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Bo-Hsun Chen1, Li-Shu Chen1, Yueh Lu1, Zih-Jie Wang1 and Pei-Chun Lin This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.1

1Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 106, R.O.C.


 

Received: October 22, 2015
Accepted: December 5, 2015
Publication Date: March 1, 2016

Download Citation: ||https://doi.org/10.6180/jase.2016.19.1.02  


ABSTRACT


Research on ornithopters is receiving more attention because they exhibit good controllability, maneuverability, and robustness in the natural environment. Here, we report on the design, fabrication, and experimental validation of the mid-size butterfly ornithopter, which mimics the morphology of a dead leaf butterfly. The wing flapping mechanism can support wings with a span of 565 mm and can flap the wings in a 120-degree range and at a frequency of 5 Hz. A lift force measurement and a particle image velocimetry experiment were performed to validate the performance of the ornithopter.


Keywords: Ornithopter, Butterfly, Bio-inspiration, PIV, Robot, Lift Force Measurement, Wing Flapping Stroke


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