Design and Analysis of Bionic Flapping-Wing Flying Robot Based on Two-Stage Wing

Abstract

Bionic flapping-wing flying robot can fly by imitating the flight action of birds in nature and generating lift force through regular flapping of wings. Compared with traditional fixed-wing aircrafts and rotorcrafts, bionic flapping-wing flying robots have the advantages of flexibility, lightness and good camouflage, and have an important significance in natural environment observation, war reconnaissance and other fields. Therefore, this paper presents a new bionic flying robot based on two-stage wing. Firstly, the bionic principle of the flying robots was introduced in detail. Secondly, the mechanism of a bionic flying robot was designed based on the two-stage flapping wing, including the flapping component, fuselage component, and tail wing component. Meanwhile, the model of the flying robot’s mechanism was established using SolidWorks. Finally, kinematic analysis of the flapping mechanism was carried out to verify the feasibility of the design by simulation. The results show that the presented flying robot has the advantages of more flexibility, lightness and heavy load. Hence, it could be used for natural environment observation, aerial photography and other occasions.