Recent developments in aerial robotics: A survey and prototypes overview

CF Liew, D DeLatte, N Takeishi, T Yairi - arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.10085, 2017 - arxiv.org
In recent years, research and development in aerial robotics (ie, unmanned aerial vehicles,
UAVs) has been growing at an unprecedented speed, and there is a need to summarize the …

Energetics in robotic flight at small scales

K Karydis, V Kumar - Interface focus, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Recent advances in design, sensing and control have led to aerial robots that offer great
promise in a range of real-world applications. However, one critical open question centres …

A self-rotating, single-actuated UAV with extended sensor field of view for autonomous navigation

N Chen, F Kong, W Xu, Y Cai, H Li, D He, Y Qin… - Science Robotics, 2023 - science.org
Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) rely heavily on visual sensors to perceive obstacles and
explore environments. Current UAVs are limited in both perception capability and task …

Micro coaxial drone: flight dynamics, simulation and ground testing

VH Dominguez, O Garcia-Salazar, L Amezquita-Brooks… - Aerospace, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper describes the conceptual design of a micro coaxial unmanned aerial vehicle
(MCR UAV v3. 0) based on its flight dynamics and a simple aerodynamic analysis using …

Gemini ii: Design, modeling, and control of a compact yet efficient servoless bi-copter

Y Qin, N Chen, Y Cai, W Xu… - IEEE/ASME Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are widely used in the field for tasks that require 3-D
movements in space. The simultaneous demand for heavy payload capacity, long operating …

Cooperative modular single actuator monocopters capable of controlled passive separation

X Cai, SKH Win, LST Win, D Sufiyan… - … on Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we introduce a Modular Single Actuator Monocopter (M-SAM), which is
capable of flying in both singular configuration and cooperative configuration. From singular …

Autonomous 3D Position Control for a Safe Single Motor Micro Aerial Vehicle

AG Curtis, B Strong, E Steager, M Yim… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the Maneuverable Piccolissimo 2 (MP2), an autonomous, controllable, single
motor micro aerial vehicle (MAV). The small size of MP2 makes it safe to operate in the …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of different hinge angles for swashplateless micro aerial robots

AT Karasahin - Engineering Science and Technology, an International …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Micro Aerial Robots (MARs) are expected to increase their payload carrying
capacity and flight time, and to serve in limited areas. These demands can only be met by …

Emulating a fully actuated aerial vehicle using two actuators

J Paulos, B Caraher, M Yim - 2018 IEEE International …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Micro air vehicles exemplified by quadrotors generate downward thrust in their body fixed
frame and may only maneuver spatially by changing their orientation. As a result of this …

Bio-inspired classification and evolution of multirotor Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs): A comprehensive review

SW Hameed, N Imanberdiyev, E Camci, YW Yun… - Robotics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Multirotor Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) have become essential in many
applications like surveillance, disaster management, and aerial inspection. The diverse …