Smart Flapping Wings with a PVDF Sensor to Modify Aerodynamic Performance of a Micro UAV

This paper describes a new configuration of flapping wings to study the aerodynamic behavior of a microUAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). The flapping wings are composed of a pure parylene right wing and a PVDF-parylene composite left wing on purpose. The PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) sensor could only...

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Published inTRANSDUCERS 2007 - 2007 International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference pp. 1705 - 1708
Main Authors Yang, Lung-Jieh, Hsu, Cheng-Kuei, Feng, Chao-Kang, Shih, H.-M., Feng, G.-H., Gao, M.-W.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.2007
Subjects
Aerodynamics
Couplings
Fabrication
flapping wing
Force measurement
Gears
Intelligent sensors
Mechanical sensors
Micro UAV
Micromechanical devices
polyvinylidene fluoride
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Unmanned aerial vehicles
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Summary:This paper describes a new configuration of flapping wings to study the aerodynamic behavior of a microUAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). The flapping wings are composed of a pure parylene right wing and a PVDF-parylene composite left wing on purpose. The PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) sensor could only export the lift signals from the left wing. In comparison to the total lift signal picked by the load cell from the wind-tunnel facility, we can figure out and separate the lift contributions donated by left wing and right wing, respectively. Therefore, we found a new design methodology to adjust the aerodynamic performance of microUAVs by changing the phase lag between the two flapping wings through fine tuning the mechanism linkages.
ISBN:9781424408412
1424408415
ISSN:2159-547X
DOI:10.1109/SENSOR.2007.4300480