A Review of Bird-Inspired Flapping Wing Miniature Air Vehicle Designs
A Review of Bird-Inspired Flapping Wing Miniature Air Vehicle Designs
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DOI：
10.1115/1.4005525
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发表时间：
2012-05-01
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2.6
通讯作者：
Wilkerson, Stephen A.
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作者：
Gerdes, John W.;Gupta, Satyandra K.;Wilkerson, Stephen A.
在某些应用中，鸟类在飞行中的物理和空气动力学特性比典型的螺旋桨或转子驱动的微型飞行器（MAV）运动设计更有优势。许多研究小组和公司已经开发出扑翼飞行器，试图利用这些优势。本文的目的是报道不同类型的扑翼微型飞行器的设计，并比较它们的显著特性。本文的重点是机构和机翼的机械设计方面。所提出的讨论将仅限于微型扑翼飞行器，定义为总重量为10至100克。讨论将主要集中在至少进行过一次成功试飞的设计上。本文提供了每个类别中的代表性设计，而不是提供所有现有设计的全面列表。本文将使初来乍到的人熟悉现有的设计及其特点。通过研究现有的设计，未来的设计师将能够从其他成功的设计中吸取特征。本文还总结了随着扑翼飞行器领域的进一步发展和在实际应用中展开扑翼飞行器所面临的设计挑战。(DOI: 10.1115/1.4005525)
Physical and aerodynamic characteristics of a bird in flight offer benefits over typical propeller or rotor driven miniature air vehicle (MAV) locomotion designs in certain applications. A number of research groups and companies have developed flapping wing vehicles that attempt to harness these benefits. The purpose of this paper is to report different types of flapping wing miniature air vehicle designs and compare their salient characteristics. This paper is focused on mechanical design aspects of mechanisms and wings. The discussion presented will be limited to miniature-sized flapping wing air vehicles, defined as 10 to 100 g total weight. The discussion will be focused primarily on designs which have performed at least one successful test flight. This paper provides representative designs in each category, rather than providing a comprehensive listing of all existing designs. This paper will familiarize a newcomer to the field with existing designs and their distinguishing features. By studying existing designs, future designers will be able to adopt features from other successful designs. This paper also summarizes the design challenges associated with the further advancement of the field and deploying flapping wing vehicles in practice. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4005525]