Title :
Vibrating wing analysis with passive torsion for micro flying robot
Author :
Dargent, Thomas ; Grondel, Sébastien ; Paquet, Jean-Bernard ; Cattan, Eric ; Soyer, Caroline
Author_Institution :
Office Nat. d´´Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales, Palaiseau
Abstract :
This paper presents a first stage in developing a robot at the size of an insect by using exclusively advanced technologies of the microelectronics. The concept of a vibrating wing with passive torsion is validated by comparisons between theoretical and experimental approaches on a schematic geometry of a single wing. The structural and aerodynamic aspects are separated in a weakly coupled formulation. In this first stage the wing is represented by a beam with a L shape. Vibrations with large displacements in bending-torsion are obtained at the expected frequency with well adapted materials. The theoretical and experimental approaches have now to be extended to a more complex system with two wings, a thorax and actuators.
Keywords :
aerodynamics; aerospace components; aerospace robotics; bending; microrobots; mobile robots; torsion; vibration control; aerodynamic aspects; bending-torsion; micro flying robot; passive torsion; structural aspects; vibrating wing analysis; Aerodynamics; Animals; Biomembranes; Materials; Resonant frequency; Silicon; Vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2008. IROS 2008. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2057-5
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2008.4650733