu Sangyo University, 2-3-1 Matsukadai, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City, 813-8503, Japan. ' Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Bedfordshire, Park Square, Luton LU1 3JU, UK

Abstract: This paper presents a sensing device for gasoline engine speed used in a miniature Portable Unmanned Helicopter (PUH). The sensing device has several favourable features appropriate for PUH control, i.e., small, light, accurate and easy to handle in the control operation, especially, easy and low-cost for manufacturing. Moreover, it is also applicable to general gasoline engines. Experimental results with a miniature PUH have demonstrated the effectiveness and practicability of the sensing device for the application in PUH control. The novel method has been submitted for Patent in Japan.

Keywords: miniature PUH; portable unmanned helicopters; gasoline engines; sensor development; rotation speed measurement; altitude control; sensing devices; engine speeds; speed sensors.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSISE.2010.036888

International Journal of Signal and Imaging Systems Engineering, 2010 Vol.3 No.3, pp.164 - 168

Received: 17 Feb 2010
Accepted: 16 Jul 2010

Published online: 15 Nov 2010 *

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