TY - GEN
T1 - Mission-driven design and fabrication of fixed- and flapping-wing micro air vehicles
AU - Pipenberg, Benjamin T.
AU - Maughmer, Mark D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 by Benjamin T. Pipenberg and Mark D. Maughmer.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - With recent advances in micro-electro-mechanical devices and energy storage technologies, low Reynolds number micro-air vehicles could provide practical solutions to a variety of missions within the next decade. Small, low-energy vehicles with minimal operational risk to people and property are desirable for smooth integration of unmanned systems into mainstream use for applications such as firefighting, search and rescue, agricultural planning, and aerial videography. Towards this goal, the authors will discuss the design and fabrication of several fixed- and flapping-wing micro-air vehicles with a focus on mission-based conceptual design. The transition of key enabling technologies into flying prototypes and experimental performance results will also be presented.
AB - With recent advances in micro-electro-mechanical devices and energy storage technologies, low Reynolds number micro-air vehicles could provide practical solutions to a variety of missions within the next decade. Small, low-energy vehicles with minimal operational risk to people and property are desirable for smooth integration of unmanned systems into mainstream use for applications such as firefighting, search and rescue, agricultural planning, and aerial videography. Towards this goal, the authors will discuss the design and fabrication of several fixed- and flapping-wing micro-air vehicles with a focus on mission-based conceptual design. The transition of key enabling technologies into flying prototypes and experimental performance results will also be presented.
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U2 - 10.2514/6.2015-0037
DO - 10.2514/6.2015-0037
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84980411181
SN - 9781624103438
T3 - 53rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
BT - 53rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
T2 - 53rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 2015
Y2 - 5 January 2015 through 9 January 2015
ER -