Climbing robots are designed to conduct tasks that may be dangerous for humans working
at height. In addition to improving safety, they can also increase task efficiency and reduce …

Over the last two decades, smart materials have received significant attention over a broad
range of engineering applications because of their unique and inherent characteristics for …

The maintenance and inspection of large vertical structures with autonomous systems is still
an unsolved problem. A large number of different robots exist which are able to navigate on …

Magnetorheological (MR) valves are an attractive way to make reliable valves with no
moving parts. MR fluid valves operate by powering an electromagnet positioned near a …

In this paper, we propose a bilateral tele-operation scheme for cooperative aerial
manipulation in which a human operator drives a team of Vertical Take-Off and Landing …

This paper presents a concept selection methodology, inspired by the Verein Deutscher
Ingenieure (VDI) model and Pugh's weighted matrix method, for designing climbing robots …

The integrity and reliability of a rotor depend significantly on the dynamic characteristics of
its bearings. Bearing design has evolved in many ways in order to achieve higher damping …

The integrity and reliability of a rotor depend significantly on the dynamic characteristics of
its bearings. Bearing design has been altered in many ways in order to achieve …

This review considers a problem in the development of mobile robot adhesion methods with
vertical surfaces and the appropriate locomotion mechanism design. The evolution of …

In order to reduce the impact force of the legged hydraulic-robot when it is driving on the
ground, a new method based on magnetorheological technology is proposed for damping …