The project aims to develop a robust and energy-saving force-based control scheme for aerial robotic manipulation using Soft Optical Tactile (SOT) sensors. The proposed technology will allow for stable contact with minimum pushing force, thus reducing energy consumption and allowing for spreading aerial robots in the field of autonomous inspection.

• SOT-based prediction of the minimum reference force for stable contact

  • we will use TacTip (low-cost and can be fabricated in-house)

  • https://softroboticstoolkit.com/tactip

• Accurate force control for aerial robotic manipulation

• Real-world validation of the developed technology

  •  repeatability of the results

  • robustness and resilience of the approach to environmental conditions

  • improvement in terms of energy consumption

  • improvement in terms of flight duration