Design, fabrication, and analysis of a 3DOF, 3cm flapping-wing MAV

Significant advances in meso-scale prototyping are enabling rigid, articulated, and actuated microrobotic structures. Here, an elegant manufacturing paradigm is employed for the creation of a biologically- inspired flapping-wing micro air vehicle with similar dimensions to Dipteran insects. A novel...

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Published in2007 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems pp. 1576 - 1581
Main Author Wood, R.J.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published IEEE 01.10.2007
Subjects
Actuators
Exoskeletons
Fabrication
Insects
Intelligent robots
Manufacturing
Microstructure
Muscles
Thorax
Vehicles
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Summary:Significant advances in meso-scale prototyping are enabling rigid, articulated, and actuated microrobotic structures. Here, an elegant manufacturing paradigm is employed for the creation of a biologically- inspired flapping-wing micro air vehicle with similar dimensions to Dipteran insects. A novel wing transmission system is presented which contains one actuated and two passive degrees of freedom. The design and fabrication are detailed and the performance of the resulting structure is elucidated highlighting two key metrics: the wing trajectory and the thrust generated.
ISBN:9781424409112
142440911X
ISSN:2153-0858
DOI:10.1109/IROS.2007.4399495