Flight and Interaction Control of an Innovative Ducted Fan Aerial Manipulator

An innovative aerial manipulator with ducted fans is proposed to achieve side-on aerial manipulation tasks in a confined environment, such as canopy sampling in dense forests. The dynamic model of the novel design is studied, and on this basis a composite controller is proposed to address the challe...

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Main Authors: Yibo Zhang, Bin Xu, Changle Xiang, Wei Fan, Tianfu Ai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/11/3019