A Multirotor Platform Employing a Three-Axis Vertical Articulated Robotic Arm for Aerial Manipulation Tasks

• Published in: 2018 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) pp. 478 - 485
• Main Authors: Paul, Hannibal, Ono, Koji, Ladig, Robert, Shimonomura, Kazuhiro
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.07.2018
• Subjects: Grasping; Grippers; Manipulators; Servomotors; Task analysis; Unmanned aerial vehicles

We describe the concept, design and implementation of an aerial robot that is able to achieve precise and complex manipulation tasks at elevated altitudes. The aerial robot in this study consists of a hexarotor platform, a top-mounted gripper module and a robotic manipulator mounted at the bottom of...