Payload Grasping and Transportation by a Quadrotor with a Hook-Based Manipulator

04/05/2023

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by   Péter Antal, et al.

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The paper proposes an efficient trajectory planning and control approach for payload grasping and transportation using an aerial manipulator. The proposed manipulator structure consists of a hook attached to a quadrotor using a 1 DoF revolute joint. To perform payload grasping, transportation, and release, first, time-optimal reference trajectories are designed through specific waypoints to ensure the fast and reliable execution of the tasks. Then, a two-stage motion control approach is developed based on a robust geometric controller for precise and reliable reference tracking and a linear–quadratic payload regulator for rapid setpoint stabilization of the payload swing. The proposed control architecture and design are evaluated in a high-fidelity physical simulator with external disturbances and also in real flight experiments.