ABSTRACT

This book demonstrates how bio-inspiration can lead to fully autonomous flying robots without relying on external aids. Most existing aerial robots fly in open skies, far from obstacles, and rely on external beacons, mainly GPS, to localise and navigate. However, these robots are not able to fly at low altitude or in confined environments, and

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|20 pages

Related Work

chapter 3|30 pages

Flying Insects

chapter 4|34 pages

Robotic Platforms

chapter 5|20 pages

Optic Flow

chapter 6|34 pages

Optic-flow-based Control Strategies

chapter 7|30 pages

Evolved Control Strategies

chapter 8|6 pages

Concluding Remarks