论文信息 - Development of Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles -Design, CFD, Experiment and Actual Flight

Development of Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles -Design, CFD, Experiment and Actual Flight

In the paper, we discuss an approach we used to design flapping wing Micro Air Vehicles (MAV). The approach makes use of the conventional precision machining methods, such as Rapid Prototyping 3D printing, Electrical Discharge Machining and Laser Micromachining techniques, to manufacture the MAV parts. The current generation of MAV’s has a total weight of 10.8 grams (12.56 grams with one Camera) and a span of 20 cm and it can achieve a payload of around 3 grams. The MAV’s not only are capable of performing simple acrobatic maneuver in the air but also can hover in place with very little drift. We are in the process of redesigning the next generation of MAV’s, which not only offer a reduction in size but also make use of vision-based tracking technique to perform obstacle-avoidance flight adjustments.

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