Towards Improved Hybrid Actuation Mechanisms for Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles: Analytical and Experimental Investigations

A new strategy is proposed in order to effectively design the components of actuation mechanisms for flapping wing micro air vehicles. To this end, the merits and drawbacks of some existing types of conventional flapping actuation mechanisms are first discussed qualitatively. Second, the relationshi...

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Main Authors: Mostafa Hassanalian, Abdessattar Abdelkefi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Drones
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/3/3/73