Dipteran-insect-inspired thoracic mechanism with nonlinear stiffness to save inertial power of flapping-wing flight

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Lau, Gih-Keong, Chin, Yao-Wei, Goh, Joel Tian-Wei, Wood, Robert J.
• مؤلفون آخرون: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2014
• الموضوعات: DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering::Aerodynamics
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106240; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/23951

This paper presents the design, analysis, and characterization of a compliant thoracic mechanism that saves inertial power for flapping-wing micro air vehicles. Lightweight polyimide film hinges were previously integrated into a compliant flapping-wing mechanism to reduce friction. However, these we...