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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Opportunities and Challenges with Autonomous Micro Aerial Vehicles

Authors : Vijay Kumar, Nathan Michael

Published in: Robotics Research

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

We survey the recent work on micro-UAVs, a fast-growing field in robotics, outlining the opportunities for research and applications, along with the scientific and technological challenges. Micro-UAVs can operate in three-dimensional environments, explore and map multi-story buildings, manipulate and transport objects, and even perform such tasks as assembly. While fixed-base industrial robots were the main focus in the first two decades of robotics, and mobile robots enabled most of the significant advances during the next two decades, it is likely that UAVs, and particularly micro-UAVs will provide a major impetus for the third phase of development.

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Metadata
Title
Opportunities and Challenges with Autonomous Micro Aerial Vehicles
Authors
Vijay Kumar
Nathan Michael
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Robotics Research

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-29362-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-29363-9

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29363-9_3