Experimental study on dynamic modeling of flapping wing micro aerial vehicle

Shaoran Liang, Bifeng Song, Wenqing Yang, Peng Nian

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Abstract

Flapping-wing Micro Aerial Vehicle (FWMAV) is a kind of aircraft which can produce lift and thrust by flapping the wings just like birds or insects. Wind tunnel experiment played an important role in the Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) research. This paper introduces wind tunnel experiments of a pair of flexible flapping wings, and analyzes mean and instantaneous characteristics of aerodynamic force and torque. According to the characters of force and torque, they are divided into average signals and periodic alternating signals. Average signals are related to motion characteristics of aircraft, like fixed wing aerial vehicle. Meanwhile, periodic alternating signals are related to periodic flapping up and down, and the frequency is the same as flapping frequency. Finally, the article establishes an available longitudinal flight dynamic model of FWMAV using small perturbation theory to deal with average signals and the model was verified by the real flight tests.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntelligent Robotics and Applications - 10th International Conference, ICIRA 2017, Proceedings
EditorsHonghai Liu, YongAn Huang, Hao Wu, Zhouping Yin
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages602-612
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783319652979
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event10th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2017 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 16 Aug 201718 Aug 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10464 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period16/08/1718/08/17

Keywords

  • Average signals
  • Dynamic modeling
  • Flapping wing
  • Period alternating signals
  • Wind tunnel experiment

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