An Experimental Study of Downwash Effects on a Continuum Manipulator Integrated with a Multirotor UAV

Anuraj Uthayasooriyan, Krishna Manaswi Digumarti, ernando Vanegas +1

Continuum arm aerial manipulation systems leverage soft-manipulator compliance and dexterity for tasks in confined or hazardous environments, but propeller downwash can degrade per…