Methods to actively modify the dynamic response of cm-scale FWMAV designs

Lightweight vibrating structures (such as flapping wing micro air vehicle (FWMAV) designs) often require some form of control. To achieve controllability, local structural property changes (e.g., damping and stiffness changes) might be induced in an active manner. The stroke-averaged lift force production of a FWMAV wing can be modified by...

Modifying Resonance Modes of Dissipative Structures using Magnitude and Phase Information

Several Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle (FWMAV) designs exploit structural resonance to decrease power consumption. Practical use of most resonating structures requires temporary modifications to the resonance mode (i.e., the eigensolution). This paper presents a systematic design approach to modify non-proportionally damped resonance modes in a...

Resonance Based Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle

Wing Shape and Wing Pitching Kinematics Optimization for Effective Roll of a FWMAV (poster)