Snake Aerial Manipulators: A Review

Julio Mendoza-Mendoza, Victor J. Gonzalez-Villela, Carlos Aguilar-Ibanez, Santiago Suarez-Castanon, Leonardo Fonseca-Ruiz

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Abstract

In this document, a review about snake aerial manipulators is presented. The most common mechatronical implications found in their design are described. The text is presented to the reader as a set of modules, this include topics about structural dynamics, aerodynamics, power and energy, propulsion, thrust-vectoring and level of autonomy of aircrafts, also highlights about use of sensors, control methods and flight schemes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8979344
Pages (from-to)28222-28241
Number of pages20
JournalIEEE Access
Volume8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020

Keywords

  • Aerial manipulator
  • Cooperative systems
  • UAS

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