TY - JFULL AU - P. H. Le and J. Molina and S. Hirai PY - 2014/11/ TI - Application of Japanese Origami Ball for Floating Multirotor Aerial Robot T2 - International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering SP - 1739 EP - 1743 VL - 8 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9999669 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 94, 2014 N2 - In this work, we propose the application of Japanese “Origami” art for a floating function of a small aerial vehicle such as a hexarotor. A preliminary experiment was conducted using Origami magic balls mounted under a hexarotor. This magic ball can expand and shrink using an air pump during free flying. Using this interesting and functional concept, it promises to reduce the resistance of wind as well as reduce the energy consumption when the Origami balls are deflated. This approach can be particularly useful in rescue emergency situations. Furthermore, there are many unexpected reasons that may cause the multi-rotor has to land on the surface of water due to problems with the communication between the aircraft and the ground station. In addition, a complementary experiment was designed to prove that the hexarotor can fly maintaining the stability and also, takes off and lands on the surface of water using air balloons. ER -