Aerial Multi-Camera Robotic Jib Crane

MORENO, PATRICIO; PRESENZA, JUAN FRANCISCO; MAS, IGNACIO; GIRIBET, JUAN IGNACIO

Xi'an

Conferencia; 2021 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA); 2021

IEEE Robotics and Automation Society

A formulation based on a team of unmanned aerial vehicles operating as a fully articulated multi-camera jib crane is proposed for the application of aerial cinematography. An optimization-based controller commands the formation to follow an artistic trajectory defined by the director of photography, while actively avoiding collisions and cameras' mutual visibility. The proposed scheme, based on the cluster-space formulation, presents an intuitive way of maneuvering the virtual camera fixture while automatically adjusting the motions by imposing artistic and safety constraints, facilitating the operator task.