6D physical interaction with a fully actuated aerial robot

Markus Ryll, Giuseppe Muscio, Francesco Pierri, Elisabetta Cataldi, Gianluca Antonelli, Fabrizio Caccavale, Antonio Franchi

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Abstract

This paper presents the design, control, and experimental validation of a novel fully-actuated aerial robot for physically interactive tasks, named Tilt-Hex. We show how the Tilt-Hex, a tilted-propeller hexarotor is able to control the full pose (position and orientation independently) using a geometric control, and to exert a full-wrench (force and torque independently) with a rigidly attached end-effector using an admittance control paradigm. An outer loop control governs the desired admittance behavior and an inner loop based on geometric control ensures pose tracking. The interaction forces are estimated by a momentum based observer. Control and observation are made possible by a precise control and measurement of the speed of each propeller. An extensive experimental campaign shows that the Tilt-Hex is able to outperform the classical underactuated multi-rotors in terms of stability, accuracy and dexterity and represent one of the best choice at date for tasks requiring aerial physical interaction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ
PublisherIEEE
Pages5190-5195
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-5090-4633-1
ISBN (Print)978-1-5090-4634-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2017: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Real-world Solutions - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 29 May 20173 Jun 2017
http://www.icra2017.org/

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
PublisherIEEE
Volume2017
ISSN (Print)1050-4729

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2017
Abbreviated titleICRA 2017
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period29/05/173/06/17
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