Aerial Robotics for Inspection and Maintenance

<p>Aerial robots with perception navigation and manipulation capabilities are extending the range of applications of drones allowing the integration of different sensor devices and robotic manipulators to perform inspection and maintenance operations on infrastructures such as power lines bridges viaducts or walls involving typically physical interactions on flight. New research and technological challenges arise from applications demanding the benefits of aerial robots particularly in outdoor environments. This book collects eleven papers from different research groups from Spain Croatia Italy Japan the USA the Netherlands and Denmark focused on the design development and experimental validation of methods and technologies for inspection and maintenance using aerial robots.</p>