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Trailing-Edge-Change Mechanism for Longitudinal Attitude Control in an Insect-Mimicking Flapping-Wing System

Vu Hoang Phan, Patar Ebenezer Sitorus, Quang Le Phan, Hoon Cheol Park

Abstract


In this study, we have suggested a simple trailing-edge-change (TEC) mechanism for a flapping-wing micro air vehicle (FW-MAV) and experimentally investigated its pitching moment generation capability. A combination of slider-crank and pulley-string mechanisms was used in a motor-driven flapping-wing mechanism for transferring the rotational motion of the installed motor to flapping motion of the wings. A high-speed camera was used to analyze the attitude change of the FW-MAV when the TEC mechanism was activated by a micro magnetic actuator. The experimental work confirmed that the TEC mechanism can successfully modify the wing kinematics during flapping wing motions, and change the longitudinal attitude of the flapping-wing MAV due to the generated pitching moment.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21535%2FProICIUS.2014.v10.307

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