CAREER: Theory and Practices of Flapping Flight: From Biological to Robotic Insects

职业：扑翼飞行的理论与实践：从生物昆虫到机器人昆虫

• 批准号: 1132240
• 负责人: Xinyan Deng
• 金额: $ 12.14万
• 依托单位: Purdue University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1132240&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; Theory; Practices; Flapping; Flight

AbstractThis research encompasses novel attempts in several research topics on flapping flight in insects and birds. The goal of this research is to a) quantitatively study the flight trajectory feasibility and stability observed in insects and birds; b) investigate the underlying principles that cause their flight stability and performance differences in order to develop a methodology and guideline for designing flapping wing micro-aerial vehicles; and c) design and fabricate flapping wing micro-aerial vehicles capable of stable and maneuverable flight with biomimetic sensors. Our previous study on the theory of nonlinear systems including harmonic balance and bifurcation methods will be utilized to conduct theoretical and mathematical modeling of flapping flight. We will verify our analysis using the free-flight measurements on the fruit fly and the experimental data from the current generation of fabricated Micromechanical Flying Insects (MFIs). Based on our analysis, we will develop guidelines to aid the design and fabrication of future MFIs and flapping wing micro-aerial vehicle in general, with the capability to ensure the flight feasibility and stability of the vehicle.The theories developed from this research will provide new understanding of the inherent flight stability and maneuverability present in insects and birds, and hopefully will lead to developing a new theory describing the underlying principles of the different flight phenomena observed in nature.The educational activities include incorporating research materials into graduate and undergraduate curricula, and the developed research and educational activities will be outreached to the K-12 students and teachers as well as underrepresented and women groups in Delaware through the University of Delaware's Design and Discovery summer camp for girls. Another broader impact of this program will be to create an Internet-based flapping flight gait simulator accessible to students and researchers to simulate and visualize realistic flight patterns of different insects and birds, given their morphological data.

摘要本研究包括在昆虫和鸟类扑翼飞行的几个研究课题的新尝试。 本研究的目的是：（a）定量研究昆虫和鸟类的飞行轨迹的可行性和稳定性，（B）研究导致它们飞行稳定性和性能差异的基本原理，为扑翼微型飞行器的设计提供方法和指导;以及c）设计和制造具有仿生传感器的能够稳定和可折叠飞行的扑翼微型飞行器。 我们先前的研究，非线性系统的理论，包括谐波平衡和分岔方法将被用来进行理论和数学建模的扑翼飞行。 我们将使用果蝇的自由飞行测量和当前一代制造的微机械飞行昆虫（MFI）的实验数据来验证我们的分析。 根据我们的分析，我们将制定指导方针，以帮助未来的微飞行器和扑翼微型飞行器的设计和制造，以确保飞行器的可行性和稳定性。从这项研究中发展出来的理论将提供对昆虫和鸟类固有的飞行稳定性和机动性的新认识，并有望发展一种新的理论，描述自然界中观察到的不同飞行现象的基本原理。教育活动包括将研究材料纳入研究生和本科生课程，通过特拉华州大学的女孩设计与发现夏令营，将开发的研究和教育活动推广到K-12学生和教师以及特拉华州代表性不足的妇女团体。 该计划的另一个更广泛的影响将是创建一个基于互联网的扑翼飞行步态模拟器，供学生和研究人员使用，以模拟和可视化不同昆虫和鸟类的逼真飞行模式，并提供其形态数据。