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.
Optimization and Design of a Gripper Mechanism for Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Perching
Mechan. Machine Science
USCToMM Symposium on Mechanical Systems and Robotics ; 2020 ; Rapid City, SD, USA May 14, 2020 - May 16, 2020
Proceedings of the 2020 USCToMM Symposium on Mechanical Systems and Robotics ; Chapter : 15 ; 160-171
2020-04-21
12 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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