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A soft robotic morphing wing for unmanned underwater vehicles
Giordano, A., Achenbach, L., Lenggenhager, D., Wiesemüller, F., Vonbank, R., Mucignat, C., … Kovač, M. (2024). A soft robotic morphing wing for unmanned underwater vehicles. Advanced Intelligent Systems. https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202300702
Fresh properties and autonomous deposition of pseudoplastic cementitious mortars for aerial additive manufacturing
Dams, B., Chen, B., Kaya, Y. F., Orr, L., Kocer, B. B., Shepherd, P., … Ball, R. J. (2024). Fresh properties and autonomous deposition of pseudoplastic cementitious mortars for aerial additive manufacturing. IEEE Access, 12, 34606 (26 pp.)-34631. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3373188
Deposition dynamics and analysis of polyurethane foam structure boundaries for aerial additive manufacturing
Dams, B., Orr, L., Kaya, Y. F., Kocer, B. B., Shepherd, P., Kovac, M., & Ball, R. J. (2024). Deposition dynamics and analysis of polyurethane foam structure boundaries for aerial additive manufacturing. Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 19(1), e2305213 (18 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1080/17452759.2024.2305213
Use of an unmanned aerial-aquatic vehicle for acoustic sensing in freshwater ecosystems
Lawson, J., Farinha, A., Romanello, L., Pang, O., Zufferey, R., & Kovac, M. (2023). Use of an unmanned aerial-aquatic vehicle for acoustic sensing in freshwater ecosystems. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.373
Reinforcement learning for outdoor balloon navigation: a successful controller for an autonomous balloon
Jeger, S. L., Lawrance, N., Achermann, F., Pang, O., Kovac, M., & Siegwart, R. Y. (2023). Reinforcement learning for outdoor balloon navigation: a successful controller for an autonomous balloon. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine. https://doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2023.3271203
Evaluating immersive teleoperation interfaces: Coordinating robot radiation monitoring tasks in nuclear facilities
Stedman, H., Kocer, B. B., van Zalk, N., Kovac, M., & Pawar, V. M. (2023). Evaluating immersive teleoperation interfaces: Coordinating robot radiation monitoring tasks in nuclear facilities. In IEEE international conference on robotics and automation (ICRA). 2023 IEEE international conference on robotics and automation (ICRA) (pp. 11972-11978). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRA48891.2023.10161011
FireDrone: multi-environment thermally agnostic aerial robot
Häusermann, D., Bodry, S., Wiesemüller, F., Miriyev, A., Siegrist, S., Fu, F., … Kovač, M. (2023). FireDrone: multi-environment thermally agnostic aerial robot. Advanced Intelligent Systems, 5(9), 2300101 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202300101
Learning tethered perching for aerial robots
Hauf, F., Kocer, B. B., Slatter, A., Nguyen, H. N., Pang, O., Clark, R., … Kovac, M. (2023). Learning tethered perching for aerial robots. In IEEE international conference on robotics and automation (ICRA). 2023 IEEE international conference on robotics and automation (ICRA) (pp. 1298-1304). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRA48891.2023.10161135
Multirotor motion enhancement using propeller speed measurements
Abdelnasser, H., Heggo, M., Pang, O., Kovac, M., & McCann, J. A. (2023). Multirotor motion enhancement using propeller speed measurements. In 2023 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2023. 2023 international conference on unmanned aircraft systems (ICUAS) (pp. 401-406). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUAS57906.2023.10156123
Biopolymer cryogels for transient ecology-drones
Wiesemüller, F., Meyer, S., Hu, Y., Bachmann, D., Parrilli, A., Nyström, G., & Kovač, M. (2023). Biopolymer cryogels for transient ecology-drones. Advanced Intelligent Systems, 5(7), 2300037 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202300037
Hygroscopically-driven transient actuator for environmental sensor deployment
Heinrich, M., Wiesemuller, F., Aeby, X., Kaya, Y. F., Sivaraman, D., Nguyen, P. H., … Kovac, M. (2023). Hygroscopically-driven transient actuator for environmental sensor deployment. In 2023 IEEE 6th international conference on soft robotics (RoboSoft 2023) (p. (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1109/RoboSoft55895.2023.10122100
Editorial: Soft aerial robots: design, control, and applications of morphologically adaptive flyers
Nguyen, P. H., Kovač, M., & Arrue, B. C. (2023). Editorial: Soft aerial robots: design, control, and applications of morphologically adaptive flyers. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 10, 1196942 (2 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2023.1196942
Metamorphic aerial robot capable of mid-air shape morphing for rapid perching
Zheng, P., Xiao, F., Nguyen, P. H., Farinha, A., & Kovac, M. (2023). Metamorphic aerial robot capable of mid-air shape morphing for rapid perching. Scientific Reports, 13, 1297 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26066-5
Immersive view and interface design for teleoperated aerial manipulation
Kocer, B. B., Stedman, H., Kulik, P., Caves, I., Van Zalk, N., Pawar, V. M., & Kovac, M. (2022). Immersive view and interface design for teleoperated aerial manipulation. In Proceedings of the international conference on intelligent robots and systems (pp. 4919-4926). https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS47612.2022.9981656
On a balanced delta robot for precise aerial manipulation: implementation, testing, and lessons for future designs
Clark, A. B., Baron, N., Orr, L., Kovac, M., & Rojas, N. (2022). On a balanced delta robot for precise aerial manipulation: implementation, testing, and lessons for future designs. In Proceedings of the international conference on intelligent robots and systems. 2022 IEEE/RSJ International conference on intelligent robots and systems (IROS) (pp. 7359-7366). https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS47612.2022.9981736
An integrated framework for autonomous sensor placement with aerial robots
Stephens, B., Nguyen, H. N., Hamaza, S., & Kovac, M. (2023). An integrated framework for autonomous sensor placement with aerial robots. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 28(1), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2022.3202116
Use of superhydrophobic surfaces for performance enhancement of aerial–aquatic vehicles
Gortat, D., Ancel, A. O., Farinha, A., Zufferey, R., & Kovac, M. (2023). Use of superhydrophobic surfaces for performance enhancement of aerial–aquatic vehicles. Advanced Intelligent Systems, 5(2), 2100185 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202100185
A high payload aerial platform for infrastructure repair and manufacturing
Orr, L., Stephens, B., Kocer, B. B., & Kovac, M. (2021). A high payload aerial platform for infrastructure repair and manufacturing. In Aerial robotic systems physically interacting with the environment (AIRPHARO). AIRPHARO 2021. The 1st AIRPHARO workshop on aerial robotic systems physically interacting with the environment (p. 9571052 (6 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1109/AIRPHARO52252.2021.9571052
Off-shore and underwater sampling of aquatic environments with the aerial-aquatic drone MEDUSA
Farinha, A. T., di Tria, J., Reyes, M., Rosas, C., Pang, O., Zufferey, R., … Kovac, M. (2022). Off-shore and underwater sampling of aquatic environments with the aerial-aquatic drone MEDUSA. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 1023269 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1023269
Adopting physical artificial intelligence in soft aerial robots
Nguyen, P. H., & Kovač, M. (2022). Adopting physical artificial intelligence in soft aerial robots. In IOP conference series: materials science and engineering: Vol. 1261. International workshop on embodied intelligence 24/03/2021 - 26/03/2021 online (p. 012006 (19 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/1261/1/012006