Mid-Air Transformation Helps Flying, Rolling Robot to Transition Smoothly (IMAGE)
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The ATMO (aerially transforming morphobot) robot transforms from its flying, quadrotor configuration midair as it approaches the ground. It is then able to roll away in its driving configuration. Caltech researchers developed a sophisticated control system for ATMO that uses an advanced control method called model predictive control, which works by continuously predicting how the system will behave in the near future and adjusting its actions to stay on course.
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Ioannis Mandralis/Communications Engineering
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