3D Flapping Trajectory of a Micro-Air-Vehicle and its Application to Unsteady Flow Simulation. (5th June 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yang, Lung-Jieh; Hsiao, Fu-Yuen; Tang, Wen-Tzu; Huang, I-Cheng
• Is Part Of: International journal of advanced robotic systems. Volume 10:Number 6(2013)
• Publication Date: 2013-06-05
• Subjects: Flapping Micro-Air-Vehicle (MAV) -- Parylene -- Light Emitting Diode (LED) -- Figure of Eight Flapping; Robotics -- Periodicals; Robotics; Periodicals; 629.892
• DOI: 10.5772/56565
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1729-8806

Abstract

A three-dimensional (3D) trajectory detection framework using two high-speed cameras for the flapping flexible wing of a micro-air-vehicle (MAV) is presented. This MAV, which is called the "Golden Snitch", has a successful flight record of 8 minutes. We embed the flexible wingskin with a nine light emitting diode (LED) array as the light enhancing marker and capsulate it with parylene (poly-para-xylylene) as the protection layer. We confirm an oblique figure of eight trajectory of this MAV's wing with time-varying coordinate data. The corresponding aerofoil of the main wings' profiles was subjected to the time-varying coordinate data, yielding a resolution of a 1/70 wing beating cycle of 15Hz flapping. The trajectory information is first demonstrated as the moving boundaries of an unsteady flow simulation around a flapping flexible wing.