Kinematic Investigations of a Novel Flapping Actuation Design with Mutually Perpendicular 3 Cylindrical Joint Approach for FW-Drones

The transmission mechanism of artificial flapping-wing drones generally needs low weight and the fewest interconnecting components, making their development challenging. The four-bar Linkage mechanism for flapping actuation has generally been used till now with complex and heavy connecting designs,...

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Published in:Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2023-04, Vol.8 (2), p.160
Main Authors: Singh, Spoorthi, Zuber, Mohammad, Hamidon, Mohd Nizar, Azriff Basri, Adi, Mazlan, Norkhairunnisa, Ahmad, Kamarul Arifin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cylindrical joint dynamics
Design
Design and construction
Drone aircraft
flapping wing drones
Insects
kinematic investigations of FWMAV
Kinematics
Power consumption
rotary to flapping conversion
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Summary:The transmission mechanism of artificial flapping-wing drones generally needs low weight and the fewest interconnecting components, making their development challenging. The four-bar Linkage mechanism for flapping actuation has generally been used till now with complex and heavy connecting designs, but our proposed novel perpendicularly organized 3-cylindrical joint mechanism is designed to be unique and lighter weight with smooth functioning performance. The proposed prototype transforms the rotary motion of the motor into a specific angle of flapping movement, where the dimensions and specifications of the design components are proportional to the obtained flapping angle. Power consumption and flapping actuation can be monitored by adjusting the motor's rotational speed to control the individual wing in this mechanism. The proposed mechanism consists of a crank with three slightly slidable cylindrical joints perpendicularly arranged to each other with a specified distance in a well-organized pattern to produce a flapping movement at the other end. In order to examine the kinematic attributes, a mathematical process approach is formulated, and kinematic simulations are performed using SIMSCAPE multibody MATLAB, PYTHON programming and COMPMECH GIM software. The proposed invention's real-time test bench prototype model is designed, tested and analyzed for flapping validation.
ISSN:2313-7673
2313-7673
DOI:10.3390/biomimetics8020160