Path planning for dual UAVs cooperative suspension transport based on artificial potential field-A* algorithm

J Rao, C Xiang, J Xi, J Chen, J Lei, W Giernacki… - Knowledge-Based …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are frequently utilized for transferring and
delivering. Dual-or multi-quadrotor cooperative transportation schemes are required for …

Electrically active smart adhesive for a perching-and-takeoff robot

H Liu, H Tian, D Wang, T Yuan, J Zhang, G Liu, X Li… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Perching-and-takeoff robot can effectively economize onboard power and achieve long
endurance. However, dynamic perching on moving targets for a perching-and-takeoff robot …

Adaptive tracking and perching for quadrotor in dynamic scenarios

Y Gao, J Ji, Q Wang, R Jin, Y Lin… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Perching on the moving platforms is a promising solution to enhance the endurance and
operational range of quadrotors, which could benefit the efficiency of a variety of air ground …

Robo-Centric ESDF: A fast and accurate whole-body collision evaluation tool for any-shape robotic planning

S Geng, Q Wang, L Xie, C Xu, Y Cao… - 2023 IEEE/RSJ …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For letting mobile robots travel flexibly through complicated environments, increasing
attention has been paid to the whole-body collision evaluation. Most existing works either …

Robust active visual perching with quadrotors on inclined surfaces

J Mao, S Nogar, CM Kroninger… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autonomous micro aerial vehicles are deployed for a variety of tasks including surveillance
and monitoring. Perching and staring allow the vehicle to monitor targets without flying …

ALBERO: Agile landing on branches for environmental robotics operations

L Zheng, S Hamaza - IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Drones have been increasingly used in various domains, including ecological monitoring in
forests. However, the endurance and noise of drones have limited their deployment to short …

A linear and exact algorithm for whole-body collision evaluation via scale optimization

Q Wang, Z Wang, L Pei, C Xu… - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Collision evaluation is of essential importance in various applications. However, existing
methods are either cumbersome to calculate or not exact. Therefore, considering the cost of …

Catch planner: Catching high-speed targets in the flight

H Yu, P Wang, J Wang, J Ji, Z Zheng… - IEEE/ASME …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Catching high-speed targets in the flight is a complex and typically highly dynamic task.
However, existing methods require manual setting of catching height or time, resulting in …

LiDAR-Link: Observability-Aware Probabilistic Plane-Based Extrinsic Calibration for Non-Overlapping Solid-State LiDARs

JR Xu, S Huang, S Qiu, L Zhao, W Yu… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As solid-state LiDAR technology advances, mobile robotics and autonomous driving
increasingly rely on multiple solid-state LiDARs for perception. However, limited or non …

Autonomous Landing of the Quadrotor on the Mobile Platform via Meta Reinforcement Learning

Q Cao, Z Liu, H Yu, X Liang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Landing a quadrotor on a mobile platform moving with various unknown trajectories
presents special challenges, including the requirements of fast trajectory …