Past, present, and future of aerial robotic manipulators
This article analyzes the evolution and current trends in aerial robotic manipulation,
comprising helicopters, conventional underactuated multirotors, and multidirectional thrust …
comprising helicopters, conventional underactuated multirotors, and multidirectional thrust …
A comprehensive review on reconfigurable drones: Classification, characteristics, design and control technologies
SH Derrouaoui, Y Bouzid, M Guiatni, I Dib - Unmanned Systems, 2022 - World Scientific
Recently, reconfigurable drones have gained particular attention in the field of automation
and flying robots. Unlike the conventional drones, they are characterized by a variable …
and flying robots. Unlike the conventional drones, they are characterized by a variable …
Review of propulsion system design strategies for unmanned aerial vehicles
The design of the propulsion system for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) demands an
inclusive multidisciplinary approach from the earliest design phases, since every design …
inclusive multidisciplinary approach from the earliest design phases, since every design …
Versatile articulated aerial robot DRAGON: Aerial manipulation and grasping by vectorable thrust control
Various state-of-the-art works have achieved aerial manipulation and grasping by attaching
additional manipulator to aerial robots. However, such a coupled platform has limitations …
additional manipulator to aerial robots. However, such a coupled platform has limitations …
Multi-rotor wake propagation and flow development modeling: A review
G Throneberry, CM Hocut, A Abdelkefi - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, previous studies focused on wake propagation and flow development of multi-
rotor drones are consolidated and discussed. An in depth understanding of wake …
rotor drones are consolidated and discussed. An in depth understanding of wake …
Reconfigurable, adaptive, lightweight grasping mechanisms for aerial robotic platforms
L Hingston, J Mace, J Buzzatto… - 2020 IEEE International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over the last decades, the development of aerial robots for monitoring, grasping, and
package delivery applications has gained momentum in both research and industry …
package delivery applications has gained momentum in both research and industry …
Fixed-time sliding mode control with varying exponent coefficient for modular reconfigurable flight arrays
J Yang, C Yang, X Zhang, J Na - IEEE/CAA Journal of …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The modular system can change its physical structure by self-assembly and self-
disassembly between modules to dynamically adapt to task and environmental …
disassembly between modules to dynamically adapt to task and environmental …
Versatile multilinked aerial robot with tilted propellers: Design, modeling, control, and state estimation for autonomous flight and manipulation
A multilinked structure can benefit aerial robots in terms of both maneuvering and
manipulation owing to its ability of aerial transformation. A coplanar multilinked model was …
manipulation owing to its ability of aerial transformation. A coplanar multilinked model was …
Cooperative modular single actuator monocopters capable of controlled passive separation
In this paper, we introduce a Modular Single Actuator Monocopter (M-SAM), which is
capable of flying in both singular configuration and cooperative configuration. From singular …
capable of flying in both singular configuration and cooperative configuration. From singular …
Splitflyer air: A modular quadcopter that disassembles into two bicopters mid-air
S Bai, P Chirarattananon - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Motivated by the flight ability of severely underactuated rotorcraft, we introduce a
transformable quadcopter—SplitFlyer Air. The novel vehicle consists of two bicopter …
transformable quadcopter—SplitFlyer Air. The novel vehicle consists of two bicopter …