Insect inspired two-wing flapping wing micro air vehicle

• Main Author: Ma, Jiacheng
• Other Authors: Wu Yanhua
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50154
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This report presents an in-depth study of the flight of the hawk moth Manduca Sexta, with the goal of replicating its wing motion for the design of a Micro Air Vehicle. Elements of flight that were studied include the wing beat mechanism, the kinematic parameters of flight, as well as the unsteady a...