Zhang C, Rossi C
Centre for Automation and Robotics (CAR), UPM-CSIC, 2, calle de Jose Gutierrez Abascal, 28006, Madrid, Spain.
Bioinspir Biomim. 2017 Feb 15;12(2):025005. doi: 10.1088/1748-3190/aa58d3.
Flapping-wing micro air vehicles (FWMAVs) are a class of unmanned aircraft that imitate flight characteristics of natural organisms such as birds, bats, and insects, in order to achieve maximum flight efficiency and manoeuvrability. Designing proper mechanisms for flapping transmission is an extremely important aspect for FWMAVs. Compliant transmission mechanisms have been considered as an alternative to rigid transmission systems due to their lower the number of parts, thereby reducing the total weight, lower energy loss thanks to little or practically no friction among parts, and at the same time, being able to store and release mechanical power during the flapping cycle. In this paper, the state-of-the-art research in this field is dealt upon, highlighting open challenges and research topics. An optimization method for designing compliant transmission mechanisms inspired by the thoraxes of insects is also introduced.
扑翼微型飞行器（FWMAV）是一类无人驾驶飞机，它们模仿鸟类、蝙蝠和昆虫等自然生物的飞行特性，以实现最大飞行效率和机动性。为扑翼传动设计合适的机构是扑翼微型飞行器极其重要的一个方面。柔顺传动机构因其零件数量较少，从而降低了总重量，由于零件之间几乎没有或实际上没有摩擦而降低了能量损失，同时能够在扑翼周期中存储和释放机械能，因此被视为刚性传动系统的一种替代方案。本文论述了该领域的最新研究，突出了面临的公开挑战和研究课题。还介绍了一种受昆虫胸部启发设计柔顺传动机构的优化方法。
