Insects are highly successful autonomous MAVs. They are specialized for flight at this size range, where conventional wings in steady motion perform badly. Flapping wings can generate 2-3X more lift -- the extra lift capacity is highly desirable for MAVs. Only a flapping design can exploit the high-lift/high-drag aerodynamic mechanisms found in insect flight. After 350 million years of evolution, they have probably found good solutions for: Kinematics - Wing design - Control systems.


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    Title :

    Insect Flight and MAVs


    Publication date :

    2002


    Size :

    36 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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