A Controllability Approach for Resonant Compliant Systems: Applied to a Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle

This thesis studies a controllability approach for general resonant compliant systems. These systems exploit resonance to obtain a specific dynamic response at relatively low actuation power. This type of systems is often lightweight, is scalable and minimizes frictional losses through the use of compliant hinges. Some insect-inspired Flapping...

Fabrication and characterization of suspended beam structures for SiO2 photonic MEMS

This paper proposes a microfabrication process for the reliable release of SiO2 beam structures. These structures are intended to be utilized in SiO2 photonic MEMS. A major fabrication challenge is the release of thick (>10 ?m) SiO2 structures with high yield. A single mask process is developed based on temporary reinforcement of the SiO2...

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...

Realizing a Small UAV for Medical Transport in Developing Countries

Suspended photonic waveguide arrays for submicrometer alignment

This paper presents a new alignment concept for the alignment of multichannel photonic intergrated circuits (PICs) using flexible photonic waveguides on one of the PICs that are positionable by integrated micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) actuators. The concept aims for high precision and high degree of assembly process automation. The...

Resonance Based Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle

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

The Optimization of the Flapping Wings for a Micro Air Vehicle