4 accepted papers
Knots provide compact, lightweight, and mechanically stable configurations that are invaluable for aerial transportation and construction. However, autonomous knot formation in midair remains an open challenge due to the dexterity and complexity of manipulating flexible cables. In this paper, we pre…
Efficient energy management and scalability are critical for aerial robots in tasks such as pickup-and-delivery and surveillance. This paper introduces MochiSwarm, an open-source testbed of light-weight micro robotic blimps designed for multi-robot operation without external localization. We propose
This paper presents the Spinning Blimp, a novel lighter-than-air (LTA) aerial vehicle designed for low-energy stable flight. Using an oblate spheroid helium balloon for buoyancy, the vehicle achieves minimal energy consumption while maintaining prolonged airborne states. The unique and low-cost desi
We present an aerial vehicle composed of a custom quadrotor with tilted rotors and a helium balloon, called SBlimp. We propose a novel control strategy that takes advantage of the natural stable attitude of the blimp to control translational motion. Different from cascade controllers in the literatu…