Design and kinematic analysis of flapping wing mechanism for common swift inspired micro aerial vehicle
The article presents a novel flapping wing mechanism for Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) inspired by one of the most efficient flyers of the aerial world, the Common swift ( Apus apus). The flight characteristics such as wing beat frequency, wing beat amplitude, and fore and aft movements, as well as win...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/0954406220974046 2024-09-15T17:49:29+00:00 Design and kinematic analysis of flapping wing mechanism for common swift inspired micro aerial vehicle Chellapurath, Mrudul Noble, Sam Sreejalekshmi, KG 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954406220974046 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0954406220974046 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/0954406220974046 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science volume 235, issue 19, page 4026-4036 ISSN 0954-4062 2041-2983 journal-article 2020 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/0954406220974046 2024-07-29T04:25:42Z The article presents a novel flapping wing mechanism for Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) inspired by one of the most efficient flyers of the aerial world, the Common swift ( Apus apus). The flight characteristics such as wing beat frequency, wing beat amplitude, and fore and aft movements, as well as wing rotation of the bird at a flight speed 8 m /s, were studied. The common swift rotates its hand wing keeping the pitch of the arm wing constant during the entire wingbeat cycle. The hand wing undergoes forward rotation during the downstroke and backward rotation during the upstroke. This complex wing kinematics enables swift to generate various unsteady aerodynamic mechanisms. Using the geometric and kinematic details, a flapping wing mechanism that emulates the wing kinematics of the bird was designed. The flapping wing mechanism based on the epicyclic ellipsograph mechanism presented herein integrates flapping motion, fore and aft motion, and selective wing rotation. Importantly, this fully constrained mechanism allows performing all the key kinematic motions of the common swift with a single actuator. A kinematic model of the mechanism is presented to calculate the design parameters based on the scale of the MAV. Kinematic simulation of the mechanism is also presented to verify the design. Article in Journal/Newspaper Apus apus SAGE Publications Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 095440622097404 |
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The article presents a novel flapping wing mechanism for Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) inspired by one of the most efficient flyers of the aerial world, the Common swift ( Apus apus). The flight characteristics such as wing beat frequency, wing beat amplitude, and fore and aft movements, as well as wing rotation of the bird at a flight speed 8 m /s, were studied. The common swift rotates its hand wing keeping the pitch of the arm wing constant during the entire wingbeat cycle. The hand wing undergoes forward rotation during the downstroke and backward rotation during the upstroke. This complex wing kinematics enables swift to generate various unsteady aerodynamic mechanisms. Using the geometric and kinematic details, a flapping wing mechanism that emulates the wing kinematics of the bird was designed. The flapping wing mechanism based on the epicyclic ellipsograph mechanism presented herein integrates flapping motion, fore and aft motion, and selective wing rotation. Importantly, this fully constrained mechanism allows performing all the key kinematic motions of the common swift with a single actuator. A kinematic model of the mechanism is presented to calculate the design parameters based on the scale of the MAV. Kinematic simulation of the mechanism is also presented to verify the design. |
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Chellapurath, Mrudul Noble, Sam Sreejalekshmi, KG |
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Chellapurath, Mrudul Noble, Sam Sreejalekshmi, KG Design and kinematic analysis of flapping wing mechanism for common swift inspired micro aerial vehicle |
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Chellapurath, Mrudul Noble, Sam Sreejalekshmi, KG |
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Design and kinematic analysis of flapping wing mechanism for common swift inspired micro aerial vehicle |
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Design and kinematic analysis of flapping wing mechanism for common swift inspired micro aerial vehicle |
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Design and kinematic analysis of flapping wing mechanism for common swift inspired micro aerial vehicle |
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Design and kinematic analysis of flapping wing mechanism for common swift inspired micro aerial vehicle |
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Design and kinematic analysis of flapping wing mechanism for common swift inspired micro aerial vehicle |
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design and kinematic analysis of flapping wing mechanism for common swift inspired micro aerial vehicle |
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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science volume 235, issue 19, page 4026-4036 ISSN 0954-4062 2041-2983 |
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