Body Torque Generation for a Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle by Angle of Attack Change

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Oppenheimer ◽  
David Sigthorsson ◽  
David Doman
Keyword(s):  
Angle Of Attack ◽  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Micro Air Vehicle ◽  
Air Vehicle ◽  
Torque Generation

scholarly journals Flight Performance Estimation of Bionic Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicle

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 636-643
Author(s):  
Wenqing Yang ◽  
Bifeng Song ◽  
Guanglin Gao
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Angle Of Attack ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Micro Air Vehicle ◽  
Performance Estimation ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Flight Performance ◽  
Air Vehicle ◽  
Performance Calculation

Bionic flapping-wing micro air vehicle(MAV) has received worldwide attention.The flight performance calculation is an important step in the conceptual design.The differences in performance estimation methods between the flapping-wing and conventional fixed-wing aircraft are analyzed.Based on the results of the aerodynamic estimation and wind tunnel experimental measurement, the flight performance estimation method of flapping-wing micro air vehicle is proposed, and the performance of level flight, climbing, and duration are calculated and analyzed.The frequency represents the accelerator in a certain extent, while the frequency is coupled with lift and thrust.The results show that there may be two stable cruising states at certain frequencies, one is the small angle of attack with high speed, the other is the small speed with big angle of attack, and the two states have different power consumption.According to the parameters of the vehicle, climbing performance and duration performance can be obtained.The speed versus power characteristic curve is a U shape, minimum slope of the U curve can be obtained through the mapping method to calculate the farthest flight speed, and the minimum velocity of U-shaped curve is the speed for longest duration.The proposed flight performance calculation method can be used to evaluate the flight capability of bionic micro flapping-wing air vehicle.

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

scholarly journals Dove: A biomimetic flapping-wing micro air vehicle

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenqing Yang ◽  
Liguang Wang ◽  
Bifeng Song
Keyword(s):  
Mechanism Design ◽  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Micro Air Vehicle ◽  
Flexible Wing ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ground Station ◽  
Air Vehicle ◽  
Research Goal ◽  
Color Video ◽  
Flapping Mechanism

This paper describes the design and development of the Dove, a flapping-wing micro air vehicle (FWMAV), which was developed in Northwestern Polytechnical University. FWMAVs have attracted international attentions since the past two decades. Since some achievements have been obtained, such as the capability of supporting an air vehicle to fly, our research goal was to design an FWMAV that has the ability to accomplish a task. Main investigations were presented in this paper, including the flexible wing design, the flapping mechanism design, and the on-board avionics development. The current Dove has a mass of 220 g, a wingspan of 50 cm, and the ability of operating fully autonomously, flying lasts half an hour, and transmitting live stabilized color video to a ground station over 4 km away.

Controlled Flight Maneuvers of a Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle: a Step Towards the Delfly II Identification

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joao V. Caetano ◽  
Coen C. de Visser ◽  
Bart D. Remes ◽  
Christophe De Wagter ◽  
Erik-Jan Van Kampen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flapping Wing ◽  
Micro Air Vehicle ◽  
Air Vehicle
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