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Advancing Manipulation Capabilities of a UAV Featuring Dynamic Center-of-Mass Displacement
Tong Hui, Matteo Fumagalli
As aerial robots gain traction in industrial applications, there is growing interest in enhancing their physical interaction capabilities. Pushing tasks performed by aerial manipul…
AEROBULL: A Center-of-Mass Displacing Aerial Vehicle Enabling Efficient High-Force Interaction
Tong Hui, Esteban Zamora, Simone D'Angelo +2
In various industrial sectors, inspection and maintenance tasks using UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) require substantial force application to ensure effective adherence and stable c…
Enhancing Sliding Performance with Aerial Robots: Analysis and Solutions for Non-Actuated Multi-Wheel Configurations
Tong Hui, Jefferson Ghielmini, Dimitrios Papageorgiou +3
Sliding tasks performed by aerial robots are valuable for inspection and simple maintenance tasks at height, such as non-destructive testing and painting. Although various end-effe…
Dynamic Center-of-Mass Displacement in Aerial Manipulation: An Innovative Platform Design
Tong Hui, Stefan Rucareanu, Esteban Zamora +3
Aerial manipulators are increasingly used in contact-based industrial applications, where tasks like drilling and pushing require platforms to exert significant forces in multiple…
Passive Aligning Physical Interaction of Fully-Actuated Aerial Vehicles for Pushing Tasks
Tong Hui, Eugenio Cuniato, Michael Pantic +3
Recently, the utilization of aerial manipulators for performing pushing tasks in non-destructive testing (NDT) applications has seen significant growth. Such operations entail phys…
Safety-Conscious Pushing on Diverse Oriented Surfaces with Underactuated Aerial Vehicles
Tong Hui, Manuel J. Fernandez Gonzalez, Matteo Fumagalli
Pushing tasks performed by aerial manipulators can be used for contact-based industrial inspections. Underactuated aerial vehicles are widely employed in aerial manipulation due to…