Towards aerial robotic workers : design, control and guidance for unmanned aerial manipulators

• Main Author: Imanberdiyev, Nursultan
• Other Authors: Pham Quang Cuong
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Robots
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144236
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This thesis focuses on a novel aerial robot system composed of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and one or more robotic arms, which is employed for aerial manipulation tasks. In particular, this research tries to transform UAVs from a predominantly data gathering platform into a flying robot, freque...