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- Title
Study of the oscillation of a wing mounted on an elastic suspension.
- Authors
Jatsun, Sergey; Sabau, Courage; Efimov, Sergey
- Abstract
In this paper we explore the resonant properties exhibited by insects during hovering and present a wing actuation mechanism based on the structure of the insect thorax. A mathematical model of the proposed actuation mechanism is developed. An analysis of the influence of spring stiffness, flapping frequency and drag coefficient on the torque and mechanical power required for wing movement is carried out. We show that driving the actuation mechanism at resonant frequency helps to reduce inertial costs of accelerating and decelerating the wings.
- Subjects
ORNITHOPTERS; AIRPLANE wings; OSCILLATIONS; ELASTICITY; ACTUATORS
- Publication
Vibroengineering Procedia, 2016, Vol 8, p80
- ISSN
2345-0533
- Publication type
Article