Evaluation of Bi-Harmonic Amplitude and Bias Modulation for Flapping Wing MAV Control
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-4-2011
Abstract
Interest in flapping wing Micro Air Vechicles (MAVs) has exploded in recent years, fueling research into unsteady, low Re aerodynamics, micro-fabrication, and fluid-structure interaction. Flapping wing control of such MAVs has been studied less thoroughly. Existing research uniformly relies on computer simulations of quasi-steady blade element formulas to evaluate proposed control laws. Such simulations do not account for unsteady aerodynamics which contribute to the total forces and moments generated by the wings. Higher fidelity computational methods are time and cost prohibitive, so these control laws must be evaluated on hardware models that include unsteady effects. In this work, a MAV prototype is tested on a 6-component balance to determine if the control derivatives for a novel control technique; Bi-harmonic Amplitude and Bias Modulation, which were developed with bladeelement formulas, are sufficiently accurate to be used for flapping wing control of a MAV.
Source Publication
49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition
Recommended Citation
Anderson, M., Sladek, N., & Cobb, R. (2011, January 4). Evaluation of bi-harmonic amplitude and bias modulation for flapping wing mav control. 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, Florida. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2011-1161
Comments
Co-author N. Sladek was completing graduate work (M.S.) at AFIT at the time of this conference. (AFIT-GA-ENY-11-M14, March 2011)
Co-author M. Anderson was an AFIT PhD candidate at the time of this conference. (AFIT-DS-ENY-11-12, September 2011)