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.
Insect Flight and MAVs
2002
36 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aerodynamics , Aircraft , Meetings , Drones , Wings , Miniaturization , Winged insects , Kinematics , Control systems , Vortices , Stalling , High lift , Rotation , Delta wings , Workshops , Hovering , Lift to drag ratio , Aerial propellers , Mav(Miniature air vehicles) , Lev(Leading edge vortex) , Briefing charts
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