Bioinspired Hummingbird-Like FMAV: Flapping Mechanism and Flight Control
摘要
The hummingbird has been widely utilized as a subject in the study of flapping-wing aerial vehicles (FMAVs) for its extraordinary flight capabilities, such as hovering, backward flying and rapid turning. In this paper, the design of a hummingbird-inspired is presented, and leverages mechanisms such as coaxial counter-rotating gears, crank-rocker mechanisms and crank-slider mechanisms are introduced. The FMAV was engineered to facilitate manoeuvring in hover, pitch, roll, and yaw. The kinematics of the flapping wing motion and the feasibility of control are simulated by Adams software. The results show that the flight manoeuvres mentioned above are realized and a viable approach to biomimetic FMAV design is provided.