Publications / 2023 Proceedings of the 40th ISARC, Chennai, India

UAV for target placement in buildings for retrofitting purposes

Kepa Iturralde, Wenlan Shen, Tao Ma, Soroush Fazeli, Hükar Suci, Runfeng Lyu, Weihang Li, Jui Wen Yeh, Phillip Hübner, Nikhita Kurupakulu Venkat, Thomas Bock
Pages 593-596 (2023 Proceedings of the 40th ISARC, Chennai, India, ISBN 978-0-6458322-0-4, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

The use of UAVs in the construction industry is a rather novel concept whose applications are not widespread yet. This research aims to develop a UAV with an end effector used to fix targets on a building façade. With the use of this application, the use of manual force and cranes can be eliminated. The UAV also can reach places with complicated geometry and greater heights which is difficult to be performed manually. The finite element analysis was performed before manufacturing and the flight simulation was performed using ROS. Results are still ongoing but promising.

Keywords: UAV, end effector, simulation, ROS
Presentation Video: https://youtu.be/LXJncuH2gds