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Tether-Inertial Localization for Planetary Drones
Dielof van Loon, Anton Bredenbeck, Lennart Puck +2
Recent developments in planetary exploration have shown the potential of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), such as the Ingenuity helicopter that provided valuable mapping data. Howe…
Omnidirectional Dual-Arm Aerial Manipulator with Proprioceptive Contact Localization for Landing on Slanted Roofs
Martijn B. J. Brummelhuis, Nathan F. Lepora, Salua Hamaza
Operating drones in urban environments often means they need to land on rooftops, which can have different geometries and surface irregularities. Accurately detecting roof inclinat…
Whisker-based Tactile Flight for Tiny Drones
Chaoxiang Ye, Guido de Croon, Salua Hamaza
Tiny flying robots hold great potential for search-and-rescue, safety inspections, and environmental monitoring, but their small size and limited computational resources constrain…
A Tactile Feedback Approach to Path Recovery after High-Speed Impacts for Collision-Resilient Drones
Anton Bredenbeck, Teaya Yang, Salua Hamaza +1
Aerial robots are a well-established solution for exploration, monitoring, and inspection, thanks to their superior maneuverability and agility. However, in many environments, they…
Towards An Adaptive Compliant Aerial Manipulator for Contact-Based Interaction
Salua Hamaza, Ioannis Georgilas, Thomas Richardson
As roles for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) continue to diversify, the ability to sense and interact closely with the environment becomes increasingly important. Within this paper…