Abstract
AbstractFlapping winged micro air vehicles (MAVs) have been of interest due to their unique flying characteristics. Wing design is an essential aspect of making a robust flapping device. The more popular approach to obtaining an optimized wing is to completely mimic natural species. Rather, our study is only inspired by these biological flyers, suggesting that the optimum design for an active one degree of freedom flapping motion may differ. Error reduction is crucial to the experimental optimization approach, building confidence that variations in thrust are attributed to wing topology. To allow for consistency among replicate wings, the fabrication process must be controlled and accurate along with data acquisition and experimental setup. Digital image correlation and slow motion photography was used to find subtle differences and gain more knowledge of the physics behind flapping. Hovering MAVs serve as the primary application of the optimized wing.KeywordsDigital Image CorrelationManufacturing ErrorRotary WingAverage ThrustFlap AngleThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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