| UAV | Unmanned aerial vehicle |
| DOF | Degrees of freedom |
| DEA | Dielectric elastomer actuators |
| AM | Aerial manipulators |
| CAD | Computer-aided design |
| TPU | Thermoplastic polyurethane |
| PLA | Polylactic acid |
| ABS | Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene |
| EMF | Electromotive force |
| MoCap | Motion capture |
| NDT | Non-destructive testing |