Published June 9, 2016 | Version v1
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Experiments on coordinated motion of aerial robotic manipulators

  • 1. University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
  • 2. Center for Advanced Aerospace Technologies (CATEC), Sevilla, Spain
  • 3. University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy
  • 4. University of Sevilla, Spain

Description

In this paper a three layer control architecture for multiple aerial robotic manipulators is presented. The top layer, on the basis of the desired mission, determines the end-effector desired trajectory for each manipulator, while the middle layer is in charge of computing the motion references in order to track such end-effectors trajectories coming from the upper layer. Finally the bottom layer is a low level motion controller, which tracks the motion references. The overall mission is decomposed in a set of elementary behaviors which are combined together, through the Null Space-based Behavioral (NSB) approach, into more complex compounds behaviors. The proposed framework has been tested conducting an experimental campaign.

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Funding

European Commission
AEROARMS - AErial RObotic system integrating multiple ARMS and advanced manipulation capabilities for inspection and maintenance 644271
European Commission
EUROC - European Robotics Challenges 608849