A comprehensive review on reconfigurable drones: Classification, characteristics, design and control technologies

SH Derrouaoui, Y Bouzid, M Guiatni, I Dib - Unmanned Systems, 2022 - World Scientific
Recently, reconfigurable drones have gained particular attention in the field of automation
and flying robots. Unlike the conventional drones, they are characterized by a variable …

The foldable drone: A morphing quadrotor that can squeeze and fly

D Falanga, K Kleber, S Mintchev… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The recent advances in state estimation, perception, and navigation algorithms have
significantly contributed to the ubiquitous use of quadrotors for inspection, map**, and …

Towards reconfigurable and flexible multirotors: A literature survey and discussion on potential challenges

K Patnaik, W Zhang - International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and …, 2021 - Springer
Reconfigurable multirotors (RMs) with flexible frames and integrated mechanical
compliance are increasingly explored to develop multifunctional aerial robots with high …

TiltDrone: A fully-actuated tilting quadrotor platform

P Zheng, X Tan, BB Kocer, E Yang… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multi-directional aerial platforms can fly in almost any orientation and direction, often
maneuvering in ways their underactuated counterparts cannot match. A subset of multi …

Design and control of a passively morphing quadcopter

N Bucki, MW Mueller - 2019 International Conference on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a novel quadcopter design that uses passive rotary joints to enable
rapid aerial morphing without the use of additional actuators. The normally rigid connections …
SH Derrouaoui, Y Bouzid, M Guiatni - Journal of Intelligent & Robotic …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Transformable Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) are increasingly attracting
attention in recent years due to their maneuverability, agility and morphological capacities …

Towards a new design with generic modeling and adaptive control of a transformable quadrotor

SH Derrouaoui, Y Bouzid, M Guiatni - The Aeronautical Journal, 2021 - cambridge.org
Recently, transformable Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have become a subject of great
interest in the field of flying systems, due to their maneuverability, agility and morphological …