A smooth impact drive mechanism actuation method for flapping wing mechanism of bio-inspired micro air vehicles

Yuxin Peng; Li Liu; Yangkun Zhang; Jie Cao; Yang Cheng; Jian Wang

doi:10.1007/s00542-017-3421-x

A smooth impact drive mechanism actuation method for flapping wing mechanism of bio-inspired micro air vehicles

Yuxin Peng^*
, Li Liu
, Yangkun Zhang
, Jie Cao
, Yang Cheng
, Jian Wang

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, a smooth impact drive mechanism (SIDM) actuation method for flapping wing mechanism which can be used in bio-inspired micro air vehicles is proposed. The SIDM-actuated flapping wing mechanism is composed of a base, a linear actuator, and a dual slider-crank mechanism. Based on the driving principle of SIDM, the linear actuator can generate a reciprocating linear motion with a long travel range. Via the dual slider-crank mechanism, the reciprocating linear motion can be converted to a flapping motion with a relatively high frequency. In addition, due to no gearbox used in the design, the SIDM-actuated flapping wing mechanism can be made with small volume and light weight.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	935-941
Number of pages	7
Journal	Microsystem Technologies
Volume	24
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-017-3421-x
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2018
Externally published	Yes

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