Landing and take-off capabilities of bioinspired aerial vehicles: a review
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Author(s)
Hammad, Ahmad
Armanini, Sophie F
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Bioinspired flapping-wing micro aerial vehicles (FWMAVs) have emerged over the last two decades as a promising new type of robot. Their high thrust-to-weight ratio, versatility, safety, and maneuverability, especially at small scales, could make them more suitable than fixed-wing and multi-rotor vehicles for various applications, especially in cluttered, confined environments and in close proximity to humans, flora, and fauna. Unlike natural flyers, however, most FWMAVs currently have limited take-off and landing capabilities. Natural flyers are able to take off and land effortlessly from a wide variety of surfaces and in complex environments. Mimicking such capabilities on flapping-wing robots would considerably enhance their practical usage. This review presents an overview of take-off and landing techniques for FWMAVs, covering different approaches and mechanism designs, as well as dynamics and control aspects. The special case of perching is also included. As well as discussing solutions investigated for FWMAVs specifically, we also present solutions that have been developed for different types of robots but may be applicable to flapping-wing ones. Different approaches are compared and their suitability for different applications and types of robots is assessed. Moreover, research and technology gaps are identified, and promising future work directions are identified.
Date Issued
2024-03-26
Date Acceptance
2024-03-11
Citation
Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 2024, 19 (3)
ISSN
1748-3182
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Journal / Book Title
Bioinspiration and Biomimetics
Volume
19
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
© 2024 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd. Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI.
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Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38467070
Subjects
Flight, Animal
Robotics
Technology
Wings, Animal
aerial robotics
bioinspired aerial vechicle
FWMAV
take-off and landing
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Article Number
031001
Date Publish Online
2024-03-26