This paper presents a literature survey on aerial manipulation. First of all, an extensive study
of aerial vehicles and manipulation/interaction mechanisms in aerial manipulation is …

Small-scale rotorcraft unmanned robotic systems (SRURSs) are a kind of unmanned
rotorcraft with manipulating devices. This review aims to provide an overview on aerial …

This article analyzes the evolution and current trends in aerial robotic manipulation,
comprising helicopters, conventional underactuated multirotors, and multidirectional thrust …

With the development of the new generation of information technology, artificial intelligence,
cloud computing and big data are gradually becoming powerful engines of the smart grid. In …

An unmanned quadrotor presents excellent mobility to fly freely in complex environments,
which makes it an ideal choice for aerial transferring tasks. During the transferring process, it …

Over the last decade, there has been an increased interest in developing aerial robotic
platforms that exhibit grasping and perching capabilities not only within the research …

This article addresses the problem of leader-follower formation control of mobile robots
using only onboard monocular cameras that subjected to visibility constraints. An adaptive …

This letter focuses on the problem of handling impacts by means of an aerial manipulator
and proposes a solution that combines the control of the aerial manipulator's end-effector …

Autonomous Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) have the potential to assist in real-life tasks
involving grasping and transportation, but not before solving several difficult research …

The aerial manipulator is a special and new type of flying robot composed of a rotorcraft
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a/several manipulator/s. It has gained a lot of attention …