The design, optimization, development, and testing of a prototype Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) gripper mechanism is presented. The gripper is designed to be mounted to an omni-directional multi-rotor used for aerial perching allowing the UAV to service structures it lands on. Design cues from robotic hands were used to design a gripper that can grasp a wide range of objects while keeping the mechanism lightweight but structurally strong enough to be used as landing gear. Two prototype grippers were built and successfully tested.


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    Title :

    Optimization and Design of a Gripper Mechanism for Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Perching


    Additional title:

    Mechan. Machine Science


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    USCToMM Symposium on Mechanical Systems and Robotics ; 2020 ; Rapid City, SD, USA May 14, 2020 - May 16, 2020



    Publication date :

    2020-04-21


    Size :

    12 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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