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Aerodynamic Sensing as Feedback for Ornithopter Flight Control [PDF]
, 2011 Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/90710/1/AIAA-2011-552-987 ...
Atkins, Ella, Shyy, Wei, Yeo, Derrick
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A Framework for Characterizing Flapping Wing Systems
Drones, 2022 Flapping wing systems are being developed by various institutions and research groups around the world with many systems developed that are capable of full flight. However, while instrumentation has been developed that is capable of measuring some of the characteristics of these systems, there is no complete solution. This paper seeks to take the first
Alex Lefik +3 more
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Exploration of the rotational power consumption of a rigid flapping wing [PDF]
, 2011 Accepted ...
A Hedenström +51 more
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Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
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Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, 2018 Insect wings change its shape passively by the aerodynamic and inertial forces when flapping, which can greatly affect its aerodynamic performances. In order to confirm the importance of the fluid-structure interaction in flapping wing aerodynamics, we ...
Toshiyuki NAKATA, Ryusuke NODA, Hao LIU
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Flapping Wing Instrumentation
Aerospace, 2023 There are flapping wing-style systems being developed by various institutions around the world. However, despite there being many systems that superficially appear robust, there is no viable flapping wing flying system at this time.
Alex T. Lefik +2 more
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Virtual-work-based optimization design on compliant transmission mechanism for flapping-wing aerial vehicles [PDF]
, 2016 This paper presents a method for analyzing and optimizing the design of a compliant transmission mechanism for a flapping-wing aerial vehicle. Its purpose is of minimizing the peak input torque required from a driving motor.
Colorado Montaño, Julián +3 more
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska +2 more
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Design and Construction of an Experiment for the Investigation of the Effects of Gust on Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle Power Consumption [PDF]
, 2013 In recent years, the promising nature of flapping wing flight has led researchers to investigate the wing morphology and unsteady wing aerodynamics found in insects to aid in the design of modern micro air vehicles (MAVs).
Hiller, Brett
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Optimization of flapping-wing micro aircrafts based on the kinematic parameters using genetic algorithm method [PDF]
, 2013 In this paper the optimization of kinematics, which has great influence in performance of flapping foil propulsion, is investigated. The purpose of optimization is to design a flapping-wing micro aircraft with appropriate kinematics and aerodynamics ...
Ebrahim BARATI +3 more
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