This article analyzes the evolution and current trends in aerial robotic manipulation,
comprising helicopters, conventional underactuated multirotors, and multidirectional thrust …

Over the last decade, there has been an increased interest in develo** aerial robotic
platforms that exhibit gras** and perching capabilities not only within the research …

Various state-of-the-art works have achieved aerial manipulation and gras** by attaching
additional manipulator to aerial robots. However, such a coupled platform has limitations …

This paper presents the design, modeling and control of a fully actuated aerial robot for
infrastructure contact inspection as well as its localization system. Health assessment of …

Operations and maintenance (O&M) of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) require
regular inspection activities to predict, detect, and troubleshoot faults at high altitudes and in …

We present a novel flying modular platform capable of gras** and transporting objects. It
is composed of four cooperative identical modules where each is based on a quadrotor …

Manipulation performance improvement is crucial for aerial robots. For aerial manipulators,
the baselink position and attitude errors directly affect the precision at the end effector. To …

In this paper, a novel aerial manipulation paradigm, namely an aerial continuum
manipulation system (ACMS) is introduced. The proposed system is distinct from the …

Robotic modular systems have the ability to create and break physical links to self-assemble
larger custom robots for general tasks. In case of changes in the task or the environment …

This work presents a novel Aspect Ratio-Modular Vertical Take-Off and Landing (ARM-
VTOL) aerial robot, which is a meta-aircraft composed of two or more TiltRotor hybrid aircraft …