Design and Implementation of a Biologically Inspired Flying Robot - An EPS@ISEP 2014 Spring Project

The goal of this EPS@ISEP project proposed in the Spring of 2014 was to develop a flapping wing flying robot. The project was embraced by a multinational team composed of four students from different countries and fields of study. The team designed and implemented a robot inspired by a biplane design, constructed from lightweight materials and battery powered. The prototype, called MyBird, was built with a 250 € budget, reuse existing materials as well as low cost solutions. Although the team's initial idea was to build a light radio controlled robot, time limitations along with setbacks involving the required electrical components led to a light but not radio controlled prototype. The team, from the experience gathered, made a number of future improvement suggestions, namely, the addition of radio control and a camera and the adoption of articulated monoplane design instead of the current biplane design for the wings.

Keywords

Biomimetic locomotion Educational toy Propulsion mechanism Flying robot

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/6812

Citation

Bénédicte Anki Caramin; Iain Dunn; Rauno Ney; Yvonne Klawikowski; Benedita Malheiro; Maria Cristina Ribeiro; Manuel Silva; Nídia Sá Caetano; Paulo Ferreira; Pedro Guedes. Design and Implementation of a Biologically Inspired Flying Robot - An EPS@ISEP 2014 Spring Project, Trabalho apresentado em Third Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality, In Proceedings of TEEM'15 - Third Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality, Porto, 2015.