Vector Field Aided Trajectory Tracking by a 10-gram Flapping-Wing Micro Aerial Vehicle

A. Ndoye,J. J. Castillo-Zamora,S. Samorah-Laki,R. Miot,E. Van Ruymbeke,F. Ruffier,A. Ndoye,J. J. Castillo-Zamora,S. Samorah-Laki,R. Miot,E. Van Ruymbeke,F. Ruffier

Here we describe how a 10-gram Flapping-Wing Micro Aerial Vehicle (FWMAV) was able to perform an automatic trajectory tracking task based on a vector field method. In this study, the desired heading was provided by a vector field which was computed depending on the desired trajectory. The FWMAV's heading was changed by a rear steering mechanism. This rear mechanism simultaneously (i) tenses one wi...