Reprint

Aerial Robotics for Inspection and Maintenance

Edited by
July 2022
218 pages
  • ISBN978-3-0365-4637-7 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-0365-4638-4 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Aerial Robotics for Inspection and Maintenance that was published in

Biology & Life Sciences
Chemistry & Materials Science
Computer Science & Mathematics
Engineering
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Physical Sciences
Summary

Aerial robots with perception, navigation, and manipulation capabilities are extending the range of applications of drones, allowing the integration of different sensor devices and robotic manipulators to perform inspection and maintenance operations on infrastructures such as power lines, bridges, viaducts, or walls, involving typically physical interactions on flight. New research and technological challenges arise from applications demanding the benefits of aerial robots, particularly in outdoor environments. This book collects eleven papers from different research groups from Spain, Croatia, Italy, Japan, the USA, the Netherlands, and Denmark, focused on the design, development, and experimental validation of methods and technologies for inspection and maintenance using aerial robots.

Format
  • Hardback
License
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
aerial manipulation; dual arm; compliance; aerial manipulation; Cartesian manipulator; compliance; hexa-rotor; aerial manipulation; multirotor UAV; translational driving system; magnetic field navigation; parallel conductors; transmission lines; unmanned aerial vehicles; aerial manipulation; aerial manipulation; inspection and maintenance; power lines; arial manipulation; inspection and maintenance; multirotor systems; high-voltage power lines; clip-type bird flight diverters; aerial robotics; inspection and maintenance; aerial manipulation; multirotor control; inspection; maintenance; UAV; aerial robotics; aerial robotic manipulation; viaduct; LIDAR; photogrammetry; contact; Structural Health Monitoring; Unmanned Aircraft System; drone; damage detection; electropermanent magnet; B-spline impulse response function; Dynamic Signature Response; aerial robotics; aerial manipulation; force control; bilateral teleoperation; haptics; quadrotor; mosquitoes’ control; drones; drone regulation; unmanned aircraft systems (UAS); U-space; SORA methodology; sterile insect technique (SIT); n/a