UAV-miniUGV Hybrid System for Hidden Area Exploration and Manipulation

Durgakant Pushp,Swapnil Kalhapure,Kaushik Das,Lantao Liu,Durgakant Pushp,Swapnil Kalhapure,Kaushik Das,Lantao Liu

We propose a novel hybrid system (both hardware and software) of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) carrying a miniature Unmanned Ground Vehicle (miniUGV) to perform a complex search and manipulation task. This system leverages the heterogeneous robots to accomplish a task that cannot be done using a single robot system. It enables the UAV to explore a hidden space with a narrow opening through whic...