A Review of Current Approaches for UAV Autonomous Mission Planning for Mars Biosignatures Detection

Galvez-Serna, Julian; Vanegas, Fernando; Gonzalez, Felipé; Flannery, David

doi:10.1109/aero47225.2020.9172467

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“…The willingness to employ UAVs is increasingly evident across various research sectors, industries, government sectors, and the general public. Applications have primarily centered on industrial inspection and monitoring [1], precision agriculture [2,3], disaster management [4], environment monitoring [5][6][7], smart city operations [8], military operations [9], space and planetary exploration [10,11], archaeological exploration [12], and more. The application domains are actively expanding as cutting-edge control and manufacturing technologies are continuously researched and applied in practical scenarios.…”

Section: Overview Of Aerial Manipulation Systemsmentioning

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Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots for Aerial Manipulation—A Survey of Fabrication Methods

Uthayasooriyan,

Vanegas,

Jalali

et al. 2024

Drones

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Aerial manipulators have seen a rapid uptake for multiple applications, including inspection tasks and aerial robot–human interaction in building and construction. Whilst single degree of freedom (DoF) and multiple DoF rigid link manipulators (RLMs) have been extensively discussed in the aerial manipulation literature, continuum manipulators (CMs), often referred to as continuum robots (CRs), have not received the same attention. This survey seeks to summarise the existing works on continuum manipulator-based aerial manipulation research and the most prevalent designs of continuous backbone tendon-driven continuum robots (TDCRs) and multi-link backbone TDCRs, thereby providing a structured set of guidelines for fabricating continuum robots for aerial manipulation. With a history spanning over three decades, dominated by medical applications, CRs are now increasingly being used in other domains like industrial machinery and system inspection, also gaining popularity in aerial manipulation. Fuelled by diverse applications and their associated challenges, researchers have proposed a plethora of design solutions, primarily falling within the realms of concentric tube (CT) designs or tendon-driven designs. Leveraging research works published in the past decade, we place emphasis on the preparation of backbones, support structures, tendons, stiffness control, test procedures, and error considerations. We also present our perspectives and recommendations addressing essential design and fabrication aspects of TDCRs in the context of aerial manipulation, and provide valuable guidance for future research and development endeavours in this dynamic field.

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Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots for Aerial Manipulation—A Survey of Fabrication Methods

Uthayasooriyan,

Vanegas,

Jalali

et al. 2024

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“…These unmanned aerial vehicles, equipped with high-resolution cameras and other cutting-edge sensors, offer immense potential for a wide range of purposes, including monitoring wildlife populations [40], tracking changes in ecosystems [157], and detecting environmental hazards [158]. By leveraging the capabilities of UAVs in these areas, we can greatly enhance our capacity to collect precise and reliable data, thereby gaining deeper insights into the overall health and well-being of our planet [159]. Such invaluable information empowers us to develop and implement effective conservation strategies, ensuring the preservation and safeguarding of our environment for future generations [160].…”

Section: Environmental Monitoring and Conservationmentioning

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A Comprehensive Review of Recent Research Trends on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Telli,

Kraa,

Himeur

et al. 2023

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The growing interest in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from both the scientific and industrial sectors has attracted a wave of new researchers and substantial investments in this expansive field. However, due to the wide range of topics and subdomains within UAV research, newcomers may find themselves overwhelmed by the numerous options available. It is therefore crucial for those involved in UAV research to recognize its interdisciplinary nature and its connections with other disciplines. This paper presents a comprehensive overview of the UAV field, highlighting recent trends and advancements. Drawing on recent literature reviews and surveys, the review begins by classifying UAVs based on their flight characteristics. It then provides an overview of current research trends in UAVs, utilizing data from the Scopus database to quantify the number of scientific documents associated with each research direction and their interconnections. This paper also explores potential areas for further development in UAVs, including communication, artificial intelligence, remote sensing, miniaturization, swarming and cooperative control, and transformability. Additionally, it discusses the development of aircraft control, commonly used control techniques, and appropriate control algorithms in UAV research. Furthermore, this paper addresses the general hardware and software architecture of UAVs, their applications, and the key issues associated with them. It also provides an overview of current open source software and hardware projects in the UAV field. By presenting a comprehensive view of the UAV field, this paper aims to enhance our understanding of this rapidly evolving and highly interdisciplinary area of research.

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“…In 2012, for the discovery of Titan using UAVs, a mission concept was suggested. The UAV, known as the AVIATR, will explore Titan's global features, including geology/hydrology and lower atmospheric structures [85]. Northrop Grumman researchers created a Venus mission model called VAMP in 2013.…”

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Survey on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Mars Exploration: Deployment Use Case

Sharma

Gupta

et al. 2021

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In recent years, the area of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has seen rapid growth. There has been a trend to build and produce UAVs that can carry out planetary exploration throughout the past decade. The technology of UAVs has tremendous potential to support various successful space mission solutions. In general, different techniques for observing space objects are available, such as telescopes, probes, and flying spacecraft, orbiters, landers, and rovers. However, a detailed analysis has been carried out due to the benefits of UAVs relative to other planetary exploration techniques. The deployment of UAVs to other solar bodies has been considered by numerous space agencies worldwide, including NASA. This article contributes to investigating the types of UAVs that have been considered for various planetary explorations. This study further investigates the behaviour of UAV prototypes on Mars’ surface in particular. It has been discovered that a prototype UAV flight on Mars has a higher chance of success. In this research, a prototype UAV has been successfully simulated to fly on Mars’ surface. This article discusses the opportunities, challenges, and future scope of deploying UAVs on Mars.

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A Review of Current Approaches for UAV Autonomous Mission Planning for Mars Biosignatures Detection

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Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots for Aerial Manipulation—A Survey of Fabrication Methods

Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots for Aerial Manipulation—A Survey of Fabrication Methods

A Comprehensive Review of Recent Research Trends on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Survey on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Mars Exploration: Deployment Use Case

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