Bionic Flapping Wing Flying Robot Flight Mechanism and the Key Technologies

Abstract:

The flapping wing flying robot is an imitation of a bird or insect like a new type of flying robots, the paper briefly outlines the current domestic and international research in the field of flapping wing flight mechanism of the progress made flapping wing flying robot design. On this basis, the current course of the study were discussed key technical issues, combined with the current research, flapping wing aircraft for the future development prospects.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 494-495)
• Pages: 1046-1049
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.494-495.1046
• Online since: February 2014
• Authors: Xu Yang*, Xiao Yi Jin, Xiao Lei Zhou
• Keywords: Flapping Flight, Flexible Wing, Flight Mechanism, Key Technology, MAV

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