Pornsin-sirirak, T. Nick and Lee, S. W. and Nassef, H. and Grasmeyer, J. and Tai, Y. C. and Ho, C. M. and Keennon, M. (2000) MEMS wing technology for a battery-powered ornithopter. In: International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems,13th (MEMS 2000) , Miyazaki, Japan, 23-27 January 2000. IEEE , Piscataway, NJ, pp. 799-804. ISBN 0-7803-5273-4 http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:PORmems00
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The objective of this project is to develop a battery-powered ornithopter (flapping-wing) Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) with MEMS wings. In this paper, we present a novel MEMS-based wing technology that we developed using titanium-alloy metal as wingframe and parylene C as wing membrane. MEMS technology enables systematic research in terms of repeatablility, size control, and weight minimization. We constructed a high quality low-speed wind tunnel with velocity uniformity of 0.5% and speeds from 1 m/s to 10 m/s. We have tested and have studied the unsteady-state aerodynamics of various types of MEMS wings. Finally, we built lightweight omithopters with electric-powered transmission system and have demonstrated successful free flights of with flight duration ranges from 5 to 18 seconds.
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| Additional Information: | © Copyright 2000 IEEE. Reprinted with permission. Meeting Date: 01/23/2000 - 01/27/2000. This work is supported under DARPA/TTO MAV program DABT63-98-C-0005. | ||||
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| Subject Keywords: | biomimetics; micromechanical devices; vehicles; MEMS technology; aerodynamics; battery powered ornithopter; electric power transmission; flapping wing; micro aerial vehicle; parylene C membrane; titanium alloy frame; wind tunnel | ||||
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