Biomimetic flapping wing aerial vehicle

Fenelon, Michael A. A.

doi:10.1109/robio.2009.4913146

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“…In addition, it has the potential for a wide range of applications with vertical takeoff and hovering. [58][59][60][61] Flapping-wing UAVs with low power consumption have low load-carrying capacity and low durability. 43 Figure 3(c) shows a model of flapping-wing UAV.…”

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A review on applications of rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle charging stations

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2021

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems

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Today’s technology allows people to remotely control and monitor many systems. In these technological systems, robots or unmanned vehicles are generally used, which are controlled remotely without human interaction. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which does not have a pilot on it, is one of the unmanned vehicles capable of flying either remotely or automatically. UAVs are among the systems that are used in many fields for military, civil, and academic purposes and are constantly developing in parallel with the advancement of technology. One of the biggest problems of UAVs that are effectively used in many areas is undoubtedly flight times. To overcome this situation, charging stations are used and allow the UAV batteries to be charged without human intervention. In this article, a review study about the charging stations developed for charging batteries used in UAVs has been made. In this study, the findings obtained as a result of literature research on charging stations were analyzed and the performances of charging stations were compared. The main purpose of this review study is to guide people who will develop a charging station for rotary-wing UAVs by providing a preliminary research opportunity and to help choose one of the wired or wireless charging stations according to the needs in the applications to be developed.

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A review on applications of rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle charging stations

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International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems

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“…Compared with the previous two types, flapping-wing crafts seem to have better manipulability and aerodynamic characteristics, which come from the inspiration of flapping flyers. 2,3 However, the unsteady aerodynamic characteristics of flapping-wing mechanism and related techniques have not yet matured and, indeed, there are still good research opportunities. 4,5 A ducted-fan hovering rotary-wing MAV will be discussed and analyzed in this article due to its flexibility.…”

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Optimization of the design of ducted-fan hovering micro air vehicles using finite element simulation and orthogonal design

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Wang

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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B:

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The structural design and flight stability characteristics of micro air vehicles have received much attention due to its low Reynolds number. Compared with fixed-wing aircraft, hovering ducted-fan micro air vehicles with vertical takeoff and landing and hovering capabilities have promising prospect. In this article, a flexible membrane and inflatable structure has been used as the aerodynamic shape of an aircraft model. Its advantages have been analyzed and verified by fluidstructure interaction based on finite element method. The flight stability of hovering micro air vehicles has also been investigated based on the theory of motion of structure. In order to improve the flight stability of the designed hovering micro air vehicle model, the effects of geometrical parameters and materials have been analyzed through an orthogonal experimental design. Based on the optimized results, the aircraft prototype has been manufactured for experimental test. The elastic deformation produced on its flexible membrane structure is obtained by stroboscopic stereo imaging method and a purpose-built experimental environment. The numerical simulation results indicated that the thickness of membrane and material of vertical duct have significant effects on the micro air vehicle flight stability and disturbance resistance ability. The results have confirmed that the flexible aerodynamic mechanisms produced by the aeroelastic deformation of spherical membrane can enhance the micro air vehicle stability.

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Robust Linear Longitudinal Feedback Control of a Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle

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Morales

Fernández-Caballero

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Artificial Computation in Biology and Medicine

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Abstract. This paper falls under the idea of introducing biomimetic miniature air vehicles in ambient assisted living and home health applications. The concepts of active disturbance rejection control and flatness based control are used in this paper for the trajectory tracking tasks in the flapping-wing miniature air vehicle (FWMAV) time-averaged model. The generalized proportional integral (GPI) observers are used to obtain accurate estimations of the flat output associated phase variables and of the time-varying disturbance signals. This information is used in the proposed feedback controller in (a) approximate, yet close, cancelations, as lumped unstructured time-varying terms, of the influence of the highly coupled nonlinearities and (b) the devising of proper linear output feedback control laws based on the approximate estimates of the string of phase variables associated with the flat outputs simultaneously provided by the disturbance observers. Numerical simulations are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

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Biomimetic flapping wing aerial vehicle

Cited by 7 publications

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A review on applications of rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle charging stations

A review on applications of rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle charging stations

Optimization of the design of ducted-fan hovering micro air vehicles using finite element simulation and orthogonal design

Robust Linear Longitudinal Feedback Control of a Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle

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