FlyAware: Inertia-Aware Aerial Manipulation via Vision-Based Estimation and Post-Grasp Adaptation

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Main Authors: Ye, Biyu, Fan, Na, Fan, Zhengping, Deng, Weiliang, Chen, Hongming, Chen, Qifeng, Lyu, Ximin
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Published: 2026
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author Ye, Biyu
Fan, Na
Fan, Zhengping
Deng, Weiliang
Chen, Hongming
Chen, Qifeng
Lyu, Ximin
author_facet Ye, Biyu
Fan, Na
Fan, Zhengping
Deng, Weiliang
Chen, Hongming
Chen, Qifeng
Lyu, Ximin
contents Aerial manipulators (AMs) are gaining increasing attention in automated transportation and emergency services due to their superior dexterity compared to conventional multirotor drones. However, their practical deployment is challenged by the complexity of time-varying inertial parameters, which are highly sensitive to payload variations and manipulator configurations. Inspired by human strategies for interacting with unknown objects, this letter presents a novel onboard framework for robust aerial manipulation. The proposed system integrates a vision-based pre-grasp inertia estimation module with a post-grasp adaptation mechanism, enabling real-time estimation and adaptation of inertial dynamics. For control, we develop an inertia-aware adaptive control strategy based on gain scheduling, and assess its robustness via frequency-domain system identification. Our study provides new insights into post-grasp control for AMs, and real-world experiments validate the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed framework.
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spellingShingle FlyAware: Inertia-Aware Aerial Manipulation via Vision-Based Estimation and Post-Grasp Adaptation
Ye, Biyu
Fan, Na
Fan, Zhengping
Deng, Weiliang
Chen, Hongming
Chen, Qifeng
Lyu, Ximin
Robotics
Aerial manipulators (AMs) are gaining increasing attention in automated transportation and emergency services due to their superior dexterity compared to conventional multirotor drones. However, their practical deployment is challenged by the complexity of time-varying inertial parameters, which are highly sensitive to payload variations and manipulator configurations. Inspired by human strategies for interacting with unknown objects, this letter presents a novel onboard framework for robust aerial manipulation. The proposed system integrates a vision-based pre-grasp inertia estimation module with a post-grasp adaptation mechanism, enabling real-time estimation and adaptation of inertial dynamics. For control, we develop an inertia-aware adaptive control strategy based on gain scheduling, and assess its robustness via frequency-domain system identification. Our study provides new insights into post-grasp control for AMs, and real-world experiments validate the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed framework.
title FlyAware: Inertia-Aware Aerial Manipulation via Vision-Based Estimation and Post-Grasp Adaptation
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.22686