quadrotor
noun
quad·ro·tor
ˈkwäd-ˌrō-tər 
plural quadrotors
: a drone (see drone entry 1 sense 2) deriving lift from four separate rotors each oriented about a vertical axis : quadcopter
The University of Zurich and Intel Labs published their research in Science Robotics Journal … describing how they enabled quadrotors to fly autonomously through unknown and complex environments at high speeds using on-board sensing and computation.—
Matt Hamblen
Matt HamblenThe relatively simple and now quite pervasive quadrotor design for drones emphasizes performance and manufacturability …—Evan Ackerman
Evan Ackerman
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Longer term, the idea is to have a single policy that can adapt to different environmental conditions, as well as different vehicle configurations, meaning that this could work on all kinds of flying robots rather than just quadrotors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2024
Drones with four rotors, called quadrotors, outperform birds in open spaces, per the statement.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
O_o [ Pollen Robotics ] Inertial odometry is an attractive solution to the problem of state estimation for agile quadrotor flight.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2023
The quadrotors are capable of far better performance than pilots normally take advantage of.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2023
This paper presents a quadrotor prototype of this concept and the design details and realization in practice.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2023
Extensive flight experiments on the quadrotor are conducted inside multiple narrow tunnels to validate the planning framework as well as the robustness of the whole system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2022
The researchers used a 92x92x29 mm Crazyflie 2.0 quadrotor that weighs just 27 grams, equipped with a light reflector and an array of controllable RGB LEDs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2020
Photo: Bre Pettis/Flickr #10 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES: CROWDED SKIES Small UAVs, and in particular quadrotors, were huge in 2011.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2023
IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2024
Drones with four rotors, called quadrotors, outperform birds in open spaces, per the statement.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
O_o [ Pollen Robotics ] Inertial odometry is an attractive solution to the problem of state estimation for agile quadrotor flight.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2023
The quadrotors are capable of far better performance than pilots normally take advantage of.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2023
This paper presents a quadrotor prototype of this concept and the design details and realization in practice.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2023
Extensive flight experiments on the quadrotor are conducted inside multiple narrow tunnels to validate the planning framework as well as the robustness of the whole system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2022
The researchers used a 92x92x29 mm Crazyflie 2.0 quadrotor that weighs just 27 grams, equipped with a light reflector and an array of controllable RGB LEDs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2020
Photo: Bre Pettis/Flickr #10 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES: CROWDED SKIES Small UAVs, and in particular quadrotors, were huge in 2011.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2023
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2007, in the meaning defined above
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“Quadrotor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadrotor. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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