Aggressive Aerial Grasping using a Soft Drone with Onboard Perception

Contrary to the stunning feats observed in birds of prey, aerial manipulation and grasping with flying robots still lack versatility and agility. Conventional approaches using rigid manipulators require precise positioning and are subject to large reaction forces at grasp, which limit performance at...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ubellacker, Samuel
Other Authors: Carlone, Luca
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2023
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/152878