Air-arm: A new kind of flying manipulator

Julio Mendoza-Mendoza, Gabriel Sepulveda-Cervantes, Carlos Aguilar-Ibanez, Mauricio Mendez, Marco Reyes-Larios, Pedro Matabuena, Juan Gonzalez-Avila

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Abstract

We introduce a new kind of aerial manipulator based on multirotors. This device exploits the rarely used yaw movement which characterizes these aircrafts in order to generate and transmit forces and displacements trough a serial-chain of rigid links and other drones, as if the whole system was a flying robot arm with UAVS as rotational joints. Also we provide comparisons with the existing technologies and a condensed review concerning them. Finally, this paper proposes many open problems in order to develop the final system. Due to the scientific and social impact of this new approach, we provide some application examples.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 Workshop on Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems, RED-UAS 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages278-287
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781509017843
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Mar 2016
Event2015 Workshop on Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems, RED-UAS 2015 - Cancun, Mexico
Duration: 23 Nov 201525 Nov 2015

Publication series

Name2015 Workshop on Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems, RED-UAS 2015

Conference

Conference2015 Workshop on Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems, RED-UAS 2015
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityCancun
Period23/11/1525/11/15

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