ARRUE ULLÉS , Begoña C.

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This letter presents the first design of a soft and lightweight UAV, entirely 3D-printed in flexible filament. The drone's flexible arms are equipped with a tendon-actuated bend ing system, which is used for applications that require physical interaction with the environment. The flexibility of the UAV can be controlled during the additive...

The article presents a vision system for the autonomous grasping of objects with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in real time. Giving UAVs the capability to manipulate objects vastly extends their applications, as they are capable of accessing places that are difficult to reach or even unreachable for human beings. This work is focused on the...