The first takeoff of a biologically inspired at-scale robotic insect
The first takeoff of a biologically inspired at-scale robotic insect
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DOI：
10.1109/tro.2008.916997
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发表时间：
2008-04-01
影响因子：
7.8
通讯作者：
Wood, Robert J.
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作者：
Wood, Robert J.
生物学在应用于自然界已经解决的工程挑战时是一个有用的工具。在这里，通过首先探索生物学原理来解决创造昆虫大小的、真正的微型飞行器的竞争目标。这些原则对如何产生足够的推力来维持厘米级飞行器的飞行提供了见解。在这里，它展示了新的制造模式如何能够创造出具有双翅目翅膀轨迹的微型机器人设备的机械和气动机械子系统。结果产生了一种独特的微型机器人：一种60毫克的机器人昆虫，可以产生足够的推力来垂直加速。虽然仍然是外部动力，但这种微机械装置代表着在创造昆虫大小的自动微型飞行器方面取得的重大进展。
Biology is a useful tool when applied to engineering challenges that have been solved in nature. Here, the emulous goal of creating an insect-sized, truly micro air vehicle is addressed by first exploring biological principles. These principles give insights on how to generate sufficient thrust to sustain flight for centimeter-scale vehicles. Here, it is shown how novel manufacturing paradigms enable the creation of the mechanical and aeromechanical subsystems of a microrobotic device that is capable of Diptera-like wing trajectories. The results are a unique microrobot: a 60 mg robotic insect that can produce sufficient thrust to accelerate vertically. Although still externally powered, this micromechanical device represents significant progress toward the creation of autonomous insect-sized micro air vehicles.