arXiv:2505.19980cs.ROcs.SY2025-05

无人机用柔性绳索在复杂空间抓取物品,靠自适应调整避免缠绕。

A Cooperative Aerial System of A Payload Drone Equipped with Dexterous Rappelling End Droid for Cluttered Space Pickup

  • 双机协同:主载荷机+可空中灵活调整角度的末端抓取器
  • 优化路径避免绳索缠绕,实测可在有障碍物环境中成功抓取
  • 无需额外动力即可完成提升阶段的被动回收,适合野外救援

在森林等复杂空间中,通过绳索下降的无人机抓取负载面临缆绳缠绕和障碍物阻挡的挑战。本文提出一种协同空载系统,由载荷无人机与灵巧的绳降末端执行器组成,二者通过凯夫拉缆绳连接。末端执行器采用四推进器驱动,可在空中灵活调节抓取角度并引导缆绳运动。为防止缠绕与阻碍,设计了一种融合缆绳长度约束与动态可行性的轨迹优化方法,确保安全抓取。建立缆绳动力学模型以实时评估缆绳状态,涵盖绷紧与下垂两种情况。仿真与真实实验表明,该系统能在复杂环境中成功抓取目标;末端执行器可在缆绳约束下抵达目标点,并在提升阶段实现无动力被动回收,显著提升空中操作效率与可靠性。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

In cluttered spaces, such as forests, drone picking up a payload via an abseil claw is an open challenge, as the cable is likely tangled and blocked by the branches and obstacles. To address such a challenge, in this work, a cooperative aerial system is proposed, which consists of a payload drone and a dexterous rappelling end droid. The two ends are linked via a Kevlar tether cable. The end droid is actuated by four propellers, which enable mid-air dexterous adjustment of clawing angle and guidance of cable movement. To avoid tanglement and rappelling obstacles, a trajectory optimization method that integrates cable length constraints and dynamic feasibility is developed, which guarantees safe pickup. A tether cable dynamic model is established to evaluate real-time cable status, considering both taut and sagging conditions. Simulation and real-world experiments are conducted to demonstrate that the proposed system is capable of picking up payload in cluttered spaces. As a result, the end droid can reach the target point successfully under cable constraints and achieve passive retrieval during the lifting phase without propulsion, which enables effective and efficient aerial manipulation.

无人机协同绳降抓取复杂环境柔性操控

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