Clapping-wing micro air vehicle of insect size

被引：21

作者：

Kawamura, Yoshiyuki ^{[1
]}

Souda, Satoshi ^{[1
]}

Nishimoto, Satoshi ^{[1
]}

Ellington, Charles P. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Fukuoka Inst Technol, Fac Engn, Dept Intelligent Mech Engn, Fukuoka, Japan

[2] Univ Cambridge, Dept Zool, Cambridge CB2 1TN, England

来源：

BIO-MECHANISMS OF SWIMMING AND FLYING: FLUID DYNAMICS, BIOMIMETIC ROBOTS, AND SPORTS SCIENCE | 2008年

关键词：

MAV; micro air vehicle; flapping; clapping; insect; hawkmoth;

D O I：

10.1007/978-4-431-73380-5_26

中图分类号：

R318 [生物医学工程];

学科分类号：

0831 ;

摘要：

The efficiencies for generating the axial thrust and the lift of a flapping wing micro air vehicle (MAV) were increased by clapping the wings together, using the "Weis Fogh clap and fling mechanism" from Studies on the aerodynamics of the insect flight. Making use of this effect, we have succeeded in the development and the flight of an insect-size clapping wing MAV. The span and the weight were 10cm and 2.3g, respectively, which are very close to those of the hawkmoth (Manduca sexta), and amongst the smallest and the lightest ever built. The flight characteristics of the clapping MAV were similar to those of the hawkmoth. These results are the first step towards MAVs that mimic insects at lower Reynolds numbers.

引用

页码：319 / +

页数：2

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