Hideki Etoh

Thorax unit driven by unidirectional USM for under 10-gram flapping MAV platform

A unidirectional ultrasonic motor (USM) is applied to the thorax unit of a flapping micro aerial vehicle (MAV) with the aim to develop an MAV in the 10-gram-range, for which appropriate DC motors with high power-weight ratios are unavailable. As a trial, a unidirectional USM having an ultrasonic tra…