Paper Title
A Designing Approach For A Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle
Abstract
A flapping wing approach has proven to be one of the most successful methods in designing the Micro Air
Vehicles (MAVs). These miniature vehicles seek to mimic small birds and insects to achieve never before seen agility in
flight.This paper aims at suggestion of flapping mechanisms, wing and frame design and the materials to be used during
designing of an ornithopter. Various mechanisms are discussed and improved upon untill the final mechanism is obtained
which offers unique advantage over the rest in terms of simplicity,weight and drag considerations, frictional losses and
symmetric flapping. Analysis on NACA profile chosen for the bird wing is done and few important graphs are plotted and
studied. Through this an attempt has been made to provide a roadmap on how to move forward while designing an
ornithopter.