While autonomous multi-agent robotic systems such as systems comprised of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) systems are viable solutions to removing workers in hazardous and unstructured environments, they are often incorporated independently from one another. This work expands upon prior research that aims to design and integrate a passive landing platform that enable UGVs to take on the role as an active carrier for UAVs. A redesigned conical landing platform is mounted onto a Boston Dynamics Spot quadruped to facilitate autonomous docking of the UAV. The autonomous landing utilizes a Finite State Machine (FSM) and the Robot Operating System 2 (ROS2) framework, proposed in prior work, to govern the autonomous mission behaviour. To allow transport and movement of the UGV while the UAV is mounted onto the docking platform, the integration of an Electro-permanent Magnet (EPM) into the docking platform is proposed to minimize the need for active locking parts. A flight test is conducted to show the effectiveness of the system.

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Design of an Electro-Permanent Magnet Based Aerial Landing Dock for Mobile Robots in Multi-Modal Robotic Systems

  • Troy Radam,
  • Christopher Baird,
  • Scott Nokleby

摘要

While autonomous multi-agent robotic systems such as systems comprised of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) systems are viable solutions to removing workers in hazardous and unstructured environments, they are often incorporated independently from one another. This work expands upon prior research that aims to design and integrate a passive landing platform that enable UGVs to take on the role as an active carrier for UAVs. A redesigned conical landing platform is mounted onto a Boston Dynamics Spot quadruped to facilitate autonomous docking of the UAV. The autonomous landing utilizes a Finite State Machine (FSM) and the Robot Operating System 2 (ROS2) framework, proposed in prior work, to govern the autonomous mission behaviour. To allow transport and movement of the UGV while the UAV is mounted onto the docking platform, the integration of an Electro-permanent Magnet (EPM) into the docking platform is proposed to minimize the need for active locking parts. A flight test is conducted to show the effectiveness of the system.