Computational and Experimental Investigation of a Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicle in Hover

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 1610-1625
Author(s):  
Camli Badrya ◽  
Bharath Govindarajan ◽  
James D. Baeder ◽  
Aaron Harrington ◽  
Christopher M. Kroninger
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Micro Air Vehicle ◽  
Air Vehicle

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation on the Aerodynamics of a Bio-Inspired Flexible Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuanghou Deng ◽  
Mustafa Percin ◽  
Bas van Oudheusden ◽  
Bart Remes ◽  
Hester Bijl
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Micro Air Vehicle ◽  
Air Vehicle

scholarly journals Experimental investigation of wing flexibility on force generation of a hovering flapping wing micro air vehicle with double wing clap-and-fling effects

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quoc V Nguyen ◽  
Woei L Chan ◽  
Marco Debiasi
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Power Consumption ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Micro Air Vehicle ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
Air Vehicle ◽  
Set Up

Experimental investigation of wing flexibility on vertical thrust generation and power consumption in hovering condition for a hovering Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicle, namely FlowerFly, weighing 14.5 g with a 3 g onboard battery and having four wings with double wing clap-and-fling effects, was conducted for several wing configurations with the same shape, area, and weight. A data acquisition system was set up to simultaneously record aerodynamic forces, electrical power consumption, and wing motions at various flapping frequencies. The forces and power consumption were measured with a loadcell and a custom-made shunt circuit, respectively, and the wing motion was captured by high-speed cameras. The results show a phase delay of the wing tip displacement observed for wings with high flexible leading edge at high frequency, resulting in less vertical thrust produced when compared with the wings with less leading edge flexibility at the same flapping frequency. Positive wing camber was observed during wing flapping motion by arranging the wing supporting ribs. Comparison of thrust-to-power ratios between the wing configurations was undertaken to figure out a wing configuration for high vertical thrust production but less power consumption.

Modeling and Simulation of Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaeem A. Khan ◽  
Sunil K. Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Modeling And Simulation ◽  
Micro Air Vehicles ◽  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Micro Air Vehicle ◽  
Preliminary Design ◽  
Unsteady Aerodynamic ◽  
Aerodynamic Model ◽  
Air Vehicle ◽  
Simulation Results

This paper presents modeling and simulation of a flapping wing micro air vehicle. The overall geometry of this vehicle is based on hummingbirds and large insects. The purpose of this study is to understand the mechanics of flight and to achieve a preliminary design based on simulation results. A quasi-unsteady aerodynamic model is used based on in-house experimental investigation of flapping wing aerodynamics. The simulation results reveal important information regarding the behaviour of the system, that could be used in future designs.

Design and Fabrication of an SU-8 Biomimetic Flapping-wing Micro Air Vehicle by MEMS Technology

ROBOT ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 366-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengcheng CHI ◽  
Weiping ZHANG ◽  
Wenyuan CHEN ◽  
Hongyi LI ◽  
Kun MENG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Micro Air Vehicle ◽  
Air Vehicle ◽  
Mems Technology
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