3 accepted papers
Flapping-wing insect-scale robots (<;$500 mg) rely on small changes in drive signals supplied to actuators to generate angular torques. Previous results on vehicles with passive wing hinges have demonstrated roll, pitch, and position control, but they have not yet been able to control their yaw (hea
Successful demonstrations of controlled flight in flying insect-sized robots (FIRs) <; 500 mg have all relied on piezoactuated flapping wings because of unfavorable downward size scaling in motor-driven propellers. In practice, the mechanical complexity of flapping wings typically results in large t
Efforts to engineer insect-sized (~100 mg) robots are motivated by their potential advantages relative to larger robots, such as greater deployment numbers at the same cost. Previous iterations have demonstrated controlled flight, but were limited in terms of locomotion capabilities outside of fligh…