The Development Of A Miniature Flexible Flapping Wing Mechanism For Use In A Robotic Air Vehicle
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The Development Of A Miniature Flexible Flapping Wing Mechanism For Use In A Robotic Air Vehicle
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Author : Gautam Jadhav
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
The Development Of A Miniature Flexible Flapping Wing Mechanism For Use In A Robotic Air Vehicle written by Gautam Jadhav and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Aerofoils categories.
In this study a mechanism which produced flapping and pitching motions was designed and fabricated. These motions were produced by using a single electric motor and by exploiting flexible structures. The aerodynamic forces generated by flexible membrane wings were measured using a two degree of freedom force balance. This force balance measured the aerodynamic forces of lift and thrust. Two sets of wings with varying flexibility were made. Lift and thrust measurements were acquired as the mechanism flapped the wings in a total of thirteen cases. These thirteen cases consisted of zero velocity free stream conditions as well as forward flight conditions of five meters per second. In addition, flapping frequency was varied from two Hertz to four Hertz, while angle of attack offsets varied from zero degrees to fifteen degrees. The four most interesting conditions for both sets of wings were explored in more detail. For each of these conditions, high-speed video of the flapping wing was taken. The images from the video were also correlated with cycle averaged aerodynamic forces produced by the mechanism. Several observations were made regarding the behavior of flexible flapping wings that should aid in the design of future flexible flapping wing vehicles.
The Delfly
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Author : G.C.H.E. de Croon
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-11-26
The Delfly written by G.C.H.E. de Croon and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-26 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book introduces the topics most relevant to autonomously flying flapping wing robots: flapping-wing design, aerodynamics, and artificial intelligence. Readers can explore these topics in the context of the "Delfly", a flapping wing robot designed at Delft University in The Netherlands. How are tiny fruit flies able to lift their weight, avoid obstacles and predators, and find food or shelter? The first step in emulating this is the creation of a micro flapping wing robot that flies by itself. The challenges are considerable: the design and aerodynamics of flapping wings are still active areas of scientific research, whilst artificial intelligence is subject to extreme limitations deriving from the few sensors and minimal processing onboard. This book conveys the essential insights that lie behind success such as the DelFly Micro and the DelFly Explorer. The DelFly Micro, with its 3.07 grams and 10 cm wing span, is still the smallest flapping wing MAV in the world carrying a camera, whilst the DelFly Explorer is the world's first flapping wing MAV that is able to fly completely autonomously in unknown environments. The DelFly project started in 2005 and ever since has served as inspiration, not only to many scientific flapping wing studies, but also the design of flapping wing toys. The combination of introductions to relevant fields, practical insights and scientific experiments from the DelFly project make this book a must-read for all flapping wing enthusiasts, be they students, researchers, or engineers.
Experimental Characterization Design Analysis And Optimization Of Flexible Flapping Wings For Micro Air Vehicles
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Author : Pin Wu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Experimental Characterization Design Analysis And Optimization Of Flexible Flapping Wings For Micro Air Vehicles written by Pin Wu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
ABSTRACT:This work has advanced the understanding of flapping flight of flexible wings designed to be used in micro air vehicles. A complete new experimental setup that includes a wing actuation mechanism, a customized digital image correlation system, a control system, a load sensor and a vacuum chamber is realized for this study. The technique of digital image correlation has also been developed so that complicated wing kinematics and deformation can be measured. The flapping wing effectiveness and efficiency have been evaluated in different conditions. The results indicate that passive wing deformation can be utilized to enhance aerodynamic performance, under certain inertial loading mainly dictated by flapping frequency, amplitude, wing compliance and mass distribution. The wing deformation reflects the aeroelastic effect produced by the coupled aerodynamic loading as well as the inertial loading. Critical parameters extracted from the deformation data are used to characterize the structural properties of the wings and correlate with the aerodynamic performance. The correlation shows that for one-degree-of-freedom kinematics, wing deformation can be directly used to predict time averaged thrust. The intrinsic relationship between kinematics and inertial loading enables the design and optimization of wing structure based on the correlation results.
Aerodynamics Of The Airplane
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Author : Hermann Schlichting
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Release Date : 1979
Aerodynamics Of The Airplane written by Hermann Schlichting and has been published by McGraw-Hill Companies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Science categories.
Development Of A Tandem Wing Flapping Micro Aerial Vehicle Prototype And Experimental Mechanism
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Author : Christopher DiLeo
language : en
Publisher: ProQuest
Release Date : 2007
Development Of A Tandem Wing Flapping Micro Aerial Vehicle Prototype And Experimental Mechanism written by Christopher DiLeo and has been published by ProQuest this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Airplanes categories.
In the field of micro-aerial vehicles (MAVs), simplicity of design is an important design characteristic. Simplicity in this context implies light weight, a prerequisite for flapping flight, and from a practical standpoint it aids in the manufacture and operation of the mechanism on such a small scale. However, simplicity comes at a price: as mechanisms are simplified they have fewer degrees of freedom, lower controllability, less power output. All of these will effect the ability of the mechanism to generate lift, but the losses can be minimized through proper design and implementation. This thesis describes the design and fabrication of a flapping-wing MAV deriving inspiration from the biological mechanisms of a dragonfly. Dragonflies flap with an inclined stroke plane for hovering flight, which in conjunction with their two pairs of wings, presents an unexplored area of research for MAVs. Small changes in the hovering-flight wing kinematics create large simplifications in their mechanical reproduction. The MAV utilizes these simplifications while maintaining the most important characteristics of dragonfly hovering flight, including passive rotation of the wings, reliance on drag forces to generate lift, and the fluid interactions between adjacent wings flapping out-of-phase. Two successive prototypes are presented, focusing on component design and fabrication techniques. These prototypes allow for easy modification of kinematic variables (phase shift between the fore-and hind-wings and factors that affect wing angle-of-attack) and component variables (most importantly, wing characteristics: size, shape, flexibility), important for future optimization. Initial experimental validation of the prototypes is presented. To facilitate the experimental validation, a mechanical flapping wing mechanism has been designed and fabricated which is able to reproduce the high-stroke-plane kinematics utilized by dragonflies, an ability lacking in present flapping mechanisms. This flapping wing mechanism allows for the measurement of the instantaneous forces on a wing for a particular kinematics, by driving the wing with dynamically similar kinematics in a tank of oil. These experiments will be used in the future to analyze and optimize the lift generated by flapping-wing MAVs.
Flapping Wing Vehicles
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Author : Lung-Jieh Yang
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2021-09-30
Flapping Wing Vehicles written by Lung-Jieh Yang and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-30 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Flapping wing vehicles (FWVs) have unique flight characteristics and the successful flight of such a vehicle depends upon efficient design of the flapping mechanisms while keeping the minimum weight of the structure. Flapping Wing Vehicles: Numerical and Experimental Approach discusses design and kinematic analysis of various flapping wing mechanisms, measurement of flap angle/flapping frequency, and computational fluid dynamic analysis of motion characteristics including manufacturing techniques. The book also includes wind tunnel experiments, high-speed photographic analysis of aerodynamic performance, soap film visualization of 3D down washing, studies on the effect of wing rotation, figure-of-eight motion characteristics, and more. Features Covers all aspects of FWVs needed to design one and understand how and why it flies Explains related engineering practices including flapping mechanism design, kinematic analysis, materials, manufacturing, and aerodynamic performance measures using wind tunnel experiments Includes CFD analysis of 3D wing profile, formation flight of FWVs, and soap film visualization of flapping wings Discusses dynamics and image-based control of a group of ornithopters Explores indigenous PCB design for achieving altitude and attitude control This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in mechatronics, materials, aerodynamics, robotics, biomimetics, vehicle design and MAV/UAV.
Intelligent Robotics And Applications
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Author : Xin-Jun Liu
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-10-19
Intelligent Robotics And Applications written by Xin-Jun Liu and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-19 with Computers categories.
The 4-volume set LNAI 13013 – 13016 constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2021, which took place in Yantai, China, during October 22-25, 2021. The 299 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 386 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Robotics dexterous manipulation; sensors, actuators, and controllers for soft and hybrid robots; cable-driven parallel robot; human-centered wearable robotics; hybrid system modeling and human-machine interface; robot manipulation skills learning; micro_nano materials, devices, and systems for biomedical applications; actuating, sensing, control, and instrumentation for ultra-precision engineering; human-robot collaboration; robotic machining; medical robot; machine intelligence for human motion analytics; human-robot interaction for service robots; novel mechanisms, robots and applications; space robot and on-orbit service; neural learning enhanced motion planning and control for human robot interaction; medical engineering.
Mechanics Of Composite And Multi Functional Materials Volume 7
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Author : Carter Ralph
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-10-30
Mechanics Of Composite And Multi Functional Materials Volume 7 written by Carter Ralph and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-30 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Experimental Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid, and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 7 of the Proceedings of the 2015SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the seventh volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of areas, including: Multifunctional Materials Hybrid Materials Novel Composites Nano- and Particle-Reinforced Composites Additive Manufacturing of Composites Digital Imaging of Composites Damage Detection Non-Destructive Evaluation Fatigue and Fracture of Composites Manufacturing and Joining of Composites Advanced Composites Applications
Flying Insects And Robots
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Author : Dario Floreano
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2009-10-23
Flying Insects And Robots written by Dario Floreano and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-23 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Flying insects are intelligent micromachines capable of exquisite maneuvers in unpredictable environments. Understanding these systems advances our knowledge of flight control, sensor suites, and unsteady aerodynamics, which is of crucial interest to engineers developing intelligent flying robots or micro air vehicles (MAVs). The insights we gain when synthesizing bioinspired systems can in turn benefit the fields of neurophysiology, ethology and zoology by providing real-life tests of the proposed models. This book was written by biologists and engineers leading the research in this crossdisciplinary field. It examines all aspects of the mechanics, technology and intelligence of insects and insectoids. After introductory-level overviews of flight control in insects, dedicated chapters focus on the development of autonomous flying systems using biological principles to sense their surroundings and autonomously navigate. A significant part of the book is dedicated to the mechanics and control of flapping wings both in insects and artificial systems. Finally hybrid locomotion, energy harvesting and manufacturing of small flying robots are covered. A particular feature of the book is the depth on realization topics such as control engineering, electronics, mechanics, optics, robotics and manufacturing. This book will be of interest to academic and industrial researchers engaged with theory and engineering in the domains of aerial robotics, artificial intelligence, and entomology.
Springer Handbook Of Robotics
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Author : Bruno Siciliano
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-07-27
Springer Handbook Of Robotics written by Bruno Siciliano and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-27 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The second edition of this handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview on the various aspects in the rapidly developing field of robotics. Reaching for the human frontier, robotics is vigorously engaged in the growing challenges of new emerging domains. Interacting, exploring, and working with humans, the new generation of robots will increasingly touch people and their lives. The credible prospect of practical robots among humans is the result of the scientific endeavour of a half a century of robotic developments that established robotics as a modern scientific discipline. The ongoing vibrant expansion and strong growth of the field during the last decade has fueled this second edition of the Springer Handbook of Robotics. The first edition of the handbook soon became a landmark in robotics publishing and won the American Association of Publishers PROSE Award for Excellence in Physical Sciences & Mathematics as well as the organization’s Award for Engineering & Technology. The second edition of the handbook, edited by two internationally renowned scientists with the support of an outstanding team of seven part editors and more than 200 authors, continues to be an authoritative reference for robotics researchers, newcomers to the field, and scholars from related disciplines. The contents have been restructured to achieve four main objectives: the enlargement of foundational topics for robotics, the enlightenment of design of various types of robotic systems, the extension of the treatment on robots moving in the environment, and the enrichment of advanced robotics applications. Further to an extensive update, fifteen new chapters have been introduced on emerging topics, and a new generation of authors have joined the handbook’s team. A novel addition to the second edition is a comprehensive collection of multimedia references to more than 700 videos, which bring valuable insight into the contents. The videos can be viewed directly augmented into the text with a smartphone or tablet using a unique and specially designed app. Springer Handbook of Robotics Multimedia Extension Portal: http://handbookofrobotics.org/