@inproceedings{978ff716e6544b668cee10fdb7ea6b22,
title = "Design and Testing of a Net-Launch Device for Drone Capture",
abstract = "Drone misuse and trespass in areas such as airports and military bases is becoming a pressing concern. A proposed solution to this issue is a drone system that is capable of autonomously flying and capturing other target drones by means of ejected tethered nets. Components of this system include a pressurized-air powered net launcher device, an on-board companion and flight computer, and the drone itself. This paper examines the performance of a physical prototype net launcher to be attached to a drone, and compares experimental results against a simulation of net launch. In addition to providing a low cost and low weight solution for a net launcher, the designed solution allows validation of a simulator for the dynamics of capture of objects such as space debris with nets.",
author = "Derek Yu and Andrea Judasz and Minghui Zheng and Botta, \{Eleonora M.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved.; AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2022 ; Conference date: 03-01-2022 Through 07-01-2022",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.2514/6.2022-0273",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781624106316",
series = "AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2022",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA",
booktitle = "AIAA SciTech Forum 2022",
}