A compliant thorax design for robustness and elastic energy exchange in flapping-wing robots
Hang Gao,James Lynch,Nick Gravish,Hang Gao,James Lynch,Nick Gravish
Flapping wing insects benefit from a compliant thorax that provides elastic energy exchange and resiliency to wing collisions. In this paper, we present a flapping wing robot that uses an underactuated compliant transmission inspired by the insect thorax. We developed a novel fabrication method that combines carbon fiber (CF) laminate and soft robotics fabrication techniques for transmission const...
