Quad-thopter: Tailless Flapping Wing Robot with 4 Pairs of Wings

Quad-thopter: Tailless Flapping Wing Robot with 4 Pairs of Wings

de Wagter, C. (TU Delft Control & Simulation)
Karasek, M. (TU Delft Control & Simulation)
de Croon, G.C.H.E. (TU Delft Control & Simulation)

J.-M. Moschetta G. Hattenberger, H. de Plinval (editor)

2017-09-01

We present a novel design of a tailless flapping wing Micro Air Vehicle (MAV), which uses four independently driven pairs of flapping wings in order to fly and perform agile maneuvers. The wing pairs are arranged such that differential thrust generates the desired roll and pitch moments, similar to a quadrotor. Moreover, two pairs of wings are tilted clockwise and two pairs of wings anti-clockwise. This allows the MAV to generate a yaw moment. We have constructed the design and performed multiple flight tests with it, both indoors and outdoors. These tests have shown the vehicle to be capable of agile maneuvers, and able to cope with wind gusts. The main advantage is that the proposed design is relatively simple to produce, and yet has the capabilities expected of tailless flapping wing MAVs.

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International Micro Air Vehicle Conference and Flight Competition 2017

9th international micro air vehicles, 2017-09-18 → 2017-09-21, Toulouse, France

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© 2017 C. de Wagter, M. Karasek, G.C.H.E. de Croon