Integration of Aerial Manipulation, Haptics-based Human-in-the-Loop Control, and Augmented Reality for Bridge Deck Hosing (AS-9)

A mobile-manipulating unmanned aerial system (MM-UAS) was designed, developed and deployed in Years 1 to 5. Called Avatar-Drone, this system serves as a robotic agent for an embodied operator. Thru Avatar-Drone, the user can remotely perform tasks like aerial drilling and hosing. This Final Year 6 proposal serves to both test-and evaluate (T&E) and verify-and-validate (V&V) this system. The net effect is a prove-on study with the objective of knowledge and technology transfer to the INSPIRE team and the US Department of Transportation (USDOT).

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $265707
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747126

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Inspecting and Preserving Infrastructure through Robotic Exploration University Transportation Center

  Missouri University of Science and Technology
  Rolla, MO  United States  65409

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Inspecting and Preserving Infrastructure through Robotic Exploration University Transportation Center

  Missouri University of Science and Technology
  Rolla, MO  United States  65409
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  Las Vegas, NV  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Oh, Paul

• Start Date: 20210101
• Expected Completion Date: 20240630
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Tactile perception; Technology transfer; Unmanned aircraft systems; Virtual reality
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01847760
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Inspecting and Preserving Infrastructure through Robotic Exploration University Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747126
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: May 31 2022 5:25PM