J4 ›› 2014, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (3): 449-458.doi: 10.1016/S1672-6529(14)60057-3
Design and Demonstration of Insect Mimicking Foldable Artificial Wing Using Four-Bar Linkage Systems
Quang-Tri Truong1, Byoma Wing Argyoganendro2,3, Hoon Cheol Park2,3,4
- 1. Laboratory of Applied Mechanics, Faculty of Applied Science, HCMUT, Ho Chi Minh City 740–128, Vietnam
2. Biomimetics and Intelligent Microsystem Laboratory, Konkuk University, Seoul 143–701, Korea
3. Department of Advanced Technology Fusion, Konkuk University, Seoul 143–701, Korea
4. Artificial Muscle Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 143–701, Korea
Design and Demonstration of Insect Mimicking Foldable Artificial Wing Using Four-Bar Linkage Systems
Quang-Tri Truong1, Byoma Wing Argyoganendro2,3, Hoon Cheol Park2,3,4
- 1. Laboratory of Applied Mechanics, Faculty of Applied Science, HCMUT, Ho Chi Minh City 740–128, Vietnam
2. Biomimetics and Intelligent Microsystem Laboratory, Konkuk University, Seoul 143–701, Korea
3. Department of Advanced Technology Fusion, Konkuk University, Seoul 143–701, Korea
4. Artificial Muscle Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 143–701, Korea
摘要：
In this work, we develop an artificial foldable wing that mimics the hind wing of a beetle (Allomyrina dichotoma). In real flight, the beetle unfolds forewings and hind wings, and maintains the unfolded configuration unless it is exhausted. The arti-ficial wing has to be able to maintain a fully unfolded configuration while flapping at a desirable flapping frequency. The arti-ficial foldable hind wing developed in this work is based on two four-bar linkages which adapt the behaviors of the beetle’s hind wing. The four-bar-linkages are designed to mimic rotational motion of the wing base and the vein folding/unfolding motion of the beetle’s hind wing. The behavior of the artificial wings, which are installed in a flapping-wing system, is observed using a high-speed camera. The observation shows that the wing could maintain a fully unfolded configuration during flapping motion. A series of thrust measurements are also conducted to estimate the force generated by the flapping-wing system with foldable artificial wings. Although the artificial foldable wings give added burden to the flapping-wing system because of its weight, the thrust measurement results show that the flapping-wing system could still generate reasonable thrust.