Design, Fabrication and Assembly of a Flapping-Wing with Integrated Compliant Hinge: Application in a Bio-Inspired, Resonant Micro Air Vehicle

The Atalanta is a palm-sized, insect-inspired, flapping-wing micro air vehicle developed by the University of Technology Delft. In its current form, the Atalanta has a lift-to-mass ratio of 0.12 which inhibits it from taking off. Getting the Atalanta to fly would greatly benefit the research into areas such as aerodynamic modelling, on-board...