Development of Flapping Flight Robot achieaving 5 Wing Motions and Short Takeoff and Landing with Legs

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K05901
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
• Research Institution: Kyushu Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: OHTAKE Hiroshi 九州工業大学, 大学院情報工学研究院, 准教授 (60377017)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TANAKA Kazuo 電気通信大学, 大学院情報理工学研究科, 教授 (00227125)
• Research Collaborator: KIMURA Yuki ; MURAKAWA Ryoma ; FUJINAGA Takuya ; MORI Shinichiro ; TANAKA Masato
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 羽ばたき飛行ロボット / 鳥型ロボット / 跳躍

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Birds perform not only flapping motions, but also excellent flight such as gliding, soaring and hovering by moving their joints of wings effectively, In addition, they have two legs and can takeoff and land with short distances. In this research, we aimed to achieve the wing motions like real birds, and taking off and landing with short distance by their legs, and obtained the following research results in the three years from 2015 to 2017.
1) Construction of simulation model of both wings having 12 degrees of freedom, 2) Consideration of cross-sectional shape of wing and investigation of influence on lift and thrust forces, 3) Development of a flying robot with both wings which have 10 degrees of freedom and realize 5 wing motions, 4) Development of amplifying device for lift force based on knowledge of bird's muscle structure, 5) Development of leg mechanism and achievement of short distance takeoff

Free Research Field

生物規範型ロボット