Biomimetic Design of Morphing Micro Air Vehicles

Abstract

The attached report is a Final Technical Report for Contract No. FA9550-18-C-0001. This report covers the program period of performance from 1 December 2017 to 31 December 2020, for the effort entitled Biomimetic Design of Morphing Micro Air Vehicles, STTR Topic No AF15-AT01. A micro air vehicle (MAV) approximately the size of a bird of prey (hawk) was designed, built, tested, optimized, and demonstrated by the University of Florida Micro Air Vehicle Laboratory. The MAV design uses bimorphs to control flight surfaces and a servo motor to sweep the outboard wing. The flight control surfaces can be controlled by the autopilot in response to changing flight conditions and mission requirements or by the ground based pilot.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 14, 2023
Accession Number
AD1230338

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People

  • Harry Perkinson
  • Peter Ifju

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  • Biotechnology