Grasping and transporting a mobile inspection robot with the help of a flying lightweight robot arm with seven degrees of freedom
Grasping and transporting a mobile inspection robot with the help of a flying lightweight robot arm with seven degrees of freedom
‘Force-torque sensors’ are installed in each of the seven joints in the arm. They ensure the robot arm retracts automatically if objects in the area are unintentionally touched. Objects with a mass of up to eight kilograms can be gripped. The developed algorithms connect the robotic gripper arm controls with the helicopter controls to minimise mutual influence. This ensures the stability of the overall system and the high level of gripping precision. A redundant degree of freedom is employed for better utilisation of the working area and for minimising the influence on the helicopter.
