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PufferBot: Actuated Expandable Structures for Aerial Robots
Hooman Hedayati, Ryo Suzuki, Daniel Leithinger, Daniel Szafir
Abstract
We present PufferBot, an aerial robot with an expandable structure that may expand to protect a drone's propellers when the robot is close to obstacles or collocated humans. PufferBot is made of a custom 3D-printed expandable scissor structure, which utilizes a one degree of freedom actuator with rack and pinion mechanism. We propose four designs for the expandable structure, each with unique characterizations for different situations. Finally, we present three motivating scenarios in which PufferBot may extend the utility of existing static propeller guard structures.
BibTeX
@inproceedings{iros2020_pufferbotactuate,
title = {PufferBot: Actuated Expandable Structures for Aerial Robots},
author = {Hooman Hedayati and Ryo Suzuki and Daniel Leithinger and Daniel Szafir},
booktitle = {IROS 2020},
year = {2020}
}