Papers
14
Total Citations
121
H-Index
7
About
Sylvain Durand is a leading researcher in aerial manipulation and cable-driven parallel robotics, whose work bridges the gap between high-dynamic flight and precision industrial tasks. His primary research areas include the design and control of omnidirectional aerial manipulators, elastic suspension systems, and hybrid robots that combine the strengths of aerial vehicles with cable-driven architectures. Durand’s major contributions center on the Aerial Manipulator with Elastic Suspension (AMES), a novel platform that uses a spring-suspended omnidirectional drone tethered to a robotic carrier to overcome limitations in accuracy, autonomy, and payload capacity. His work on macro–mini configurations and nonlinear model predictive control has significantly improved disturbance rejection and trajectory tracking in these systems. With over 100 citations across his most-cited papers, Durand’s impact is evident in his pioneering use of event-based visual odometry and cold-gas thrusters for active damping. His research has been published in top venues like IEEE Transactions on Robotics, and he is recognized for advancing the practical viability of aerial manipulators for large-workspace applications.
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- 2Dynamic Control of a Macro–Mini Aerial Manipulator With Elastic Suspension15 citations · 2023
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- 4Embedded Event-based Visual Odometry13 citations · 2020
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- 6Preliminary Study of an Aerial Manipulator with Elastic Suspension10 citations · 2020
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