3 papers
cs.RO2026
Design and Implementation of an Ultra-Low-Cost Wall-Climbing Robot for Infrastructure Crack Detection
Mrinmoy Modak, Supreyo Chakravorty Pretom, Shourv Tarafder +1
Crack detection is a crucial process to ensure the safety and longevity of buildings and other infrastructure. In this paper, we developed a low-cost, automated crack detection rob…
cs.RO2026
Hoverflie: An empirical investigation of rotor shrouds to transform micro air vehicles into multi-modal hovercraft
Mrinmoy Modak, Daniel S. Drew
Small rotorcraft intended for use indoors or around the built environment have extremely limited flight duration. This paper presents the design and experimental characterization o…
cs.RO2026
Design and Flight of an Ion-propelled Micro Hovercraft Leveraging Ground Proximity Effects
C. Luke Nelson, Grant Nations, Mrinmoy Modak +1
Electroaerodynamic propulsion is compelling for use in micro air vehicles due to its silent and solid-state nature, but its limited efficiency has thus far precluded a path towards…