Search for dissertations about: "Aerial robotics"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words Aerial robotics.

2. 6. Reactive Navigation Methods for Autonomous Robots: Safety, Coordination, and Field Deployment

   Author : Björn Lindqvist; George Nikolakopoulos; Christoforos Kanellakis; Alberto Bemporad; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Field Robotics; NMPC; Obstacle Avoidance; Collision Avoidance; Multi-agent Systems; Robot Navigation; Robotics and Artificial Intelligence; Robotik och artificiell intelligens;

   Abstract : In the new era of intelligent systems, small-scale electronics, and advanced sensors, the application use-cases and operational capabilities of autonomous robots are exponentially increasing. Through their ability to execute complex tasks while relying only on onboard sensors and computation, autonomous field robots are showing promising results in inspection of infrastructure, search-and-rescue or surveillance, maintenance tasks, or in general operations in areas that prove to be dangerous or hazardous for human operators to enter, while also often increasing the efficiency of such tasks. READ MORE

4. 7. Towards Enabling Exploration of Planetary Subterranean Environments using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

   Author : Akash Patel; George Nikolakopoulos; Savvas Loizou; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Robotics and Artificial Intelligence; Robotik och artificiell intelligens;

   Abstract : This thesis presents a novel navigation framework established to enable the exploration of planetary subterranean areas with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The key contributions of this thesis work form a robot-safe rapid navigation framework that utilizes a novel bifurcating frontier-based exploration approach. READ MORE

5. 8. On Autonomous Deployment of Micro Aerial Field Vehicles

   Author : Sina Sharif Mansouri; George Nikolakopoulos; António Pedro Aguiar; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Reglerteknik; Control Engineering;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I am going to investigate the control, navigation and path planning frame-works forMicro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs), both mathematically and algorithmically. Inorder to deploy them in challenging real life applications and with a main focus on theunderground mine navigation and wind turbine inspection. READ MORE

6. 9. Towards 5G-Enabled Intelligent Machines

   Author : Gerasimos Damigos; George Nikolakopoulos; Johan Eker; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; UAV; 5G; QoS; offloading; Robotics and Artificial Intelligence; Robotik och artificiell intelligens;

   Abstract : This thesis introduces a novel framework for enabling intelligent machines and robots with the fifth-generation (5G) cellular network technology. Autonomous robots, such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGVs), and more, can notably benefit from multi-agent collaboration, human supervision, or operation guidance, as well as from external computational units such as cloud edge servers, in all of which a framework to utilize reliable communication infrastructure is needed. READ MORE

7. 10. On Control and Deployment of Autonomous Service Robots

   Author : Andreas Papadimitriou; George Nikolakopoulos; Christoforos Kanellakis; Martin Saska; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Robotics and Artificial Intelligence; Robotik och artificiell intelligens;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the control, modeling, and localization of unmanned service robots to enable their autonomous operation in real-world applications. Recent developments in electronics and computational capability have enabled the inspection and maintenance via aerial and ground robotic platforms, thus creating novel research opportunities in the area of control frameworks of such robotics setups. READ MORE