Atalanta Flying Prototype: The Design, Fabrication and Testing of an Uncontrolled Resonant Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicle using a Linear Frequency Divider

Drones are becoming an ever increasing part of our lives. From airshows to surveillance systems, their use varies greatly and, as technology improves, this variety will continue to increase. As drones get smaller, new applications arise. For example, drones for monitoring crops or searching for survivors in hard to reach places in disaster areas...

Attitude Control of Flapping-Wing Air Vehicles

Flapping-Wing Air Vehicles (FWAV) are autonomously flying vehicles that use their flapping wings to simultaneously stay aloft and enable controllable flight. FWAVs that are capable of controllable flight are reported in literature, though a theoretical background of the aerodynamic performance of different attitude control mechanisms is absent...