PIBOT, humanoid pilot robot, Unmanned System Research Group, Daejeon, South Korea

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Developer - Unmanned System Research Group (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?11989)

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https://youtu.be/mohI1Stx0eI

PIBOT Basic ver6

Published on Jul 26, 2013

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https://youtu.be/e7WEXoiJRh8

Humanoid Robot Learning to Fly Real Airplanes

Uploaded on Sep 18, 2014

Article "Tiny Humanoid Robot Learning to Fly Real Airplanes (https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/tiny-humanoid-robot-learning-to-fly-real-airplanes)"

by Evan Ackerman
September 18, 2014

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https://youtu.be/h_5qFRKdPDA

PIBOT Flight Test

Published on Sep 16, 2014

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Article "Tiny robot learns to fly a real plane (https://www.cnet.com/news/tiny-robot-learns-to-fly-a-real-plane)"
A doll-sized humanoid robot has learned how to use a cockpit simulator to fly a light aircraft designed for humans.

by Michelle Starr
September 22, 2014


The robot used by the team -- Heejin Jeong, David Hyunchul Shim and Sungwook Cho -- is actually an off-the-shelf humanoid Bioloid (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?2828) Premium by Robotis, modified to be able to work the controls of a cockpit simulation, scaled down to mini-robot size.

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https://youtu.be/p9nEAQThiwg

Human-scale PIBOT - Auto Takeoff and Landing

Published on Jul 30, 2015

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https://youtu.be/zGlQ-nSYFgg

Human-scale PIBOT: Auto Takeoff and Landing with Landing Gear and Flap Manipulation

Published on Feb 21, 2016


Although unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology is the subject of extensive research, this technology can still only be applied to existing aircraft with changes to the hardware and software required. However, there are needs for converting existing aircrafts to unmanned aircrafts in a short time for disaster area because developing a new UAV costs a lot of money and time. Currently, auto pilot is built in some existing aircrafts, but auto pilot itself is not able to perform any mission due to the limited authority of the auto pilot. Also, optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) is developed recently, but OPV requires too much actuators and is platform dependent. Therefore, an unmanned system in which a humanoid robot acts as the pilot is proposed for use in converting existing aircraft into unmanned aircraft with minimal modifications.
Hardware architecture is designed and implemented as to have humanoid features. Degrees of freedom (DOF) is concentrated on arms of the pilot robot because most of the work is to manipulate cockpit with hands. The legs are designed to have 3 DOF which is the minimum DOF to manipulate pedal. Workspace analysis is done to design legs and check if workspace is covering all the cockpit environment. Electronics, such as computing, networking, and power sources, are selected and implemented to meet the performance of actuators.
Software architecture is designed based on flight procedures approved by FAA and cockpit configuration defined with transformation matrix. The algorithm is forming a feedback control loop combining line-of-sight (LOS) guidance, PID control, and position control of the manipulator. Waypoint planning which is the main stream of the control loop is designed based on the flight procedures.
Flight simulation using X-Plane and flight motion simulator is performed to verify the performance and feasibility of the pilot robot. The model of aircraft is Comanche PA-24 and the flight scenario is take-off at Yeosu airport and landing on the same airport. As a result, the pilot robot operated the aircraft successfully following the flight scenario and showed the possibility of converting existing aircraft into unmanned aircraft using a pilot robot.

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https://youtu.be/ACv3_zXrdbE

Human Scale Pilot Robot : PIBOT2. In 2016 AMNC(Gimpo to Incheon airport Scenario)

Published on Jul 29, 2016


RKSS to RKSI (Gimpo to Incheon airport in Korea) Scenario. In 2016 AMNC

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https://youtu.be/pcp_aiQiOgI

Human Scale Pilot Robot : PIBOT2. In 2016 AMNC (Yeosu airport Scenario)

Published on Jul 29, 2016


RKJY (Yeosu airport in Korea) Scenario. In 2016 AMNC

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https://youtu.be/XKAqN5XnTrc

PIBOT can fly your plane from takeoff to landing

Published on Nov 17, 2016


KAIST's PIBOT can convert an aircraft from manned to unmanned just by sitting in the pilot's seat.

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https://youtu.be/uNDbZu60hgw

Human Scale Pilot Robot : PIBOT2. (Yeosu airport Scenario)

Sep 30, 2022