Improved Performance and Control of Flapping-Wing Propelled Micro Air Vehicles

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Jones ◽  
Chris Bradshaw ◽  
Jason Papadopoulos ◽  
Max Platzer
Keyword(s):  
Micro Air Vehicles ◽  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
And Control ◽  
Air Vehicles

Flap–control mechanism for flapping-wing micro air vehicles

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (4) ◽  
pp. 1537-1545
Author(s):  
Chaoying Zhou ◽  
Rui Zhang ◽  
Chao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Control Mechanism ◽  
Micro Air Vehicles ◽  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Double Pendulum ◽  
Gear Rack ◽  
And Control ◽  
Air Vehicles

Flapping-wing micro air vehicles controlled by tail are poor in stability and maneuverability. A crank-slider and double-pendulum control mechanism which integrates flap and control and provides a good maneuverability by breaking the symmetry between the flapping motions of two lateral wings is proposed for the design of flapping-wing micro air vehicles. The kinematics of this mechanism is analyzed and the effects of flapping angles, flapping amplitudes, and the differences between the flapping angles of two lateral wings on the maneuverability are discussed. The results indicate that flapping angle differences between two lateral wings generated by breaking the symmetry play the most important role in providing good maneuverability. The maneuverability of turning is obtained by moving the pivots of the flapping bars in the system and a servo-gear-rack device is used to realize the movement. The proposed novel flap–control mechanism is compact and easy to control.

Longitudinal Flight Dynamics of Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicles

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 1115-1131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher T. Orlowski ◽  
Anouck R. Girard
Keyword(s):  
Flight Dynamics ◽  
Micro Air Vehicles ◽  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Air Vehicles

Design and Evaluation of a Model-Based Controller for Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicles

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 2513-2528
Author(s):  
Stephen M. Nogar ◽  
Andrea Serrani ◽  
Abhijit Gogulapati ◽  
Jack J. McNamara ◽  
Michael W. Oppenheimer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Micro Air Vehicles ◽  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Air Vehicles

Fabrication of Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles

2021 ◽  
pp. 131-172
Author(s):  
Lung-Jieh Yang ◽  
Balasubramanian Esakki
Keyword(s):  
Micro Air Vehicles ◽  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Air Vehicles
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